TY - JOUR
T1 - Impact of school readiness program interventions on children's learning in Cambodia
AU - Nonoyama-Tarumi, Yuko
AU - Bredenberg, Kurt
PY - 2009/1
Y1 - 2009/1
N2 - To reduce the high repetition rates in early years of primary school, the government of Cambodia piloted a school readiness program (SRP) in the first two months of Grade 1 of primary school. This study examines whether such intervention has effects on students' immediate acquisition of school readiness skills as well as students' longer term achievement of formal curriculum. The study finds that children who participated in SRP outperform children that did not participate in both outcomes, controlling for pretest score and background variables. The findings suggest that the intervention may be one alternative model to preschools in countries where access to pre-primary education is limited.
AB - To reduce the high repetition rates in early years of primary school, the government of Cambodia piloted a school readiness program (SRP) in the first two months of Grade 1 of primary school. This study examines whether such intervention has effects on students' immediate acquisition of school readiness skills as well as students' longer term achievement of formal curriculum. The study finds that children who participated in SRP outperform children that did not participate in both outcomes, controlling for pretest score and background variables. The findings suggest that the intervention may be one alternative model to preschools in countries where access to pre-primary education is limited.
KW - Cambodia
KW - Development
KW - International education
KW - School readiness
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2008.07.003
DO - 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2008.07.003
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:55349140720
VL - 29
SP - 39
EP - 45
JO - International Journal of Educational Development
JF - International Journal of Educational Development
SN - 0738-0593
IS - 1
ER -