By Tyler W. Watts, Jade M. Jenkins, Kenneth A. Dodge with Robert C. Carr, Maria Sauval, Yu Bai, Maya Escueta, Jennifer K. Duer, Helen F. Ladd, Clara G. Muschkin, Ellen Peisner-Feinberg, and Elizabeth Ananat
A Life Course Perspective on the Promise of Public Preschool | Commentary 88.1
Commentary by Dr. Eric Dearing. The Watts and colleagues’ Monograph provides a major contribution to our cumulative knowledge on when, for whom, and for how long public pre-K promotes achievement.
Using Research to Advance Implementation of Public Pre-Kindergarten | Commentary 88.1
Commentary by Dr. Brenda Jones Harden. In the middle of the last century, public schools in the United States (US) were contending with the integration of Kindergarten into traditional public education.
Author Interviews | Monographs 88.1 | Video
The following clips were taken from an interview between Chang Liu, Associate Editor of Monograph Matters, and each of the corresponding authors.
Understanding Heterogeneity in the Impact of Public Preschool Programs | PowerPoint – 88.1
How does funding for pre-k affect children in the long term? In the PowerPoint file…
Effects of Prekindergarten Curricula: Tools of the Mind as a Case Study
By Kimberly T. Nesbitt and Dale C. Farran
50 Years of Research to Improve Preschool Curricula: Is there Progress? | Commentary 86.1
Commentary by Dr. Karen L. Bierman. This thoughtful and comprehensive monograph by Kimberly Nesbitt and Dale Farran (2021) comes at an opportune time for the study of curricula in early childhood education (ECE). Addressing…
Drawing General Conclusions from Null Effects of a Prekindergarten Curriculum: Challenges and Solutions | Commentary 86.1
Commentary by Drs. Tutrang Nguyen and Drew H. Bailey. In their monograph, Nesbitt and Farran (2021) use the Tools of the Mind curriculum as a case study for evaluating the effects of intentional, scripted prekindergarten curricula. Despite expectations…
Contemplating Goals and Strategies of Prekindergarten Programs across Nations and Programs | Commentary 86.1
Commentary by Dr. Tom Lowrie. Nesbitt and Farran (2021) undertook an ambitious task to develop and assess preschool learning and engagement in their monograph. The academic field of early childhood education walks a delicate line between…
Overview: Effects of Prekindergarten Curricula | Video
Is a scripted and intentional curriculum necessary for high-quality early education? SRCD Monograph authors Kimberly Nesbitt and Dale Farran discuss how their controlled evaluation of the prekindergarten curriculum, Tools…