Rutter Michael
PO 80, SGDP Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London, De Crespigny Park, London SE5 9AF, UK. E-mail
Child Adolesc Ment Health. 2006 Sep;11(3):135-141. doi: 10.1111/j.1475-3588.2006.00402.x. Epub 2006 May 24.
Sure Start was established with the aim of eliminating child poverty and social exclusion.
The findings from the reports of the National Evaluation of Sure Start Team, published in November 2005, are reviewed and critiqued.
The family and child functioning after 3 years of Sure Start, as compared with Sure Start-to-be areas, showed very few significant differences, with some indication of adverse effects in the most disadvantaged families.
These findings are discussed in relation to their service, research and policy implications-with the conclusion that the research evaluation was well conducted, but the findings are inconclusive. There are lessons on how to improve Sure Start and what should have been done differently.
“确保开端”计划的设立旨在消除儿童贫困和社会排斥现象。
对2005年11月发表的“确保开端”计划国家评估团队报告中的研究结果进行了回顾和批判。
与即将实施“确保开端”计划的地区相比,实施该计划3年后家庭和儿童的状况几乎没有显著差异,不过有迹象表明最贫困家庭受到了负面影响。
对这些研究结果在服务、研究和政策方面的影响进行了讨论,得出的结论是研究评估开展得很好,但结果尚无定论。在如何改进“确保开端”计划以及本应采取不同做法方面有一些经验教训。