TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects of attending preschool on adolescents’ reading literacy
T2 - evidence from the ethnic minority children in China
AU - Li, Ling
AU - Chen, Xu
AU - Wu, Dandan
AU - Li, Hui
PY - 2020/9
Y1 - 2020/9
N2 - This study aims to investigate the long-term effects of attending preschool on Chinese reading literacy in the ethnic minority Zhuang adolescents. Altogether 457 Zhuang students (Nfemale = 250, Mage = 13.81, SD = 0.86) were randomly sampled, surveyed, and tested with the PISA Reading Literacy (Chinese). The OLS, PSM, and regression analyses results jointly indicated that: (1) Chinese reading literacy varied over different levels of extracurricular reading, parental educational expectation (PEE), and preschool attendance; (2) family income, extracurricular reading, parental expectations of academic achievement and educational levels, and self-education expectations were found the significant predictors of reading literacy; and (3) after controlling for the confounding factors, preschool attendance did not predict any variation in Chinese reading literacy. The implications for policymaking and educational development for ethnic children are also discussed.
AB - This study aims to investigate the long-term effects of attending preschool on Chinese reading literacy in the ethnic minority Zhuang adolescents. Altogether 457 Zhuang students (Nfemale = 250, Mage = 13.81, SD = 0.86) were randomly sampled, surveyed, and tested with the PISA Reading Literacy (Chinese). The OLS, PSM, and regression analyses results jointly indicated that: (1) Chinese reading literacy varied over different levels of extracurricular reading, parental educational expectation (PEE), and preschool attendance; (2) family income, extracurricular reading, parental expectations of academic achievement and educational levels, and self-education expectations were found the significant predictors of reading literacy; and (3) after controlling for the confounding factors, preschool attendance did not predict any variation in Chinese reading literacy. The implications for policymaking and educational development for ethnic children are also discussed.
KW - preschool attendance
KW - ethnic minorities
KW - Zhuang children
KW - reading ability
KW - China
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85087722479&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105211
DO - 10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105211
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85087722479
SN - 0190-7409
VL - 116
SP - 1
EP - 8
JO - Children and Youth Services Review
JF - Children and Youth Services Review
M1 - 105211
ER -