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《Early education and development》2013,24(2):173-187
The proliferation of early childhood programs for children with and without disabilities has occurred without clear indicators or standards of program quality. Evaluations of these programs often consist of compliance monitoring or outcome assessment. Little attention is given to program context or the quality of individual components of the program. In this paper, an alternative evaluation model, a connoisseurship or professional review model using on-site observations, interviews, and document review, was used to identify exemplary practices in early childhood education in one large midwestern state. The results indicated that with proper training and support, early childhood professionals without experience in qualitative methods can become proficient in interviewing techniques, observation, and document review. The resulting case study reports were useful for identifying and describing exemplary practices across the state, demonstrating the potential for this alternative approach to evaluation in early childhood education. 相似文献
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Brooke K. McKie Jo-Anne Manswell Butty Rodney D. Green 《Early Childhood Education Journal》2012,40(1):55-61
Researchers have posited that children generally learn to read in environments that are trusting, comfortable, and offer small
group or one-to-one adult support, all of which are characteristics of a high quality early childhood education program. This
evaluation research study examines the Pre-Kindergarten Incentive Program, an early childhood demonstration program in Washington,
DC designed to study several urban community-based sites. The authors facilitate a discourse on how all early childhood education
programs can become high quality programs through standardized observations, evaluations, and constructive feedback. The article
describes the demonstration program, highlights general findings from standardized classroom observations, discusses areas
needing improvement, and presents strategies for addressing areas of challenge. It will reveal to early childhood educators
how evaluation findings can improve teaching and learning techniques and environments in early childhood programs. The goal
is to promote overall improvement in reading, reasoning, and literacy for children enrolled in early childhood programs and
thereby better prepare them for kindergarten. 相似文献
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With classrooms becoming increasingly diverse due to children’s various cultural backgrounds and varying abilities, early childhood teacher education programs face the challenge of how best to prepare the workforce. Various initiatives have been implemented in teacher preparation programs to prepare early childhood educators to become competent in relating to all children and families. Infusing components of diversity into all courses and field experiences and engaging in community–university partnerships, as well as unifying early childhood education (ECE) and early childhood special education (ECSE) program components, are promising practices for the field. An examination and evaluation of these initiatives are discussed in this article, as well as future directions for research and practice. 相似文献
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Research Findings: Preventing challenging behavior in young children is a national priority. The number of young children with behavioral problems is on the rise. Discipline policies can help early childhood programs build an infrastructure that promotes social and academic success. This study sought to document the extent to which existing early childhood program discipline policies implement the essential features for developing high-quality, system-wide (viz., program- and school-wide) discipline policies. Using the Early Childhood Discipline Policy Essentials Checklist, investigators assessed the quality of 65 discipline policies from state-licensed early childhood care and education programs. Practice or Policy: Results revealed that early childhood program discipline policies, for the most part, fail to sufficiently address those essential features known to contribute to reducing challenging behavior and promoting prosocial behavior in young children. 相似文献
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Stephen J. Bagnato Hoi K. Suen Dale Brickley Janell Smith-Jones Ernie Dettore 《Early childhood research quarterly》2002,17(4):117
The national debate surrounding the issue of school failure has renewed interest in the quality, efficacy, and outcomes of early childhood intervention programs that can promote early school success for children at developmental risk. Moreover, researchers and policymakers report the need to document developmentally-appropriate models for assessing and evaluating early childhood outcomes. We report on the first-phase results of Pittsburgh’s early childhood initiative (ECI). ECI is a privately-funded effort by a consortium composed of the business, corporate, foundation, and community sectors to implement high-quality early care and education options for children in high-risk neighborhoods. The overarching objective of ECI is to ensure early school success for high-risk children. Our Scaling Progress in Early Childhood Settings (SPECS) Evaluation Team implemented an authentic assessment and program evaluation strategy and an enhanced “constructed comparison group” statistical model to conduct longitudinal research on the child developmental impact of the ECI model. First-phase results on 155 high-risk children indicate that those who participated in high-quality ECI programs for the longest periods of time demonstrated patterns of progress that exceeded maturational expectations. Weekly collaborative consultation to teachers and caregivers by consultants about program quality using the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) standards as “best practice” benchmarks seemed to be associated with initial enhanced child outcomes and the particular impact of the ECI model. 相似文献
