Early Childhood Matters: Evidence from the Effective Pre-school and Primary Education Project,9780203862063

Early Childhood Matters: Evidence from the Effective Pre-school and Primary Education Project

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ISBN13: 9780203862063
ISBN10: 0203862066
Pub. Date: 2010-01-04
Publisher(s): Taylor & Francis
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Summary

This book documents the rapid development of the importance of early years education from the late 90s into this millennium, providing a unique contribution to the importance of pre-school.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Why EPPE? Kathy Sylva and the EPPE Team
The EPPE settings in the context of English pre-schools Iram Siraj-Blatchford
The EPPE Research design: An educational effectiveness focus Pam Sammons
Why children, parents and home learning are important Edward Melhuish
Quality in Early Childhood settings
Does pre-school make a difference?: Results over the pre-school period (to aged 5)
Do the benefits of pre-school last? Investigating pupil outcomes to the end of Key Stage 2 (aged 11)
A focus on pedagogy: Case studies of effective practice
Vulnerable children: Identifying children æat riskÆ
A linked study: Effective Pre-school Provision in Northern Ireland
Re-thinking the evidence-base for Early Years policy and practice
Glossary of terms
How children were assessed at different time points throughout the study
The Home Learning Environment at different time points
The EPPE Technical Papers
Social/behavioural dimensions at different time points (items associated with dimensions)
The Multiple Disadvantage Index
Results from analyses of pre-school effects compared with those of family income and parentsÆ employment status
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