Early Child Development and Care · 1984 · 17 citations · 10 references
EngineeringGeneral Systems ApproachSafety ScienceEducationPreschool DevelopmentEarly Childhood EducationMild Mental RetardationEmerging RiskPsychologyDevelopmental PsychologyOptimal DevelopmentRisk ManagementCognitive DevelopmentSystems EngineeringEarly Childhood ExperiencePublic HealthDevelopmental DisorderEarly Life ExposureDevelopmental EpidemiologyPrimary PreventionEarly Childhood DevelopmentRisk GovernanceLongitudinal ExperimentChild DevelopmentEarly EducationAdolescent CognitionSoftware TestingResilience EngineeringDevelopmental ScienceSpecial EducationRisk Analysis (Business)
This paper reviews the results which have been obtained from a longitudinal experiment in early education designed to prevent mild mental retardation in high‐risk families. Test of cognitive development indicate that risk frequently becomes manifest deficits by the second year of life but that systematic and intense early education can prevent that occurrence. The results are discussed within a General Systems Theory approach to risk and primary prevention.
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