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LeAnne D. Johnson 《Early education and development》2017,28(7):822-838
Bringing effective practices to scale across large systems requires attending to how information and belief systems come together in decisions to adopt, implement, and sustain those practices. Statewide scaling of the Pyramid Model, a framework for positive behavior intervention and support, across different types of early childhood programs (i.e., Head Start, early childhood special education, and school readiness) is used to describe how decision-making models may enhance professional development efforts. Research Findings: A theoretical model is presented based on implementation science, empirical knowledge, and practice evidence from one state’s experience trying to bring the Pyramid Model to scale across different types of early childhood programs. In this model, attention is given to how professional development systems may need to extend beyond the current focus on enhancing knowledge and skills to also address the belief systems of practitioners, administrators, and policymakers that influence implementation. Practice or Policy: Decision making and program characteristics are discussed relative to competency, organizational, and leadership drivers that may vary between different types of early childhood programs. Implications for statewide professional development systems and future research are discussed. 相似文献
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Catherine Scott-Little Karen M. La Paro Amanda Weisner 《Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education》2013,34(4):379-390
The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) program review process increasingly emphasizes the importance of performance-based assessment of early childhood teacher preparation programs. As part of the effort to address performance-based assessment requirements, the teacher educator program described in this study examined students’ beliefs related to developmentally appropriate practice, attitudes toward children, and perceived competencies at different points in the program and upon graduation. One hundred eighteen students and 78 recent graduates participated. Results suggest that students’ beliefs are more consistent with developmentally appropriate practices and with a progressive or child-centered approach at later points in the program. In general, participants felt they were more competent in what they know about early childhood practices than in how they implement the practices. Students nearing completion of the program and those who had graduated reported that they knew more about early childhood practices than students enrolled in early courses in the program, and graduates felt they were more competent to implement early childhood practices than students not enrolled in the program. Results are discussed in terms of implications for examining teacher preparation programs. 相似文献
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The authors address the issues faced when evaluating an early childhood gifted education program from two fields of study representing different perspectives: early childhood and gifted education. This article describes the evaluation process as well as the resulting impact of the evaluation on the constituents and stakeholders of Oakwood Laboratory School.? The questions raised from the evaluation process lead to a critical examination of what is meant by best practices in both fields. In addition, the process of evaluation may serve as a prototype for other programs which serve similar populations of students. 相似文献
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Diane M. Horm Beverly O'Keefe Charlotte Diffendale Amy Cohen Ruth Schennum Larry Pucciarelli 《Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education》2013,34(4):269-278
Abstract This narrative chronicles the continued evolution and development of the Rhode Island Early Childhood Summer Institute, an intensive 5‐day inservice professional development program designed for educational leaders from various sectors of the early care and education field. The goal is to review the continued use of successful practices implemented in the 1993 through 1997 programs and to highlight new programmatic features that were introduced in the most recent 2000 and 2001 programs. The Rhode Island Early Childhood Summer Institute program may serve as a model to others responsible for designing inservice professional development experiences to enhance the capacity of the early childhood workforce. 相似文献
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It is necessary for teachers to consider alternative means of evaluating their students. One method proving to be effective
for gathering and organizing student productivity, growth, and development is the portfolio approach. This article describes
the Early Childhood Portfolio Assessment Preparation (ECPAP) Model that was used to facilitate the use of student portfolios
in two different early childhood education programs. The goals of the model, the six steps followed and the participants'
responses to this project are discussed. This article may serve early childhood directors and supervisors who are preparing
teachers to implement student portfolios as a supplement or an alternative to the existing assessment and evaluation programs.
