Evaluación del efecto de la escolarización temprana sobre las habilidades cognitivas y no cognitivas de los niños de cinco/seis años

  1. María Jesús Mancebón Torrubia 1
  2. Domingo P. Ximénez-de-Embún 1
  3. Adriano Villar-Aldonza 1
  1. 1 Universidad de Zaragoza
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    Universidad de Zaragoza

    Zaragoza, España

    ROR https://ror.org/012a91z28

Revista:
Hacienda Pública Española / Review of Public Economics

ISSN: 0210-1173

Año de publicación: 2018

Número: 226

Páginas: 123-153

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.7866/HPE-RPE.18.3.5 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

Otras publicaciones en: Hacienda Pública Española / Review of Public Economics

Resumen

En este trabajo se evalúa el impacto de la escolarización temprana sobre el desarrollo de las habilidades cognitivas y no cognitivas de los niños de cinco/seis años de edad. Para llevar a cabo el estudio, se hace uso de una base de datos inédita que procede de un estudio piloto llevado a cabo por el Instituto Nacional de Evaluación Educativa (INEE) en el año 2007. El análisis empírico hace uso de técnicas de Propensity Score Analysis que permiten afrontar el sesgo de selección que amenaza las estimaciones. Nuestros resultados muestran que el número de años en que un niño ha estado escolarizado en educación infantil influye positivamente en las capacidades cognitivas y no cognitivas con que éste accede a la educación obligatoria.

Información de financiación

María Jesús Mancebón, agradece asimismo el apoyo financiero recibido por parte del Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad en su proyecto EDU2013-42480 y también la ayuda otorgada por el Gobierno de Aragón, en su plan de financiación de los grupos de investigación de la Comunidad Autónoma.

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