The economics of investing in universal preschool education in California / / Lynn A. Karoly, James H. Bigelow

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910219962003321
• Autore: Karoly Lynn A. <1961->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Santa Monica, CA, : RAND Corp., 2005
• ISBN: 0-8330-4083-9
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (237 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): BigelowJ. H
• Disciplina: 379.1/12
• Soggetti: Education, Preschool - Economic aspects - California; Early childhood education - California - Cost effectiveness
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "Prepared for the David and Lucile Packard Foundation."; "Rand Labor and Population."; "MG-349-PF"--P. [4] of cover.; Accompanied by: Executive summary. xxxi p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-192).
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Preface; Figures; Tables; Summary; The Status of Preschool Education in the United States; The Benefits of Preschool Education; Benefit-Cost Analysis; Indirect Benefits; Conclusions; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One - Introduction; The Status of Preschool Education in the United States; A Universal Preschool Education Program in California; Chapter Two - The Benefits of Preschool Education; Methods for Program Evaluation; Effectiveness of Preschool Education for Disadvantaged Children; Effectiveness of Preschool Education for More-Advantaged Children; Potential Impacts of a Universal Preschool Program in California Chapter Three - A Benefit-Cost Analysis of Universal Preschool Education in California; Overview of A Benefit-Cost Analysis for Preschool Education; Valuing the benefits of a Universal Preschool Program in California; Costs of a Universal Preschool Program in California; Benefit-Cost analysis Results Under Alternative Assumptions; Chapter Four - Indirect Economic and Non economic Benefits of Universal Preschool Education; Labor Force Benefits; Macroeconomic benefits of Education Investments; Consequences for Economic and Social Equality Chapter Five - ; Conclusions; Preschool as Economic Development; Key Choices for States Funding Preschool Programs; Extending the Investment in Public Education; Appendix A - Methodology and Sources for Benefit-Cost Analysis; Appendix B - Benefit-Cost Estimates for a Targeted Preschool Program; References
• Sommario/riassunto: Increased interest in California and other states in providing universal access to publicly funded preschool education is behind this study's aims to analyze the economic returns from investing in high-quality preschool education in California.