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从入学到成就：高度贫困社区大规模学前教育建设项目的学龄儿童影响
From Access to Achievement: The Primary School-Age Impacts of an At-Scale Preschool Construction Program in Highly Deprived Communities
摘要
We evaluate a large-scale public preschool construction program in deprived rural communities in Mozambique using a randomized control trial. The program increased preschool enrollment from 2% to 75%, improved primary school enrollment and progression, and led treated children to score higher in cognitive and social-emotional skills tests. Impacts were strongest among children of illiterate parents, in less poor households, and living near the preschools. We provide evidence that preschool construction mediates later educational success at primary school-age. We also detect increased parental investment in children and higher preschool enrollment for younger siblings. Finally, we estimate the program was implemented cost-effectively.
中文摘要
我们通过一项随机对照试验，评估了莫桑比克贫困农村社区大规模公立幼儿园建设项目。该项目使幼儿园入学率从2%提升至75%，改善了小学入学率与学业进展，并促使受助儿童在认知与社会情感技能测试中取得更高分数。影响在父母为文盲、家庭贫困程度较低且居住地邻近幼儿园的儿童中最为显著。我们提供了证据表明，幼儿园建设通过中介效应促进了儿童在小学阶段的教育成就。同时，研究还发现该项目增加了父母对子女的投入，并提高了弟弟妹妹的幼儿园入学率。最后，我们估算该项目的实施具有成本效益。