The effect of pre-primary education on primary school performance

被引:185
作者
Berlinski, Samuel [1 ]
Galiani, Sebastian [2 ]
Gertler, Paul [3 ]
机构
[1] UCL, Dept Econ, London WC1E 6BT, England
[2] Washington Univ, Dept Econ, St Louis, MO 63130 USA
[3] Univ Calif Berkeley, Haas Sch Business, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
关键词
Pre-primary education; Primary school performance; Argentina; CLASS SIZE; PRESCHOOL ATTENDANCE; HEAD-START;
D O I
10.1016/j.jpubeco.2008.09.002
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
The theoretical case for universal pre-primary education is strong. However, the empirical foundation is less so. In this paper, we contribute to the empirical case by investigating the effect of a large expansion of universal pre-primary education on subsequent primary school performance in Argentina. We estimate that one year of pre-primary school increases average third grade test scores by 8% of a mean or by 23% of the standard deviation of the distribution of test scores. We also find that pre-primary school attendance positively affects student's self-control in the third grade as measured by behaviors such as attention, effort, class participation, and discipline. (c) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:219 / 234
页数:16
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