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A Two-Generation Human Capital Approach to Anti-poverty Policy

Teresa Eckrich Sommer, Terri J. Sabol, Elise Chor, William Schneider, P. Lindsay Chase-Lansdale, Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, Mario L. Small, Christopher King, Hirokazu Yoshikawa
RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences February 2018, 4 (3) 118-143; DOI: https://doi.org/10.7758/RSF.2018.4.3.07
Teresa Eckrich Sommer
aResearch associate professor at the Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University, Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University, 2040 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, IL 60208
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  • For correspondence: t-sommer@northwestern.edu
Terri J. Sabol
bAssistant professor of human development and social policy at the School of Education and Social Policy and faculty affiliate at the Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University, School of Education and Social Policy, Northwestern University, Annenberg Hall, Room 211, 2120 Campus Dr., Evanston, IL 60208
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Elise Chor
cAssistant professor of political science at Temple University, Gladfelter Hall, 1114 W. Berks St., Philadelphia, PA 19122
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William Schneider
dPostdoctoral fellow at the Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University, Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University, 2040 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, IL 60208
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P. Lindsay Chase-Lansdale
eFrances Willard Professor of Human Development and Social Policy at the School of Education and Social Policy and vice provost for academics, Northwestern University, Office of the Provost, 633 Clark St., Evanston, IL 60208
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Jeanne Brooks-Gunn
fVirginia and Leonard Marx Professor of Child Development at Teachers College and the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University and codirector of the National Center for Children and Families, National Center for Children and Families, 525 West 120th St., Box 226, New York, NY 10027
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Mario L. Small
gGrafstein Family Professor at Harvard University, 33 Kirkland St., Department of Sociology, Cambridge, MA 02138
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Christopher King
hSenior research scientist at the Ray Marshall Center for the Study of Human Resources and lecturer at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, the University of Texas at Austin, 3001 Lake Austin Blvd., Suite 3.200, Austin, TX 78703
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Hirokazu Yoshikawa
iCourtney Sale Ross Professor of Globalization and Education at Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development, University Professor, and codirector of Global TIES for Children Center at New York University, New York University, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development, 726 Broadway, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10003
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RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences: 4 (3)
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A Two-Generation Human Capital Approach to Anti-poverty Policy
Teresa Eckrich Sommer, Terri J. Sabol, Elise Chor, William Schneider, P. Lindsay Chase-Lansdale, Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, Mario L. Small, Christopher King, Hirokazu Yoshikawa
RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences Feb 2018, 4 (3) 118-143; DOI: 10.7758/RSF.2018.4.3.07

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Teresa Eckrich Sommer, Terri J. Sabol, Elise Chor, William Schneider, P. Lindsay Chase-Lansdale, Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, Mario L. Small, Christopher King, Hirokazu Yoshikawa
RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences Feb 2018, 4 (3) 118-143; DOI: 10.7758/RSF.2018.4.3.07
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    • Abstract
    • A HISTORY OF TWO-GENERATION APPROACHES
    • NEW TWO-GENERATION THEORY
    • HEAD START AS A TWO-GENERATION PLATFORM
    • ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF USING HEAD START AS A TWO-GENERATION PLATFORM
    • CAREER PATHWAY TRAINING AS AN INNOVATIVE HUMAN CAPITAL STRATEGY FOR HEAD START PARENTS
    • ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF INVESTING IN CAREER PATHWAY TRAINING FOR HEAD START PARENTS
    • EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FROM TWO-GENERATION HUMAN CAPITAL APPROACHES IN HEAD START
    • COMBINING HEAD START SERVICES WITH CAREER PATHWAY TRAINING
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