Suh‐Ruu Ou
Biographic Data
| ID | 5380327 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Suh‐Ruu Ou |
| GIVEN NAMES | Suh‐Ruu |
| FAMILY NAME | Ou |
| SIGNATURE | OU S R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Minnesota |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4735-3113 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 85 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 21 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Can Early Childhood Education Cultivate More Engaged Citizens in Midlife? Findings From Urban Youth of Color
Early childhood education (ECE) is linked to improved school achievement and certain adult outcomes; however, its connection with civic engagement has not been thoroughly examined. In the present study, we investigated the relation between the Child-Parent Center (CPC) program, an ECE program, and civic engagement in midlife. The sample was drawn from the Chicago Longitudinal Study (CLS, N = 1,098, 93.6% black; 54.5% women), a cohort of urban you…
Closing Achievement Gaps Through Preschool-to-Third-Grade Programs
Achievement gaps by family income, race, and ethnicity have persisted for decades. Yet only in recent years has this major social problem become a national priority in the United States and many other countries as concern rises over growing economic inequalities. In this article, we document gaps in school readiness and achievement in the United States and how they adversely affect the life course development of children and families from underre…
Educational growth trajectories in adulthood: Findings from an inner-city cohort
Educational attainment is typically examined as a static status. As adult learners have become the new trend in higher education, the changes in educational attainment in adulthood warrant more attention. Using data from the Chicago Longitudinal study (CLS), an ongoing panel investigation of 1,539 children, predictors of educational growth trajectories in adulthood were investigated. Of the study sample (N = 1,418), 51.8% were women, 93.2% were B…
Thirty years later: Locating and interviewing participants of the Chicago Longitudinal Study
Dosage Effects in the Child-Parent Center PreK-to-3rd Grade Program: A Re-analysis in the Chicago Longitudinal Study
Reducing poverty and inequality through preschool-to-third-grade prevention services
The contributions of psychology to the development and evaluation of preschool-to-third-grade prevention programs are analyzed with an emphasis on poverty alleviation through implementation of effective services for a greater number of children. The need to alleviate poverty and increase economic success is high. Early childhood programs have been found to be an effective strategy for promoting educational success and economic well-being, but the…
Adolescent Civic Engagement and Adult Outcomes: An Examination Among Urban Racial Minorities
Early Determinants of Postsecondary Education Participation and Degree Attainment: Findings From an Inner-City Minority Cohort
Early determinants of college attendance and degree attainment for economically disadvantaged minority youth were examined in the present study. The study sample ( n = 1,379) was drawn from the Chicago Longitudinal Study (CLS), an ongoing investigation of a panel of low-income minority children born in 1980, growing up in high-poverty neighborhoods in Chicago. Regression findings indicated that three factors in elementary grades can potentially i…
Timing of First Childbirth and Young Women’s Postsecondary Education in an Inner-City Minority Cohort
The present study investigated the relationships between the timing of women’s first childbirth and their postsecondary education using an inner-city minority cohort. The study sample (695 females) was drawn from the Chicago Longitudinal Study (CLS), an ongoing investigation of a panel of low-income minority children (94% African American) born in 1980 who grew up in high-poverty neighborhoods in Chicago. The findings indicated that, taking into …
Age 26 Cost–Benefit Analysis of the Child-Parent Center Early Education Program
Using data collected up to age 26 in the Chicago Longitudinal Study, this cost–benefit analysis of the Child-Parent Centers (CPC) is the first for a sustained publicly funded early intervention. The program provides services for low-income families beginning at age 3 in 20 school sites. Kindergarten and school-age services are provided up to age 9 (third grade). Findings from a complete cohort of over 1,400 program and comparison group participan…
School-Based Early Childhood Education and Age-28 Well-Being: Effects by Timing, Dosage, and Subgroups
A little bit of preschool goes a long way.
Preschool-to-third grade programs and practices: A review of research
Early childhood to young adulthood: An introduction to the special issue
Mechanisms of effects of an early intervention program on educational attainment: A gender subgroup analysis
Preschool education, educational attainment, and crime prevention: Contributions of cognitive and non-cognitive skills
Childhood predictors of young adult male crime
Predictors of educational attainment in the Chicago Longitudinal Study.
