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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Teacher Ethnicity and Variation in Context: The Implications for Classroom Quality
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Cassidy, Deborah J.; Lower, Joanna K.; Kintner, Victoria L.; Hestenes, Linda L. – Early Education and Development, 2009
Research Findings: The current study examined the differences in global quality between classrooms with African American teachers and European American teachers. The study included 1,687 classrooms (802 with African American teachers and 885 with European American teachers). Initial analyses revealed significant differences in overall global…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Equal Education, African American Teachers, Teacher Effectiveness
Quality in Inclusive Preschool Classrooms
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Hestenes, Linda L.; Cassidy, Deborah J.; Shim, Jonghee; Hegde, Archana V. – Early Education and Development, 2008
Research Findings: Quality of care for preschool children in inclusive and noninclusive classrooms was examined in two studies. In Study 1, comparisons across a large sample of classrooms (N = 1, 313) showed that inclusive classrooms were higher than noninclusive classrooms in global quality as well as on two dimensions of quality…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Preschool Children, Teacher Student Relationship, Inclusive Schools
Revisiting the Two Faces of Child Care Quality: Structure and Process
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Cassidy, Deborah J.; Hestenes, Linda L.; Hansen, Joanna K.; Hegde, Archana; Shim, Jonghee; Hestenes, Steve – Early Education and Development, 2005
While child care quality has been examined in numerous studies, the definition of quality and specifically, the concepts of structural and process quality, have not been adequately explored. In this qualitative analysis of the constructs of process and structural quality, a content analysis of the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale-Revised…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Children, Child Care, Educational Quality
A Microanalysis of Teachers' Verbalizations in Inclusive Classrooms
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Hestenes, Linda L.; Cassidy, Deborah J.; Niemeyer, Judith – Early Education and Development, 2004
The present study examined the verbalizations of 16 teachers from inclusive preschool classrooms. Two hours of audiotaped verbalizations for each teacher were analyzed for one-on-one interactions between teachers and children and also for interactions between teachers and small groups of children. Results showed that teachers did not modify their…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Teacher Student Relationship
Preschool Children's Understanding of Disability: Experiences Leading to the Elaboration of the Concept of Hearing Loss.
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Diamond, Karen E.; Hestenes, Linda L. – Early Education and Development, 1994
Explores the impact of having a hearing-impaired peer on preschool children's understanding of hearing and deafness, comparing children with and without a hearing-impaired peer. All children referred to their own experiences to explain hearing loss. Children with a hearing-impaired classmate understood sign language and the consequences of hearing…
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Hearing (Physiology), Hearing Impairments, Knowledge Level