Early Education, Parenting Education, and Parent Involvement: What Works and What Doesn't
W. Steven Barnett is a Board of Governors Professor and Director of the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) at Rutgers University. His research includes studies of the economics of early care and education including costs and benefits, the long term effects of preschool programs on children's learning and development, and the distribution of educational opportunities. Dr. Barnett earned his Ph.D. in economics at the University of Michigan. Recent publications include The State of Preschool 2007: State Preschool Yearbook, the fifth in a series of annual reports profiling state-funded pre-kindergarten programs in the United States, and "Early Childhood Program Design and Economic Returns: Comparative Benefit-Cost Analysis of the Abecedarian Program and Policy Implications" with Leonard Masse for Economics of Education Review (2007).
The Center for Research on Families’ Tay Gavin Erickson Lecture Series brings nationally recognized speakers with expertise in family research to campus each year. The lecture series began in 1999 though an endowment established in memory of Tay Gavin Erickson. The speakers provide public lectures, highlighting the importance of research on the family and its implications for public policy. CRF at the University of Massachusetts Amherst actively supports and disseminates social and behavioral sciences research on issues relevant to families. Barnett’s lecture is co-sponsored by the Center for Public Policy and Administration (CPPA).
Lecture is free and open to all.
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