Not exact matches
In their current state of development, home visitation programs do not appear
to represent the low - cost solution
to child health and developmental problems that policymakers and the public have hoped for.5 However, information that is accumulating about
long - term
outcomes and effective practices may
lead to the development of replicable programs that are capable of producing modest but consistent and
positive results for participating target families.
The authors of the study hold out hope that the
positive finding on kindergarten retentions means that the TN - VPK had a
positive effect on children's social / emotional development, which will
lead to long term
positive outcomes like those that were found in the famous Perry Preschool Project (in which, for example, participants were less likely than nonparticipants
to have had encounters with the criminal justice system as adults).
In their view, dual enrollment is presumed
to lead to a
long list of
positive outcomes for all participating youth, including increasing the academic rigor of the high school curriculum; helping low - achieving students meet high academic standards; providing more academic opportunities and electives in cash - strapped, small, or rural schools; reducing high school dropout rates and increasing student aspirations; helping students acclimate
to college life; and reducing the cost of college for students.
Previous delinquency, substance abuse, and teen pregnancy prevention programs have been provided in the late elementary or middle school grades, just prior
to the ages when delinquent behavior, substance use, and sexual activity increase in prevalence.6, 7,31,32 Yet the social development model that guides the present intervention suggests that early and sustained intervention through the elementary grades should put children on a different developmental trajectory
leading to positive outcomes over the
long term.
Children in the Abecedarian Project had
long - lasting
positive impacts that
led to higher IQ and achievement test scores, fewer grade retentions and placements in special education, higher levels of college graduation and job - holding, and healthier
outcomes as adults.