Article: HIPPY NEW ZEALAND: AN EVALUATION OVERVIEW.

INTRODUCTION

The Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) is a home-based intervention programme, aimed at the educational enrichment of preschool youngsters. The programme targets parents within economically stressed communities who have low educational levels. Children from financially disadvantaged backgrounds are said to be at increased risk for educational failure (Ceci 1996, Morris et al. 1996). With growing numbers of New Zealand children coming from poor homes (Hassall 1997) this issue is of increasing importance to the New Zealand community and to policy makers.

This paper reports on the findings of a study aimed at providing a ...

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