The authors investigated a comprehensive set of predictors of high school completion and years of completed education for youth in the Chicago Longitudinal Study, an ongoing investigation of over 1500 low-income, minority children who grew up on high-poverty neighborhoods. The study sample included 1286 youth for whom educational attainment could be determined by age 20. Predictors were measured from birth to high school from participant surveys …
Do GED Recipients Differ From Graduates and School Dropouts: Findings From an Inner-City Cohort
The differences in income, crime, health, mental health, and substance use among high school dropouts, GED recipients, and high school graduates are investigated. The study sample is drawn from the Chicago Longitudinal Study (CLS), an ongoing investigation of a panel of low-income minority children who grew up in the inner city. After controlling for sociodemographic factors, early cognitive skills, and participation in postsecondary education, r…
Effects of a School-Based, Early Childhood Intervention on Adult Health and Well-being: A 19-Year Follow-up of Low-Income Families
OBJECTIVE: To determine the effects of an established preventive intervention on the health and well-being of an urban cohort in young adulthood. DESIGN: Follow-up of a nonrandomized alternative-intervention matched-group cohort at age 24 years. SETTING: Chicago, Illinois. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 1539 low-income participants who enrolled in the Child-Parent Center program in 20 sites or in an alternative kindergarten intervention. INTERVENTIONS:…
Alterable Predictors of Educational Attainment, Income, and Crime: Findings from an Inner‐City Cohort
Using data from the Chicago Longitudinal Study, an ongoing panel investigation of more than 1,500 children, this article identifies a comprehensive set of predictors of educational attainment, employment, income, and adult crime. Predictors are measured from participants’ birth through high school by means of surveys and administrative records. These sources include data on individual, family, and school experiences, as well as on demographic att…
Alterable predictors of child well-being in the Chicago longitudinal study
Adolescent Civic Engagement and Adult Outcomes: An Examination Among Urban Racial Minorities
Alterable Predictors of Educational Attainment, Income, and Crime: Findings from an Inner‐City Cohort
Using data from the Chicago Longitudinal Study, an ongoing panel investigation of more than 1,500 children, this article identifies a comprehensive set of predictors of educational attainment, employment, income, and adult crime. Predictors are measured from participants’ birth through high school by means of surveys and administrative records. These sources include data on individual, family, and school experiences, as well as on demographic att…
Do GED Recipients Differ From Graduates and School Dropouts: Findings From an Inner-City Cohort
The differences in income, crime, health, mental health, and substance use among high school dropouts, GED recipients, and high school graduates are investigated. The study sample is drawn from the Chicago Longitudinal Study (CLS), an ongoing investigation of a panel of low-income minority children who grew up in the inner city. After controlling for sociodemographic factors, early cognitive skills, and participation in postsecondary education, r…
Preschool education, educational attainment, and crime prevention: Contributions of cognitive and non-cognitive skills
Reducing poverty and inequality through preschool-to-third-grade prevention services
The contributions of psychology to the development and evaluation of preschool-to-third-grade prevention programs are analyzed with an emphasis on poverty alleviation through implementation of effective services for a greater number of children. The need to alleviate poverty and increase economic success is high. Early childhood programs have been found to be an effective strategy for promoting educational success and economic well-being, but the…
Alterable predictors of child well-being in the Chicago longitudinal study
Early Determinants of Postsecondary Education Participation and Degree Attainment: Findings From an Inner-City Minority Cohort
Early determinants of college attendance and degree attainment for economically disadvantaged minority youth were examined in the present study. The study sample ( n = 1,379) was drawn from the Chicago Longitudinal Study (CLS), an ongoing investigation of a panel of low-income minority children born in 1980, growing up in high-poverty neighborhoods in Chicago. Regression findings indicated that three factors in elementary grades can potentially i…
Thirty years later: Locating and interviewing participants of the Chicago Longitudinal Study
Childhood predictors of young adult male crime
Mechanisms of effects of an early intervention program on educational attainment: A gender subgroup analysis
Dosage Effects in the Child-Parent Center PreK-to-3rd Grade Program: A Re-analysis in the Chicago Longitudinal Study
Timing of First Childbirth and Young Women’s Postsecondary Education in an Inner-City Minority Cohort
The present study investigated the relationships between the timing of women’s first childbirth and their postsecondary education using an inner-city minority cohort. The study sample (695 females) was drawn from the Chicago Longitudinal Study (CLS), an ongoing investigation of a panel of low-income minority children (94% African American) born in 1980 who grew up in high-poverty neighborhoods in Chicago. The findings indicated that, taking into …
Early childhood to young adulthood: An introduction to the special issue
Alterable predictors of child well-being in the Chicago longitudinal study
Effects of a School-Based, Early Childhood Intervention on Adult Health and Well-being: A 19-Year Follow-up of Low-Income Families
OBJECTIVE: To determine the effects of an established preventive intervention on the health and well-being of an urban cohort in young adulthood. DESIGN: Follow-up of a nonrandomized alternative-intervention matched-group cohort at age 24 years. SETTING: Chicago, Illinois. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 1539 low-income participants who enrolled in the Child-Parent Center program in 20 sites or in an alternative kindergarten intervention. INTERVENTIONS:…
Alterable Predictors of Educational Attainment, Income, and Crime: Findings from an Inner‐City Cohort
Using data from the Chicago Longitudinal Study, an ongoing panel investigation of more than 1,500 children, this article identifies a comprehensive set of predictors of educational attainment, employment, income, and adult crime. Predictors are measured from participants’ birth through high school by means of surveys and administrative records. These sources include data on individual, family, and school experiences, as well as on demographic att…
Predictors of educational attainment in the Chicago Longitudinal Study.
