There is a large number of variables, studied in the literature, that affect the integral
development of students in the educational stage, but few research analyze the effects that …

There is a long history of research in the UK and elsewhere showing that children who are
born at the end of the academic year tend to have lower educational attainment than …

The purpose of this systematic review was to examine the influence of relative age effect
(RAE) on motor competences (MC) and physical fitness (PF) of preschool children. The …

In many developed countries, children now begin their formal schooling at an older age.
However, a growing body of empirical studies provides little evidence that such schooling …

Kindergarten redshirting may affect a child's own outcomes and also has implications for
school administration, classroom management, and peer learning. We use statewide micro …

This paper investigates some early outcomes of the reform to lower the school starting age
in Poland. It explores data on the school performance of 6-and 7-year-old pupils, collected in …

This paper explores how starting school at a younger age affects the developmental score
gaps between relatively advantaged and disadvantaged children. While previous findings …

Developing countries lack studies investigated the socioeconomic and parental role on
students' learning skills. This study is helpful to detect bottlenecks in the foundational …

We examine whether the academic achievement of students with disabilities who delay
entry into kindergarten differs from on-time entering students within the categories of …

A wide literature uses date of birth as an instrument to study the causal effects of educational
attainment. This paper shows how parents delaying their children's initial enrollment in …