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ERIC Number: EJ593058
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0014-4029
Quality of Early Childhood Programs in Inclusive and Noninclusive Settings.
Buysse, Virginia; Wesley, Patricia W.; Bryant, Donna; Gardner, Dave
Exceptional Children, v65 n3 p301-14 Spr 1999
This study assessed factors contributing to global program quality in 180 community-based child-care centers in North Carolina. Inclusive early-childhood programs scored higher on the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale. Other predictors of global program quality included teacher education, professional experience, and teacher self-ratings of knowledge and skill. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Community Programs, Day Care Centers, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Inclusive Schools, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Performance Factors, Program Effectiveness, Teacher Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale; North Carolina