Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. I. Prologue
5. Introduction 3
6. 1. Issues in Implementation 13
7. II. Early Childhood Interventions
8. 2. Child Development 27
9. 3. Child Care 59
10. 4. Child Health 77
11. III. Middle Childhood Interventions
12. 5. After- School Care 123
13. 6. Education Reforms 145
14. IV. Adolescent Interventions
15. 7. Preventing Drug Use 181
16. 8. Teen Pregnancy Prevention 221
17. 9. Dropout Prevention and College Prep 249
18. 10. College Aid 283
19. 11. Neighborhood and Community Initiatives 303
20. 12. Vocational Training 323
21. V. Epilogue
22. 13. Synthesizing the Results 353
23. 14. Conclusions 377
24. Contributors 383
25. Author Index 385
26. Subject Index 393