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Evaluation of Pedagogical Quality in Early Childhood Education: A Cross-National Perspective.
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Sheridan, Sonja; Schuster, Kathe-Maria – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2001
Examined how the concept of quality in the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale (ECERS) is concretized in pedagogical processes, in a comparison of classroom observations in Germany and Sweden. Observers from each country evaluated preschools in the other country, using the ECERS. Comparisons showed the benefits of using ECERS for facilitating…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Research, Cross Cultural Studies, Early Childhood Education
Auspice, Location, Provincial Legislation and Funding of Day Care in Atlantic Canada: Relationships with Centre Quality and Implications for Policy.
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Lyon, Mary E.; Canning, Patricia M. – Canadian Journal of Research in Early Childhood Education, 1997
Examined associations among day care center quality, selected structure variables, provincial legislation and funding, rural/urban location, and profit-seeking status across 48 centers in Canada. Found that average ratings of quality were between acceptable and good. Ratios and group size were acceptable. Found differences between for-profit and…
Descriptors: Day Care Centers, Educational Finance, Educational Policy, Effective Schools Research