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What policymakers need from implementation evaluations of early childhood development programs
Author(s) -
Lombardi Joan
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1111/nyas.13661
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , scale (ratio) , early childhood , early childhood education , public relations , political science , psychology , medical education , medicine , pedagogy , developmental psychology , psychiatry , geography , cartography
As early childhood interventions move from small‐ to large‐scale programs, the partnerships among researchers, policymakers, communication experts, practitioners, and local communities become increasingly critical for successful implementation. The results from evaluations of programs need to guide policymakers so that they can make informed administrative and fiscal decisions. This commentary makes five recommendations for researchers to consider when designing early childhood programs for scale.