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Direct linkGraue, Elizabeth; Ryan, Sharon; Wilinski, Bethany; Northey, Kaitlin; Nocera, Amato – Teachers College Record, 2018
Background/Context: Early childhood education joined the standards movement in 2002 with the Good Start, Grow Smart initiative (Brown, 2007), with advocates arguing that standards were a tool for creating more continuity and coherence in PreK systems (Bowman, 2006; Kagan 2012). Critics posed concerns about a perceived poor fit between…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Preschool Education, Federal Programs, Academic Standards
Download full textAtiles, Julia T.; Gresham, Talley M.; Washburn, Isaac – Educational Research Quarterly, 2017
The purpose of this study was to determine whether teachers' sense of efficacy influences their attitude towards the use of physical punishment in schools. There were two groups of participants in the study: pre-service and in-service early childhood teachers. The sample was made up of 78 in-service teachers from two different school districts and…
Descriptors: Values, Beliefs, School Culture, Teacher Response
Mattern, Krista; Burrus, Jeremy; Camara, Wayne; O'Connor, Ryan; Hansen, Mary Ann; Gambrell, James; Casillas, Alex; Bobek, Becky – ACT, Inc., 2014
A hallmark of the US education system is the opportunity afforded to students to pursue education and career paths of their own choosing. This flexibility and autonomy, however, has drawbacks. Students must navigate a series of complex and often disconnected environments, as well as numerous decision points, before they attain a fulfilling career.…
Descriptors: Definitions, Career Readiness, College Readiness, Holistic Approach
Hegde, Archana V.; Cassidy, Deborah J. – Early Child Development and Care, 2009
The study assessed kindergarten teachers' beliefs, stated practices and actual practices regarding developmentally appropriate practices (DAP) in India. Forty kindergarten teachers from the urban city of Mumbai (India) participated in the study. Overall, the results indicated that teachers' beliefs were more developmentally appropriate than their…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Foreign Countries, Kindergarten
Peer reviewedBryant, Donna M.; And Others – American Educational Research Journal, 1991
The extent of developmentally appropriate practices was studied in 103 kindergarten classrooms across North Carolina. Ninety-three teachers and 93 principals were also surveyed to determine predictors of classroom quality. Only 20 percent of the classes met criteria for developmental appropriateness, and quality was predictable from teacher and…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Child Development, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Evaluation
Peer reviewedRao, Nirmala; Koong, Maggie; Kwong, Margaret; Wong, Margaret – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2003
This study examined predictors of process quality among Hong Kong preschools. Findings indicated significant intercorrelations among structural, management-related, and process measures of quality. Process quality (teacher-child interaction, curriculum goals) was higher in preschools exceeding government requirements for staff qualifications,…
Descriptors: Administrator Qualifications, Child Care, Child Caregivers, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
