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The effect of preschool on the school performance of children from immigrant families : results from an introduction of free preschool in two districts in Oslo

Year: 2010

Type: preprint

Abstract: Two districts of Oslo started to offer five-year-old children free preschool four hours a day. We analyze the effect of this intervention on the school performance of the children from immigrant families 10 years later (age 16). Our difference-in-difference approach takes advantage of the variation caused by the intervention being implemented in two districts in Oslo, leaving other similar districts unaffected. The grade point average of girls increases substantially more in the intervention districts than in the comparison districts; resulting in an effect estimate of more than a quarter of a standard deviation. There is no significant change in boys' performance, and no support for disadvantageous effects on non-cognitive outcomes.

Source: RePEc: Research Papers in Economics

Authors: Nina Drange, Kjetil Telle

Institutions: University of Stavanger, Statistics Norway

Language: English

Topic: Early Childhood Education and Development

Subfield: Education

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Quality education, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: green

Funder: Norges Forskningsråd

Award: G1694604427