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Title: Schools, Skills, and Synapses
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Heckman, James J. |
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Schools, Skills, and Synapses IZA Discussion Paper No. 3515, The Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), May 2008 Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79 Publisher: Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) Keyword(s): Armed Forces Qualifications Test (AFQT); Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB); Behavior Problems Index (BPI); Child Development; Home Observation for Measurement of Environment (HOME); Human Capital; I.Q.; Intergenerational Patterns/Transmission; Life Cycle Research; Parental Influences; Peabody Individual Achievement Test (PIAT- Math); Pearlin Mastery Scale; Skill Formation; Skills Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Also an NBER Working Paper No. w14064, National Bureau of Economic Research, June 2008. This paper discusses (a) the role of cognitive and noncognitive ability in shaping adult outcomes, (b) the early emergence of differentials in abilities between children of advantaged families and children of disadvantaged families, (c) the role of families in creating these abilities, (d) adverse trends in American families, and (e) the effectiveness of early interventions in offsetting these trends. Practical issues in the design and implementation of early childhood programs are discussed. |
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Heckman, James J. "Schools, Skills, and Synapses." IZA Discussion Paper No. 3515, The Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), May 2008. |