New Services for Six-Year-Olds in Stockholm. Content and Directions.

Johansson, Inge

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ERIC Number: EJ513938

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Publication Date: 1995

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New Services for Six-Year-Olds in Stockholm. Content and Directions.

Johansson, Inge

European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, v3 n1 p17-34 1995

Interviewed teachers and parents concerning newly developed school services for 6-year olds in Stockholm, Sweden, where the traditional age for starting school will change from 7 to a flexible 6 or 7 in 1997. Results from ratings done by teachers indicate that the new services have had a positive influence on the children's adjustment and peer relationships. (MDM)

Descriptors: Age Grade Placement, Educational Policy, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Parent Attitudes, Peer Relationship, Preschool Education, School Entrance Age, School Readiness, Sex Differences, Student Adjustment, Teacher Attitudes, Transitional Programs

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Sweden (Stockholm)

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