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School and Community-based Early Education Programming: Implications for Evaluation
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| Kelly Hallberg,
Learning Point Associates,
khallberg@learningpt.org
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| Abstract:
With increasing attention being paid to early childhood education, many state and federal policy makers are debating whether these services are best provided within traditional K-12 schools or by community based private or non-profit organizations. This presentation will consider the implication of these settings on the evaluation of early education programs and services. Data will be drawn from two evaluations of Early Reading First, a federal grant program designed to improve early language and literacy development in low-income preschools. In one evaluation, the program is being implemented in a large urban school district. In the other, the program is being implemented in privately owned preschool centers within a large urban metropolitan area with support from a local non-profit organization. Consideration will be given to the impact of setting on evaluation methodology and communication of findings as well as initial differences and similarities in program implementation.
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The Michigan School Readiness Program Longitudinal Evaluation: Hierarchical Models for Multi-nomial and Binary Outcomes
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| Elena Malofeeva,
High/Scope Educational Research Foundation,
lenam@highscope.org
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| Marijata Daniel-Echols,
High/Scope Educational Research Foundation,
marijatad@highscope.org
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The High/Scope Educational Research Foundation has been on the forefront of early childhood education for more than 35 years. The Research Department at High/Scope engages in curriculum research, program evaluation, and instrument development activities to serve the needs of practitioners, policy makers, other researchers, and community stakeholders. Our projects focus on identifying best practices in a full range of contexts—local, state, national, and international; early childhood, youth, and adult learning; and both privately and publicly funded programs. In this presentation, we will present some of the longitudinal results of the evaluation of The Michigan School Readiness Program, a state-funded preschool program offered through school districts and community agencies to help poor or other children at risk of school failure start school ready to learn. Special attention will be paid to issues related to the analyses of the binary and multinomial outcomes in multi-level data.
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