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Direct linkAng, Lynn – Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 2014
Governments around the world continue to grapple with issues relating to how preschool services should be delivered, what type of provision is most appropriate, and for what purpose. These issues are particularly pertinent in a fast evolving early years sector such as the United Kingdom and many parts of the world where early years education has…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Institutional Mission, Educational Objectives, Student Evaluation
Hofer, Kerry G. – Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 2010
This project involved examining the most widely used instrument designed to evaluate the quality of early learning environments, the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale-Revised Edition (ECERS-R). There are many aspects related to the way that the ECERS-R is used in practice that can vary from one observation to the next. The method in which…
Descriptors: Rating Scales, Measurement Techniques, Program Validation, Experimenter Characteristics
Vaid, Sumati; Dhingra, Rajni; Baru, Anamika – Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 2006
The study examined the relationship between the syllabus and books used in 20 pre-schools in Jammu city, India. Twenty principals of pre-schools in Jammu city were randomly selected for interview. The results of the study reveal that the 20 schools had the same kind of syllabus and the curriculum took the needs and interests of the children into…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Principals, Interviews, Administrator Attitudes
Gill, Sukhdeep; Winters, Dixie; Friedman, Diane S. – Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 2006
The transition from pre-kindergarten (center-based programs for four-year-olds) to kindergarten is a critical milestone with far-reaching consequences for children and their families because positive transition and school readiness are integrally linked as predictors of future school success. This study was conducted to explore the existing…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Preschool Education, Kindergarten, Performance Factors
