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The Early Years Pupil Premium: Practitioners' Perspectives on if the Funding Supports 'Closing the Gap' for Looked after Children?
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Williams-Brown, Zeta – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
The paper investigates practitioners' perspectives on the Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP) and its use for looked after children (LAC) in England. The paper considers what practitioners in one Local Authority (LA) think now that the funding has passed its infancy. Specifically, does EYPP funding help 'close the gap' for LAC? Q-methodology was used…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foster Care, Child Welfare, Disadvantaged Youth
Enjoyment of Learning and Learning Effort in Primary School: The Significance of Child Individual Characteristics and Stimulation at Home and at Preschool
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Richter, David; Lehrl, Simone; Weinert, Sabine – Early Child Development and Care, 2016
The present paper was written under the auspices of the interdisciplinary research group "Educational Processes, Competence Development, and Selection Decisions at Preschool and Primary School Age (BiKS)" (FOR 543), funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). The surveys were conceptualised and supervised as part of the developmental…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Developmental Psychology, Financial Support, Interdisciplinary Approach
Early Childhood Education in Hong Kong and Its Challenges.
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Chan, Lorna K. S.; Chan, Lily – Early Child Development and Care, 2003
Provides background information on the existing educational practices in early childhood education in Hong Kong, highlights issues that require attention in order to improve quality, and outlines reforms introduced by the Hong Kong Education Commission. Discusses the implications of these reforms and the associated challenges in the areas of…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Change, Educational Finance, Educational Quality
Quality Evaluation and Quality Enhancement in Preschool: A Model of Competence Development.
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Sheridan, Sonja – Early Child Development and Care, 2001
Examined whether preschool quality could be enhanced through competence development in teaching staff simultaneous to organizational changes and financial cutbacks. Tested a model for competence development with an intervention group that took part in a competence development program. Found that the development work led to a higher quality in…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Financial Support, Models, Organizational Change