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Orte, Carmen; Touza, Carmen; Ballester, Lluis; March, Marti – Educational Research, 2008
Background: This paper is the result of our interest in preventing adaptation problems (delinquency, academic failure and absenteeism at school, drug use, etc.) in young children and adolescents at risk, as well as the need to develop effective programmes adapted to the population in the Balearic Islands (Spain). Purpose: The objective of this…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Quasiexperimental Design, Age
Lennon, Joan M. – 1989
A review of literature was conducted in order to: (1) determine whether factors placing the young child at risk for school failure can be identified; (2) determine whether early family interventions and early childhood programs are effective; and (3) identify policy implications. Findings are summarized, and recommendations are offered. Research…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Annotated Bibliographies, Early Childhood Education, Early Identification
St. Pierre, Robert; Ricciuti, Anne; Tao, Fumiyo; Creps, Cindy; Swartz, Janet; Lee, Wang; Parsad, Amanda; Rimdzius, Tracy – 2003
The Even Start Literacy Program, established in 1989, aims to simultaneously improve the literacy of children and their parents through (1) early childhood education; (2) parenting education; (3) adult education; and (4) parent-child joint literacy activities. The report details findings from the third national Even Start evaluation. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Adult Basic Education, Compensatory Education