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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ857353
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009
Pages: 16
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Exploring the Quality of Early Childhood Education in China: Implications for Early Childhood Teacher Education
Hu, Bi Ying; Szente, Judit
Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, v30 n3 p247-262 2009
The following article introduces an exploratory study that was designed to measure the quality of early childhood education within its ever changing sociocultural context utilizing the Early Childhood Learning Environment Rating Scale-Revised (ECERS-R) in 40 classrooms in Beijing, China. Implications for early childhood teacher education, including the education of children with exceptional needs are addressed along with recommendations for future research. (Contains 6 tables.)
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Rating Scales, Foreign Countries, Educational Quality, Evaluation Methods, Teacher Education, Preschool Teachers, Special Needs Students, Research Needs
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China
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