The effects of parenting support interventions on children's cognitive and socio-emotional development

Abstract

This presentation reviews impact studies concerning parenting support interventions and their effects on children's language, cognitive and socio-emotional development. The results accumulated in the literature suggest that these interventions are a powerful lever for reducing educational inequalities, but that their effectiveness depends largely on their ability to overcome the socio-economic, cultural and behavioral barriers that hinder the receptiveness of socially disadvantaged parents.

Carlo Barone

Carlo Barone is Professor of Sociology at Sciences Po's Centre de recherche sur les inégalités sociales and Director of the " Politiques éducatives " axisat LIEPP. He was previously Associate Professor at the University of Trento, Italy, and Research Fellow at the University of Mannheim, Germany.

His research focuses on educational inequalities, the role of education in social mobility and educational policies. He is conducting several randomized experiments on interventions aimed at reducing educational inequalities.