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Li, Xia; Chi, Liping; DeBey, Mary; Baroody, Arthur J. – Early Education and Development, 2015
Research Findings: The present study involved using a questionnaire to investigate the mathematics teaching practices of 74 U.S. and 67 Chinese early childhood teachers. Quantitative and qualitative analyses yielded several key findings. First, U.S. teachers are less intentional in mathematics teaching than their Chinese counterparts.…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Mathematics Instruction, Questionnaires, Educational Practices
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Abdelfattah, Marwa – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2015
This study aims to uncover how a particular imported philosophy of early childhood education, Reggio Emilia, is implemented in the context of one public and one private preschool in San Francisco. The philosophy of Reggio Emilia is believed to be progressive and to be developmentally appropriate for children in early childhood. The study involved…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Case Studies, Reggio Emilia Approach, Preschool Education
Tullis, Richard J.; And Others – 1991
The Nongraded Primary Learning Communities Program (NPLCP) was introduced at the beginning of the 1990-91 school year in three Houston Independent School District elementary schools. This evaluation describes the implementation of the NPLCP; examines the effect of the NPLCP on students' standardized achievement test scores; and evaluates teacher…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques