Is Child-Related Training or General Education a Better Predictor of Good Quality Care?.

Hearns, Sinead

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ERIC Number: EJ574101

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Publication Date: 1998

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Is Child-Related Training or General Education a Better Predictor of Good Quality Care?

Hearns, Sinead

Early Child Development and Care, v141 p31-39 Feb 1998

Considers the value of formal education and child-related training for preparing high-quality child caregivers, arguing that a combination of the two provides the best preparation. Maintains that education affects caregivers' interactions with children, further supplemented by child-related training. Offers suggestions for caregiver training curricula. (JPB)

Descriptors: Caregiver Child Relationship, Caregiver Training, Child Caregivers, Teacher Education, Teacher Education Curriculum

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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