"Does It Matter When Children Start School?".

West, Anne; Varlaam, Andreas

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ERIC Number: EJ417653

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Publication Date: 1990

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"Does It Matter When Children Start School?"

West, Anne; Varlaam, Andreas

Educational Research, v32 n3 p210-17 Win 1990

A review of literature on the effects of age of entry to infant schools showed that a majority of studies found differences in performance between the oldest and youngest children. One large-scale study determined that preschool education is an overriding factor in performance. (Author/SK)

Descriptors: British Infant Schools, Educational Policy, Foreign Countries, Learning Readiness, Preschool Education, School Entrance Age, Young Children

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Great Britain)

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