Also early childhood teacher education students can benefit from the design and implementation of ECPAP. 相似文献
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全美幼教协会（NAEYC）的早教项目认证是高质量学前教育的一个标志,以提高早教项目的质量为目标,认证体系设计了十项认证标准,建立了科学的四步认证流程,并提供了丰富的支持认证的资源。高水平的质量认证是学前教育健康发展的保证,借鉴美国的早教项目认证体系,我们应该关注学前教育质量评估的全面性、发展性,强化质量评估的支持环境建设,以推动我国学前教育质量的提升。 相似文献
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2019年1月,美国LPI发布了《幼儿教育有效性的实证性依据:对政策制定者的启示》,该报告分析了美国近期开展的21个幼儿教育项目及其评估报告,系统评价了不同幼儿教育项目的有效性。发现,高质量幼儿教育项目支持幼儿的有效性学习,其对幼儿参与者的影响具有持续性、多维性,并能带来一定的社会经济收益,但幼儿教育项目在实施过程中也存在研究对象不确定、其他因素对幼儿参与者的影响不明确等问题。借鉴LPI的研究成果,我国幼儿教育质量评价应从实际出发,改进幼儿教育质量评级政策,关注幼儿教育质量评级标准与工具的有效性,建立幼儿教育项目评价长效机制,不断提升我国幼儿教育质量评价的有效性。 相似文献
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Jyotsna Pattnaik 《Early Childhood Education Journal》1996,24(1):11-16
The changes in the social and economic structure of India have intensified the need for universal early childhood education.
The formidable challenges before the Indian Government are: to provide high quality early childhood education programs; to
preserve indigenous practices such as multilinguality, family/community involvement, participation of older children as caretakers
of their younger siblings; and to provide early childhood education to all children despite serious financial constraints.
This article presents a brief overview of the traditional childrearing practices in India, chronicles government initiatives
in early childhood education, describes the range of programs available in India, and identifies goals that will shape the
future of early childhood programs in India.
Portions of this article will appear in Isenberg, J.P., & Jalongo, M.R. (Eds.). (1997, in press).Trends and issues in early childhood: Challenges, controversies, and insights. New York: Teachers College Press. 相似文献
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The ACEI Global Guidelines Assessment (GGA) was developed to provide an international assessment tool that can be used by early childhood educators to develop, assess, and improve program quality worldwide. This pilot study was conducted in four countries to investigate the psychometric properties of the GGA within and across different countries. A total of 168 programs and 336 early care and education professionals participated in this study from communities in the People’s Republic of China, Guatemala, Taiwan, and the United States. The results show strong internal consistency for each subscale and the total GGA as well as moderate interrater consistency for the five subscales. A comparison of item ratings and the qualitative evidence suggests moderately acceptable congruence between the ratings and evidence to support the ratings. Patterns of program practices were identified within and across the participating sties and countries that reflected both unique and common practices. These results suggest that the GGA has potential as a useful and effective tool both for understanding early childhood program quality within and across countries and as a means of helping practitioners to establish and/or improve the quality of their services. 相似文献
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ABSTRACTCommunities are investigating new ways to expand access to high-quality early education. A new early care and education partnership initiative in a mid-Atlantic state offered publicly-funded preschool slots to eligible children in private early childhood programs and provided quality supports to participating private programs. This qualitative study examines the implementation of this partnership initiative from the perspectives of administrators, early childhood program staff, and family members of enrolled children. Researchers conducted 15 focus groups with these stakeholders across five communities and used a directed content analysis approach to analyze the data. Research Findings: The thematic findings from this study suggest that ECE partnerships can improve implementation processes by developing intentional communication plans and paying attention to the needs and preferences of early childhood program staff and families. The study findings also suggest that private programs may be able to counter the loss of preschool enrollment slots to public schools by participating in ECE partnerships. Practice and Policy: Policymakers may use these findings to inform the design of new ECE partnership initiatives or other initiatives that involve collaboration among early care and education programs. Practitioners may use these findings to inform planning for new partnerships they are engaged in. 相似文献
