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Download full textSharp, Caroline; George, Nalia; Sargent, Claire; O'Donnell, Sharon; Heron, Maureen – National Foundation for Educational Research, 2009
This rapid review of research evidence was commissioned by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) to investigate the issue of relative age in the international context. The review findings are drawn from 18 research studies published from 2000 to 2008 and carried out in Australia, Chile, the United Kingdom and the USA together with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Entrance Age, Age Differences, Learning Readiness
Peer reviewedGriffin, Maggie; Harvey, David – Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 1995
Examined the opinions of principals and teachers about appropriate school entry age. Found common belief that children should be at least five years of age when they begin school. Younger children have more problems academically and socially and tend to remain behind their older classmates. Results suggest that children be evaluated for school…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Age Differences, Early Childhood Education, Educational Improvement