The authors investigated a comprehensive set of predictors of high school completion and years of completed education for youth in the Chicago Longitudinal Study, an ongoing investigation of over 1500 low-income, minority children who grew up on high-poverty neighborhoods. The study sample included 1286 youth for whom educational attainment could be determined by age 20. Predictors were measured from birth to high school from participant surveys …
Do GED Recipients Differ From Graduates and School Dropouts: Findings From an Inner-City Cohort
The differences in income, crime, health, mental health, and substance use among high school dropouts, GED recipients, and high school graduates are investigated. The study sample is drawn from the Chicago Longitudinal Study (CLS), an ongoing investigation of a panel of low-income minority children who grew up in the inner city. After controlling for sociodemographic factors, early cognitive skills, and participation in postsecondary education, r…
Preschool-to-third grade programs and practices: A review of research
Early childhood to young adulthood: An introduction to the special issue
Mechanisms of effects of an early intervention program on educational attainment: A gender subgroup analysis
Preschool education, educational attainment, and crime prevention: Contributions of cognitive and non-cognitive skills
Childhood predictors of young adult male crime
Age 26 Cost–Benefit Analysis of the Child-Parent Center Early Education Program
Using data collected up to age 26 in the Chicago Longitudinal Study, this cost–benefit analysis of the Child-Parent Centers (CPC) is the first for a sustained publicly funded early intervention. The program provides services for low-income families beginning at age 3 in 20 school sites. Kindergarten and school-age services are provided up to age 9 (third grade). Findings from a complete cohort of over 1,400 program and comparison group participan…
School-Based Early Childhood Education and Age-28 Well-Being: Effects by Timing, Dosage, and Subgroups
A little bit of preschool goes a long way.
Timing of First Childbirth and Young Women’s Postsecondary Education in an Inner-City Minority Cohort
The present study investigated the relationships between the timing of women’s first childbirth and their postsecondary education using an inner-city minority cohort. The study sample (695 females) was drawn from the Chicago Longitudinal Study (CLS), an ongoing investigation of a panel of low-income minority children (94% African American) born in 1980 who grew up in high-poverty neighborhoods in Chicago. The findings indicated that, taking into …
Adolescent Civic Engagement and Adult Outcomes: An Examination Among Urban Racial Minorities
Early Determinants of Postsecondary Education Participation and Degree Attainment: Findings From an Inner-City Minority Cohort
Early determinants of college attendance and degree attainment for economically disadvantaged minority youth were examined in the present study. The study sample ( n = 1,379) was drawn from the Chicago Longitudinal Study (CLS), an ongoing investigation of a panel of low-income minority children born in 1980, growing up in high-poverty neighborhoods in Chicago. Regression findings indicated that three factors in elementary grades can potentially i…
Thirty years later: Locating and interviewing participants of the Chicago Longitudinal Study
Dosage Effects in the Child-Parent Center PreK-to-3rd Grade Program: A Re-analysis in the Chicago Longitudinal Study
Reducing poverty and inequality through preschool-to-third-grade prevention services
The contributions of psychology to the development and evaluation of preschool-to-third-grade prevention programs are analyzed with an emphasis on poverty alleviation through implementation of effective services for a greater number of children. The need to alleviate poverty and increase economic success is high. Early childhood programs have been found to be an effective strategy for promoting educational success and economic well-being, but the…
Educational growth trajectories in adulthood: Findings from an inner-city cohort
Educational attainment is typically examined as a static status. As adult learners have become the new trend in higher education, the changes in educational attainment in adulthood warrant more attention. Using data from the Chicago Longitudinal study (CLS), an ongoing panel investigation of 1,539 children, predictors of educational growth trajectories in adulthood were investigated. Of the study sample (N = 1,418), 51.8% were women, 93.2% were B…
Closing Achievement Gaps Through Preschool-to-Third-Grade Programs
Achievement gaps by family income, race, and ethnicity have persisted for decades. Yet only in recent years has this major social problem become a national priority in the United States and many other countries as concern rises over growing economic inequalities. In this article, we document gaps in school readiness and achievement in the United States and how they adversely affect the life course development of children and families from underre…
Can Early Childhood Education Cultivate More Engaged Citizens in Midlife? Findings From Urban Youth of Color
Early childhood education (ECE) is linked to improved school achievement and certain adult outcomes; however, its connection with civic engagement has not been thoroughly examined. In the present study, we investigated the relation between the Child-Parent Center (CPC) program, an ECE program, and civic engagement in midlife. The sample was drawn from the Chicago Longitudinal Study (CLS, N = 1,098, 93.6% black; 54.5% women), a cohort of urban you…
Psychology (20 works) · Early Childhood Education and Development (18 works) · Developmental psychology (15 works) · Medicine (15 works) · Educational attainment (11 works) · Longitudinal study (10 works) · Political science (10 works) · Parental Involvement in Education (9 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (8 works)