Browsing Vitenskapelige publikasjoner (UiS-HH) by Author "Rege, Mari"

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    • 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 ...

    • 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. ...

    • Increasing perseverance in math: Evidence from a field experiment in Norway 

      Bettinger, Eric Perry; Ludvigsen, Sten Runar; Rege, Mari; Solli, Ingeborg Foldøy; Yeager, David S. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-12)
      Research by psychologists and economists demonstrates that many non-cognitive skillsare malleable in both children and adolescents, but we have limited knowledge on what schools can do to foster these skills. In a field ...

    • Job displacement and crime: Evidence from Norwegian register data 

      Rege, Mari; Skardhamar, Torbjørn; Telle, Kjetil Elias; Votruba, Mark E (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-09)
      We estimate the job displacement effect on criminal behavior for young adult Norwegian men separated from their plant of employment during a mass layoff. Displaced workers experience a 20 percent increase in criminal charge ...

    • Job displacement and crime: Evidence from Norwegian register data 

      Rege, Mari; Skardhamar, Torbjørn; Telle, Kjetil Elias; Votruba, Mark E (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-10)
      We estimate the job displacement effect on criminal behavior for young adult Norwegian men separated from their plant of employment during a mass layoff. Displaced workers experience a 20 percent increase in criminal charge ...

    • 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 ...

    • Variation in Center Quality in a Universal Publicly Subsidized and Regulated Childcare System 

      Rege, Mari; Solli, Ingeborg Foldøy; Størksen, Ingunn; Votruba, Mark E (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-12)
      A large literature suggests that high quality childcare programs can produce positive and lasting effects by promoting math, language and social-emotional skills, referred to as school readiness skills, especially for ...