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Parent-focused interventions in economically developing countries
Monitoring Learning
  • Jen Jackson, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
  • Syeda Kashfee Ahmed, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
  • Toby Carslake, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
  • Petra Lietz, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Publication Date
1-1-2019
Subjects
Parent participation, Program effectiveness, Developing countries, Early childhood education, Parent education, Interventions, Child development
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Insights from a scoping review: Policy note 3

Abstract

The authors conducted a scoping review of Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) interventions in economically developing countries between 1998 and 2017, aimed at improving children’s learning in the years before school. The review identified 37 parent-focused studies from 19 countries which provide an evidence base for parent-focused interventions that have both depth and geographical breadth. This policy note outlines characteristics of these interventions which contribute to changes in developmental outcomes for children. It found that of all ECEC interventions, the largest body of effectiveness evidence is available for parent-focused programs.

Place of Publication
Melbourne, Australia
Publisher
Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Citation Information
Jackson, J., Ahmed, S. K., Carslake, T., Lietz, P. (2019). Parent-focused interventions in economically developing countries. (Insights from a scoping review ; Policy note 3). Camberwell, Australia: Australian Council for Educational Research