Introduction
1. Long-Term Effects on Cognitive Development and School Success
W. S. Barnett
2. Long-Term Outcomes in Other Nations
S. S. Boocock & M. Larner
3. Preschool Program Quality in Programs for Children in Poverty
E. C. Frede
4. Regenerating Two-Generation Programs
R. G. St. Pierre, J. L Layzer, and H. V. Barnes
5. The Effects of Welfare Reform on Teenage Parents and Their Children
J. L. Aber, J. Brooks-Gunn, and R. Maynard
6. Early-Childhood Programs and Success in School: The Abecedarian Study
F. A. Campbell, R. Helms, J. J. Sparling, and C. T. Ramey
7. How Preschool Education Influences Long Term Cognitive Development and School Success: A Causal Model
W. S. Barnett, W.Young, and L. J. Schweinhart
8. Economic and Social Disadvantages of Young Children: Alternative Policy Responses
D. J. Hernandez
9. Equity-Efficiency Tradeoffs and Government Policy in the United States, the Netherlands, and Sweden
S. S. Gustafsson and F. P. Stafford
10. Culture Clash: Translating Research Findings into Public Policy
A. Zervigon-Hakes
References
Contributors
Index