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ERIC Number: EJ586814
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0256-2928
Assessing Quality Characteristics of Center-Based Early Childhood Environments in Germany and Portugal: A Cross-National Study.
Tietze, Wolfgang; Bairrao, Joaquim; Leal, Teresa Barreiros; Rossbach, Hans-Guenther
European Journal of Psychology of Education, v13 n2 p283-98 Jun 1998
Describes how the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale (ECERS), used to assess quality characteristics of early-childhood classrooms, was adapted for use in Germany and Portugal. Reports on a comparative study of classrooms in the two countries. Finds greater differences between eastern and western Germany than between western Germany and Portugal. (DSK)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Comparative Education, Early Childhood Education, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Preschool Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale; Germany; Portugal