Showing papers by "Helen Penn published in 2006"
01 Mar 2006
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors scrutinise this evidence in detail and conclude that the benefits of early childhood interventions do not appear to be apparent until the children who received the intervention reach adulthood.
Abstract: There is a substantial literature about cost-benefi t
studies of social welfare interventions. It is widely
assumed, and widely quoted by politicians and
policymakers, that early childhood interventions
in particular are effective and bring returns in the
order of seven dollars saved for every one dollar
spent. These savings do not appear to be apparent
until the children who received the intervention
reach adulthood.
We wished to scrutinise this evidence in detail.
15 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explored how the evidence base for aspects of early childhood has been explored using systematic research synthesis methods developed at the Evidence for Policy and Practice Informatio...
Abstract: This article explores how the evidence base for aspects of early childhood has been explored using systematic research synthesis methods developed at the Evidence for Policy and Practice Informatio...
10 citations