Investing in early childhood development in preschool and at home

G Duncan, A Kalil, M Mogstad, M Rege - Handbook of the Economics of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The foundations for successful child development are established in early childhood. Two
main policy approaches for strengthening these foundations have been subsidized …

[HTML][HTML] The playful learning curriculum: A randomized controlled trial

I Størksen, M Rege, IF Solli, D ten Braak… - Early Childhood …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) in Norway has play, exploration, and
discovery as foundations for children's learning, but lacks a curriculum that describes and …

Quality in Norwegian Early Childhood Education and Care: Progress, Persistent Challenges, and Recommendations for the Future

I Størksen, R Lenes, D ten Braak, M McClelland… - Early Childhood …, 2024 - Springer
In Norway, children aged one to five years can attend subsidized and publicly regulated
Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) centers. These centers focus on holistic child …

[HTML][HTML] Reducing the gender gap in early learning: Evidence from a field experiment in Norwegian preschools

A Fidjeland, M Rege, IF Solli, I Størksen - European Economic Review, 2023 - Elsevier
Substantial gender differences in key academic skills appear even before children start
formal schooling. Although increasing investments in early-childhood programs is motivated …

Increased integration of functional connectivity after cognitive intervention in preschoolers from low socioeconomic status.

ML Pietto, F Giovannetti, MS Segretin… - Developmental …, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
Cognitive interventions that involve executive functions (EF)-demanding activities are
effective in changing task-related brain activity in children from homes with low …

The Role of Perceived Need-Supportive Teaching in Promoting Willingness to Communicate in EFL: Variable-and Person-Centered Examinations of Self …

J Yan, N Luo, M He, Z Chen, R Gao - The Asia-Pacific Education …, 2024 - Springer
While willingness to communicate (WTC) is crucial for success in learning English as a
foreign language (EFL), many Chinese EFL students prioritize test performance over …

Fade-out of educational interventions: statistical and substantive sources

SC Andersen, ST Bodilsen, MA Houmark, HS Nielsen - 2022 - papers.ssrn.com
What appears to be ineffectiveness of educational interventions in the long run may actually
be caused by statistical artefacts in the equating of tests taken at different time points or by …

Gains and challenges with the Classroom Assessment Scoring System in a social pedagogical tradition

C Evertsen, I Størksen, KB Tharaldsen… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction This qualitative study explores how Early Childhood Education and Care
(ECEC) professionals' perceptions of gains and challenges using the Classroom …

Cross Productivities of Executive Functions: Evidence from a Field Experiment

MWPT Thijssen, M Rege, IF Solli… - Journal of Human …, 2024 - journals.uchicago.edu
Preschool programs can have lasting effects on education and labor market outcomes, but
we have limited knowledge of what skills these programs should target. Executive functions …

Betydningen av mors og fars inntekt og utdanning for kognitiv, sosial og akademisk utvikling i barnehagen og videre læring

I Størksen, R Lenes… - Nordisk …, 2024 - nordiskbarnehageforskning.no
Ut ifra Rammeplan for barnehagen (Kunnskapsdepartementet, 2017) er norske barnehager
pålagt å arbeide for å utjevne negative konsekvenser av sosial ulikhet, for eksempel knyttet …