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Publication Date: 2005
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Early Intervention Curricula and Subsequent Adolescent Social Development: A Longitudinal Examination
Cole, Kevin N.; Mills, Paulette E.; Jenkins, Joseph R.; Dale, Philip S.
Journal of Early Intervention, v27 n2 p71-82 Win 2005
In a previous study of the differential effects of contrasting early intervention programs on later social behavior (Mills, Cole, Jenkins, & Dale, 2002), we found no differences in self-report of juvenile delinquency at age 15 for children enrolled in direct instruction and child-directed models. These results disconfirmed the conclusion of Schweinhart, Weikart, and Larner (1986b) that direct instruction was linked to higher rates of juvenile delinquency and other social differences. Our previous study was limited to self-report of juvenile delinquency, a very coarse measure of social development, in an attempt to replicate the key finding of Schweinhart et al. (1986b). In the present study, we examine additional measures of social development, which might be more sensitive to subtle program differences, including school satisfaction, loneliness, and depression. We administered a battery of social development measures to 174 children at age 15 who had been randomly assigned at preschool age to the two early childhood models. We found no differences on any social outcome for program type. Across a wide range of social behaviors at age 15, there is no evidence that type of early intervention program differentially influences subsequent adolescent social behavior.
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Social Behavior, Social Differences, Social Development, Depression (Psychology), Delinquency, Children, Adolescents, Student Attitudes, Personality Traits
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools
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Language: English
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