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A paradigm shift toward evidence-based clinical practice: Developing a performance assessment 总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1
Nancy Wentworth Lynnette B. Erickson Barbara Lawrence J. Aaron Popham Byran Korth 《Studies in Educational Evaluation》2009,35(1):16-20
The Clinical Practice Assessment System (CPAS), developed in response to teacher preparation program accreditation requirements, represents a paradigm shift of one university toward data-based decision-making in teacher education programs. The new assessment system is a scale aligned with INTASC Standards, which allows for observation and evaluation of teacher candidate performance over time to show growth from novice to high level proficiency. This article describes the creation of the CPAS and examines results from its implementation in early childhood, elementary, and secondary programs in both early and capstone clinical experiences. Three years of implementation experiences have informed decisions on supervisory practices, program offerings and requirements, alignment of course outcomes, and understanding of strengths and weaknesses of individual licensure programs. 相似文献
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Research Findings: This exploratory study identified preschool teacher quality profiles in early childhood education settings using 9 indicators across teachers’ professional background, observed process quality, and job attitudes toward teaching (e.g., job-related stress, satisfaction, and intention to leave the job). The sample consisted of 96 teachers from 48 child care programs in a midwestern U.S. state. A latent profile analysis revealed 3 profiles: (a) less experienced, lower quality, and more positive attitudes; (b) less experienced, average quality, and less positive attitudes; and (c) more experienced, better quality, and mixed attitudes. Multiple program- and teacher-level covariates were incorporated into the latent profile model to examine the associations between program and teacher characteristics and profile membership. Practice or Policy: Results of this study provide important information for use in early child care interventions and suggest a new approach toward more integrated professional development programs that cover both teachers’ practices and job attitudes. This study also suggests the need for new coaching systems that can be individualized based on each teacher’s strengths and challenges. 相似文献
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廖露露 《上海教育评估研究》2022,11(1):48-53
为了提高幼儿教育与保育质量,2019年芬兰出台了《幼儿教育与保育评价的指南与建议》(以下简称《指南与建议》)。《指南与建议》提出幼儿教育与保育评价指标,包括过程质量指标和结构质量指标,评价主体包括国家、地区和教学活动三级;在评价过程中秉持系统性评价原则、以提高为导向的原则和质量管理原则。《指南与建议》的实施使得芬兰幼儿教育与保育评价体系更加系统化。借鉴芬兰幼儿教育与保育评价的做法,我国学前教育质量评价体系应强调结构质量指标和过程质量指标,丰富结构质量指标的构成要素,改进学前教育过程质量评价观,转变学前教育质量评价的价值取向。 相似文献
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Jennifer Grisham-Brown Rena Hallam Robyn Brookshire 《Early Childhood Education Journal》2006,34(1):45-51
The increasing emphasis on accountability in early care and education has created an opportunity for programs to revisit their child assessment practices. This article presents a model for using authentic assessment practices to document children’s progress toward a set of program standards, specifically the Head Start Child Outcomes Framework, as well as describe how authentic assessment processes can inform curriculum planning. Programmatic implementation issues are discussed and a case study is presented. 相似文献
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Joan Lieber Paula J. Beckman Marci J. Hanson Susan Janko Jules M. Marquart Eva Horn Samuel L. Odom 《Early education and development》1997,8(1):67-82
As inclusion of young children with disabilities into preschool programs has become more prevalent, there have been concomitant changes in the roles assumed by the professionals and paraprofessionals in these programs. In this paper we examine the ways in which inclusive models influence the roles assumed by the program staff and the factors that affect the ability of staff members to assume these roles. Data, which included interviews, participant observation and document analysis, were collected as part of a multi-site national study of inclusive education programs and practices. From these data, themes emerged regarding the changing roles and relationships of staff members in inclusive early childhood programs. These themes are discussed as both facilitators of and barriers to successful inclusive programs. 相似文献