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Absenteeism prevention in preschools in Chile: Impact from a quasi-experimental evaluation of 2011-2017 Ministry of Education data
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WoS WOS:000913312600001
Scopus SCOPUS_ID:85146448827
DOI 10.3389/FEDUC.2022.975092
Año 2023
Tipo artículo de investigación

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Autores Afiliación Chile

Instituciones Chile

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Abstract



Introduction: In 2007, to promote social equity, Chile expanded coverage and subsidies for early childhood education (ECE). Fundación Educacional Oportunidad (OFE) aimed to improve ECE quality through its professional development program for teachers and school leaders, Un Buen Comienzo (UBC). An experimental evaluation showed that high levels of absenteeism moderated UBC’s impact: despite moderate to large positive impacts on preschool quality, only children who attended most frequently experienced positive impacts on targeted language and literacy skills. In 2012, OFE began prioritizing attendance promotion and chronic absenteeism prevention. Methods: Using a Breakthrough Series Collaborative (BTS) that combines continuous quality improvement methods and networked peer learning, OFE tested a theory of change and several innovations, including Absenteeism Committees comprised of school teams and families; a new real-time data platform; and a set of universal and targeted strategies to apply with families at risk for chronic absenteeism. In 2014-2015, OFE expanded the UBC program to nineteen schools in Chile’s VI Region, five of which prioritized attendance promotion. This study describes the intervention strategies and BTS implementation approach, and we use publicly available Ministry of Education databases to analyze rates of absences and chronic absenteeism in public preschools in Chile’s VI region from 2011 to 2017 (n = 1,218 children per year; 63,689 child-months of data), comparing rates between UBC schools that prioritized attendance (n = 5), UBC schools that did not prioritize attendance (n = 14), and non-UBC schools (n = 27). Results: Children missed, on average, 14.0%–14.4% of schooldays. Rates of chronic absenteeism were 50.9%–54.2%. Statistical Process Control charts show an initial increase in the percentage of days absent per child each month (13.4% to 16.3%) in UBC Schools prioritizing attendance, followed by a decrease to 12.9%. The percentage of children with chronic absenteeism decreased from 54.2% to 35%. Interrupted time series analyses suggest that these reductions can be attributed to UBC participation. Discussion: This study (1) replicates findings from prior research indicating that absenteeism rates are sufficiently high among Chilean preschoolers to diminish ECE’s potential benefits, and (2) demonstrates the effectiveness of multi-level strategies implemented using continuous improvement methods and networked peer learning to promote attendance and reduce chronic absenteeism.

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2504-284X

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Publicaciones WoS (Ediciones: ISSHP, ISTP, AHCI, SSCI, SCI), Scopus, SciELO Chile.

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Ord. Autor Género Institución - País
1 Arbour, Mary Catherine Mujer Harvard Medical School - Estados Unidos
Brigham & Womens Hosp - Estados Unidos
Harvard Med Sch - Estados Unidos
2 Soto, Carolina Mujer Fundación Educacional Oportunidad - Chile
Fdn Educ Oportunidad - Chile
3 Alée, Yanira - Fundación Educacional Oportunidad - Chile
Fdn Educ Oportunidad - Chile
4 Atwood, Sidney S. Hombre Harvard Medical School - Estados Unidos
Brigham & Womens Hosp - Estados Unidos
Harvard Med Sch - Estados Unidos
5 MUNOZ-ROMAN, PABLO Hombre Fundación Educacional Oportunidad - Chile
Fdn Educ Oportunidad - Chile
6 Marzolo, Marcela Mujer Fundación Educacional Oportunidad - Chile
Fdn Educ Oportunidad - Chile

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This study was supported by Fundación Educacional Oportunidad.

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