TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1992//
TI  - Differential effects of three preschool models on inner-city 4-year-olds
JO  - Early childhood research quarterly
A1  - Marcon, Rebecca A.
SP  - 517
EP  - 530
VL  - 7
IS  - 4
N2  - A cluster analysis identified three different preschool models operating in a large, urban school district. The social, motor, language, and adaptive development of 295 four-year-olds randomly selected from these models was compared along with mastery of basic skills. Results indicated that children in the "in-between" model did significantly worse on all measures except daily living skills than did children in the child-initiated model or those in the teacher-directed academic model. Children in the child-initiated model demonstrated the greatest mastery of basic skills. As a group these children did even better than those in programs where academics were emphasized and skills were taught. Implications for educational policy makers are discussed.<p /> 
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SN  - 0885-2006
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0885-2006(92)90060-C
ID  - ref1
ER  -