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Child externalising and internalising behaviour in the first year of school : the role of parenting in a low SES population
Cheevers, Carly; Doyle, Orla; McNamara, Kelly A. - 2010
behaviours displayed by children in their first year of schooling. As children living in low socioeconomic status (SES) families …; Robinson, Mandelco, Olsen, & Hart, 2001). Teachers (n = 21) rated children on how frequently they engaged in fifteen behaviours … explained a small proportion of the variance in child externalising behaviours, highlighting the need to educate parents in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008821841
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From the cradle to the labor market? : the effect of birth weight on adult outcomes
Black, Sandra E.; Devereux, Paul J.; Salvanes, Kjell G. - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008806868
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The rate of return to the High/Scope Perry Preschool Program
Heckman, James J.; Moon, Seong Hyeok; Pinto, Rodrigo; … - 2009
This paper estimates the rate of return to the High/Scope Perry Preschool Program, an early intervention program targeted toward disadvantaged African-American youth. Estimates of the rate of return to the Perry program are widely cited to support the claim of substantial economic benefits from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003899906
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Under pressure? : the effect of peers on outcomes of young adults
Black, Sandra E.; Devereux, Paul J.; Salvanes, Kjell G. - 2010
A variety of public campaigns, including the “Just Say No” campaign of the 1980s and 1990s that encouraged teenagers to “Just Say No to Drugs”, are based on the premise that teenagers are very susceptible to peer influences. Despite this, very little is known about the effect of school...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008809962
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Evaluation of the "preparing for life" early childhood intervention programme
Doyle, Orla; Cheevers, Carly; Finnegan, Sarah; McEntee, … - 2009
The Children's Profile at School Entry (CPSE) was conducted by the UCD Geary Institute who have been commissioned by …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003870889
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Preparing for Life early childhood intervention : impact evaluation report 1 : recruitment and baseline characteristics
Doyle, Orla; McNamara, Kelly A.; Cheevers, Carly; … - 2010
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008822718
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Measuring investment in human capital formation : an experimental analysis of early life outcomes
Doyle, Orla; Harmon, Colm; Heckman, James J.; Logue, … - 2013
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009780407