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Paschall, Katherine W.; Barnett, Melissa A.; Mastergeorge, Ann M.; Li, Xiaomin; Vasquez, Maria Belinda – Early Education and Development, 2023
Research Findings: Preschool teachers' relationships with children are a critical component of classroom quality. We draw from a sample of N = 2,114 children attending Head Start to examine child-centered profiles of experiences across two dimensions of classroom interaction quality that are often considered separately: individual teacher-child…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Teacher Effectiveness, Federal Programs, Low Income Students
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Hu, Bi Ying; Wang, Shuang; Song, Yingquan; Roberts, Sherron Killingsworth – Early Education and Development, 2022
Research Findings: Provision for Learning (PFL) is a composite of indicators reflecting the structural quality of Early Childhood Education (ECE) classrooms such as physical environment, materials, and daily schedule. This study explored profiles of PFL among 118 Chinese rural preschool classrooms based on Space and Furnishing (SF), Curriculum…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Preschool Teachers, Preschool Children, Teacher Student Relationship
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Thierry, Karen L.; Vincent, Rhonda L.; Norris, Karen – Early Education and Development, 2022
This study examined teacher characteristics associated with the fidelity of implementation of a social-emotional learning (SEL) curriculum, known as Settle Your Glitter. Prekindergarten through first-grade teachers (N = 60; 52% African American, 30% White, 18% Hispanic/Latinx) from seven schools were observed delivering lessons during the first…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Fidelity, Curriculum Implementation, Social Emotional Learning
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Jason T. Downer; Nicole B. Doyle; Robert C. Pianta; Margaret Burchinal; Samuel Field; Bridget K. Hamre; Jennifer LoCasale-Crouch; Carollee Howes; Karen LaParo; Catherine Scott-Little – Early Education and Development, 2024
A sample of 496 early childhood teachers was assigned randomly in two phases to a series of professional development (PD) interventions. Phase I intervention was a 14-week course on effective teacher-child interactions. Participants were then re-randomized into Phase II intervention, which consisted of individual, interactions-focused coaching.…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Teacher Student Relationship, Literacy Education, Preschool Teachers
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Curenton, Stephanie M.; Iruka, Iheoma U.; Humphries, Marisha; Jensen, Bryant; Durden, Tonia; Rochester, Shana E.; Sims, Jacqueline; Whittaker, Jessica V.; Kinzie, Mable B. – Early Education and Development, 2020
Research Findings: The purpose of this study was to refine and validate the Assessing Classroom Sociocultural Equity Scale (ACSES), an observation tool for measuring equitable sociocultural interactions in early childhood classrooms (pre-K to Grade 3) with racially minoritized learners (RMLs). Preliminary psychometric information from 142…
Descriptors: Observation, Measures (Individuals), Early Childhood Education, Minority Group Students
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Kohl, Katharina; Bihler, Lilly-Marlen; Willard, Jessica A.; Agache, Alexandru; Leyendecker, Birgit – Early Education and Development, 2020
This study examined how quantity and quality of early childhood education and care (ECEC) are related to the socio-emotional adjustment of children born in Germany (30-48 months old, N = 395). Previous research focused on a small set of ECEC features, used broad measures, and yielded inconclusive results. We assessed ECEC quantity (age at entry,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Quality, Early Childhood Education, Social Development
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Sembiante, Sabrina F.; Yeomans-Maldonado, Gloria; Johanson, Megan; Justice, Laura – Early Education and Development, 2023
Research Findings: We examined the amount of preschool lead/assistant teachers' English/Spanish language use and relations between quality of teacher-child interactions, and Dual Language Learners' (DLLs) English/Spanish bilingual vocabulary in 31 English-medium Head Start classrooms. Measures in this study included (a) children's conceptual…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Bilingualism, Bilingual Teachers, Teacher Student Relationship