兒童及家庭早期介入成效之經濟學——範疇審視

The Economics of the Early Childhood Intervention: A Scoping Review

兒童及家庭早期介入是一系列定義與範疇多元的科學，本文將以經濟學觀點分析兒童及家庭早期介入之過程及其成效，利用範疇審視方法回顧國際組織機構對於此議題之範疇及跨文化影響，並透過專家共識將各相關範疇分述於子題中，彙整出未來研究方向及政策建議的方針。方向著重於每個被社會賦予照護學前兒童的家庭與教育機構之服務趨勢，尤其在21世紀世界經濟轉型及環境變化下、許多災難及創傷復原的過程中，兒童參與及人權攸關的經濟因素，在國外雖有完整實證研究，但國內僅有極稀少之證據或是零星探討。因此，研究者整合並轉譯當今科學證據，串聯家庭、機構甚或社會經濟命脈與兒童生活品質與存活率的關係，以作為國內未來研究方向及政策建議。

Early childhood intervention is a science with multiple contents and definitions. This article analyzed the processes and effectiveness related to early childhood intervention from an economic perspective using the scoping review. Based on consensus generated from expert meetings, a series of topics were chosen and their relevant literature was reviewed. Potential avenues for future research and policy were then summarized according to these reviews. This review particularly stressed on the trend for services provided to pre-school children by families and educational institutions and its related economic factors. Whereas this issue has been largely studied in foreign literature, it is relatively under researched in Taiwan. Importance of investigating this issue is increasing with the rapidly changing world economy and international environment in 2020. In light of this, this paper aimed to review and translate the current scientific evidence of relevance, and to relate families, institutions or socio-economic lifeline to life quality of children and survival rates. Suggestions for future research directions and policy in Taiwan were provided based on this review.