Manuscript Details

Baker, A. J. L., Piotrkowski, C. S., Brooks-Gunn, J. (2003). Program effectiveness and parent involvement in HIPPY (Study 2, AR sample, cohort 2). In M. Westheimer (Ed.), Parents making a difference: International research on the Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) program (Chapter 8).The Hebrew University Magnes Press.

Moderate rating
Study reviewed under: Handbook of Procedures and Standards, Version 1
Study design characteristics contributing to rating
Design Attrition Baseline equivalence Confounding factors? Valid, reliable measures?
Non-experimental comparison group design Not applicable

Established on race/ethnicity and SES; outcomes not feasible to assess at baseline

None

Not assessed in manuscripts reviewed under Handbook of Procedures and Standards, Version 1
Notes from the review of this manuscript

This book chapter examines four distinct samples, each of which HomVEE reviewed and reported separately as follows: Study 1: New York sample, Cohort 1; Study 1: New York sample, Cohort 2; Study 2: Arkansas sample, Cohort 1; and Study 2: Arkansas sample, Cohort 2. The sample reported here (Arkansas sample, Cohort 2) is also reported in Baker & Piotrkowski (1996).

Child Development and School Readiness
Outcome Measure Timing of Follow-Up Rating Direction of Effect Effect Size (Absolute Value) Stastical Significance Sample Size Sample Description
Classroom adaptation measured using the Child Classroom Adaptation Index (CCAI) Program completion Moderate
0.22 Not statistically significant, p= 0.39 113 children Arkansas sample, Cohort II
Classroom adaptation measured using the Child Classroom Adaptation Index (CCAI) 1 year after program completion Moderate
0.13 Not statistically significant, p= 0.61 113 children Arkansas sample, Cohort II
Standardized Achievement measured using the Standford Early School Achievement Test (second edition) Program completion Moderate
0.63 Statistically significant, p= 0.01 113 children Arkansas sample, Cohort II
Standardized Achievement measured using the Standford Early School Achievement Test (second edition) 1 year after program completion Moderate
0.07 Not statistically significant, p= 0.78 113 children Arkansas sample, Cohort II
Effect rating key
Favorable finding / Statistically significant
Unfavorable finding / Statistically significant
Ambiguous finding / Statistically significant
No effect / Not statistically significant

This study included participants with the following characteristics at enrollment:

Race/Ethnicity

The race and ethnicity categories may sum to more than 100 percent if Hispanic ethnicity was reported separately or respondents could select two or more race or ethnicity categories.

Black or African American
96%
White
4%

Maternal Education

Less than a high school diploma
37%
High school diploma or GED
49%
Unknown
14%

Other Characteristics

Enrollment in means-tested programs
43%

This study included participants from the following locations:

  • Arkansas
Study Participants

In the analytic sample, 96 percent of children were African American and 4 percent were White. About half the parents or caregivers had a high school diploma (49 percent in the intervention group and 50 percent in the comparison group) but no higher education, and just over one-third did not have a high school diploma (37 percent in the intervention group and 38 percent in the comparison group). Fewer than half of the families used public assistance as income (46 percent in the intervention group and 38 percent in the comparison group). At baseline, the children's average age was 55 months.

Setting

Arkansas

Comparison Conditions

During the first year of the study, comparison group children did not participate in any preschool programs. During the second year, 92 percent of the children in the study sample (intervention and comparison) were enrolled in kindergarten.

Author Affiliation

Not specified.

Funding Sources

Not specified.