• The Effects of a Structured Curriculum on Preschool Effectiveness: A Field Experiment 

      Rege, Mari; Størksen, Ingunn; Solli, Ingeborg Caroline Foldøy; Kalil, Ariel; Megan M., McClelland; Ten Braak, Dieuwer; Lenes, Ragnhild; Lunde, Svanaug; Breive, Svanhild; Carlsen, Martin; Erfjord, Ingvald; Hundeland, Per Sigurd (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Abstract: This study tests an intervention that introduces a structured curriculum for five-year-olds into the universal preschool context of Norway, where the business as usual is an unstructured curriculum. We conduct a ...
    • Har økninger i fedrekvoten ført til at mødre jobber mer? 

      Soma, Marie Bjelland; Rødland, Hege (Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06-08)
      Som et viktig bidrag til likestillingen i Norge, ble det i 1993 innført en egen foreldrepermisjon reservert for fedre. Siden den gang har fedrekvoten blitt utvidet flere ganger. I denne sammenheng undersøker vi hvorvidt ...
    • How can we inspire nations of learners? Investigating growth mindset and challenge-seeking in two countries 

      Rege, Mari; Hanselman, Paul; Solli, Ingeborg Caroline Foldøy; Dweck, Carol S.; Ludvigsen, Sten Runar; Bettinger, Eric Perry; Crosnoe, Robert; Muller, Chandra; Walton, Gregory; Duckworth, Angela; Yeager, David Scott (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-04)
      Here we evaluate the potential for growth mindset interventions (which teach students that intellectual abilities can be developed) to inspire adolescents to be “learners”—that is, to seek out challenging learning experiences. ...
    • Reducing the gender gap in early learning: Evidence from a field experiment in Norwegian preschools 

      Fidjeland, Andreas; Rege, Mari; Solli, Ingeborg Caroline Foldøy; Størksen, Ingunn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Substantial gender differences in key academic skills appear even before children start formal schooling. Although increasing investments in early-childhood programs is motivated by efforts to promote equality of opportunity ...