Age 21 cost-benefit analysis of the Title I Chicago Child-Parent Centers
Age 21 cost-benefit analysis of the Title I Chicago Child-Parent Centers
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DOI：
10.3102/01623737024004267
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发表时间：
2002-12-01
影响因子：
3.4
通讯作者：
Mann, EA
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作者：
Reynolds, AJ;Temple, JA;Mann, EA
我们对一项由联邦政府资助的综合性幼儿教育计划进行了第一次成本效益分析。第一条芝加哥儿童家长中心位于公立学校，为3至9岁的低收入儿童提供教育和家庭支持服务。使用的数据从一个队列的1,539个程序和比较组的儿童出生在1980年谁参加了芝加哥纵向研究，措施的程序参与显着相关的更大的学业成绩，更高的高中毕业率，并与显着较低的比率的补救教育服务，青少年犯罪和虐待儿童。经济分析表明，学前教育参与，学龄参与和扩展计划参与的测量和预测的经济效益超过了成本。以1998年的现值计算，学前教育方案通过增加经济福利和税收收入，减少补救教育、刑事司法治疗和犯罪受害者的公共支出，为每一美元的投资提供了7.14美元的社会回报。延长干预计划（4至6年的参与）提供了每美元投资6.11美元的社会回报，而学龄儿童计划产生了每美元投资1.66美元的回报。研究结果表明，一个既定的公共计划可以提供远远超过成本的好处。CPC计划有效性的关键要素包括扫盲教学重点，家长密集参与的机会，以及在一个单一的行政系统内由训练有素的工作人员实施。
We conducted the first cost-benefit analysis of a federally financed, comprehensive early childhood program. The Title I Chicago Child-Parent Centers are located in public schools and provide educational and family support services to low-income children from ages 3 to 9. Using data from a cohort of 1,539 program and comparison-group children born in 1980 who participate in the Chicago Longitudinal Study, measures of program participation were significantly associated with greater school achievement, higher rates of high school completion, and with significantly lower rates of remedial education services, juvenile delinquency, and child maltreatment. Economic analyses indicated that the measured and projected economic benefits of preschool participation, school-age participation, and extended program participation exceeded costs. In present-value 1998 dollars, the preschool program provided a return to society of $7.14 per dollar invested by increasing economic well-being and tax revenues, and by reducing public expenditures for remedial education, criminal justice treatment, and crime victims. The extended intervention program (4 to 6 years of participation) provided a return to society of $6.11 per dollar invested while the school-age program yielded a return of $1.66per dollar invested. Findings demonstrate that an established public program can provide benefits that far exceed costs. Key elements of CPC program effectiveness include an instructional focus on literacy, opportunities for intensive parent involvement, and implementation by well-trained staff within a single administrative system.