Raising Questions about Improving the Quality of Child Care: Child Care in the United States and France.

Howes, Carollee; Marx, Elisabeth

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Publication Date: 1992

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Raising Questions about Improving the Quality of Child Care: Child Care in the United States and France.

Howes, Carollee; Marx, Elisabeth

Early Childhood Research Quarterly, v7 n3 p347-66 Sep 1992

Describes and contrasts aspects of child care systems in France and the United States to stimulate discussion of child care standards. French child care is characterized by highly trained and reasonably compensated teachers who work in classrooms with class sizes and child-adult ratios considered excessive by U.S. standards. (HTH)

Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Class Size, Comparative Analysis, Compensation (Remuneration), Cross Cultural Studies, Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Educational Quality, Foreign Countries, Professional Training, Teacher Effectiveness, Young Children

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: France; United States

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