The Abecedarian Project
One of the oldest and longest running studies on the effects of high-quality early childhood education programs, the benefits of this study offered research-based evidence showing positive and long-term effects of high-quality ECE and intervention on disadvantaged and impoverished children.
The study monitored children from infancy to the age of 5 and them followed up at ages 12, 15, 21, 30, and 35. It consisted of two groups, a control group and an experimental group that participated in a high-quality intervention childcare program from birth to age 5. There was an innovative curriculum used and specific or "prescribed" activities incorporated into the learning environment. By age 15, the IQ's of the experimental group were higher than the control group and by 30 they were more likely to hold a bachelor's degree and a steady job, as well as delay parenthood.
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Finding this study actually helped set the foundation for my research study. I have a better idea of how I will go about the study and what I may need.
I know that my research simulation will be a longitudinal study of a group of children from infancy through adulthood. It will consist of two groups, a control group and an experimental group; participants will randomly be placed into their groups. It will be based off of child observations from infancy through age 5, and periodical survey/questionnaires at intermittent ages, similar to the study above. Parents and teachers will also participate in the surveys/questionnaires throughout the study as will the children once they are of the developmental level to. There will be a lot of change in informed consent throughout the later end of the study which I realized as I was writing the second assignment. The children will develop to the age to give their assent and eventually to the legal age of consent and will have to consent to stay enrolled in the study. Additionally, the teachers will change throughout the child's life, so they too will have to give their consent to participate. A lot of moving parts here!
Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute. (n.d.). The Carolina Abecedarian Project. Retrieved from https://abc.fpg.unc.edu/abecedarian-project
Hi Amy,
ReplyDeleteI very much value that you are including teachers and parents in your research. As we know there are often differences in children's behavior between school and home. Often, I meet with parents and they claim they don't recognize the child in which I am speaking of during a home visit or parent/teacher conference. I am very much looking forward to reading more of your blogs.
Your blog was very interesting. Children tend to act out differently when they are away from their parents, that is why the parents have no idea on how their child is acting. I was always told "Do not never say what your child will do when you are not around". That statement is so true. I agree to include the parents, teachers and children withing the research process.
ReplyDeleteThat is great that you have developed your strategy for you mock research using the Abecedarian Project. That was a great research that helped to establish the value of early childhood education.
ReplyDeleteHi Amy,
ReplyDeleteI have been working with children all the time and I think it is very important what you are doing especially when it comes to learning about young children, because I have learned that young children change everyday you may not know what you are going to get from them. I like reading your blog this week
Hello Amy,
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading your blog! I have parents say all the time my child acts different when they are at school. Sometimes when parents tell me things about their child it is hard for me to believe because they at different at school. At school it is like they are angels. I'm like what really no I can't believe that.