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Malmberg, Lars-Erik; Mwaura, Peter; Sylva, Kathy – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2011
The aim of the study is to investigate the effects of the Madrasa Resource Center (MRC), a child-centered intervention program, on East-African (Kenya, Zanzibar, and Uganda) preschool children's cognitive development. Altogether 321 children (153 non-intervention and 168 intervention) participated in a cross-sequential study over three time-points…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Preschool Children, Foreign Countries, Cognitive Development
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Mwaura, Peter A. M.; Sylva, Kathy; Malmberg, Lars-Erik – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2008
This study investigated the effect of preschool experience (two types of preschool: Madrasa and non-Madrasa) on the cognitive development of children in East Africa. In the three countries studied (Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania/Zanzibar) preschool education is burgeoning and government standards are being set. This quasi experimental evaluation used…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Intelligence Tests, Foreign Countries, Number Concepts