Disproportionality & Preschool Universality & Fairness The 16 th Annual Early Childhood Iowa Congress Des Moines, Iowa February 11, 2009 Walter S. Gilliam, PhD The Edward Zigler Center in Child Development and Social Policy Child Study Center Yale University School of Medicine
The 16 th Annual Early Childhood Iowa Congress Des Moines, Iowa February 11, 2009 Walter S. Gilliam, PhD The Edward Zigler Center in Child Development and Social Policy Child Study Center Yale University School of Medicine. Disproportionality & Preschool Universality & Fairness. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Gilliam, WS & Shahar, G (2006). Preschool and child care expulsion and suspension: Rates and predictors in one state. Infants and Young Children, 19, 228-245. Gilliam, WS (2005). Prekindergarteners left behind: Expulsion Rates in state prekindergarten programs. FCD Policy Brief, Series No. 3. Available: www.fcd-us.org/resources/resources_show.htm?doc_id=464280
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Who Gets Expelled?
• 4-year-olds 50% more likely than 3’s
• Boys 3½ times more likely than girls
• African Americans 2 times rate of European Americans; 5 times rate of Asian Americans
Do Classes Differ by Student Ethnicity?
• Research on SES and Process Quality
• Preliminary Results of NPS
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Rates of Preschool Retention
• National Rate = 5.0% (± 0.2%)• Highest:
– Nebraska = 14.8%– Virginia = 13.5%– North Carolina = 10.1%
Black % -.50*** 0.61 Latino % -.32** 0.73 Other % -.17** 0.85
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General Discussion
Is there Inequitable Distribution of Quality?
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Walter S. Gilliam, PhDDirector,The Edward Zigler Center in Child Development and Social PolicyChild Study CenterYale University School of Medicine230 South Frontage RoadPO Box 207900New Haven, CT 06520-7900