ERIC Number: EJ1116910
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-0300-4430
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Classroom Quality in Infant and Toddler Classrooms: Impact of Age and Programme Type
King, Elizabeth K.; Pierro, Rebekah C.; Li, Jiayao; Porterfield, Mary Lee; Rucker, Lia
Early Child Development and Care, v186 n11 p1821-1835 2016
This study examined differences in classroom quality, assessed by the Infant/Toddler Environment Rating Scale-Revised (ITERS-R), in 287 infant and 479 toddler classrooms. Classroom quality was compared across classroom age group (infant compared to toddler classrooms) as well as across programme type (for-profit compared to not-for-profit programmes). Classroom quality was assessed using four ITERS-R factors identified in previous research, including Materials/Activities, Safety/Organization, Language/Interactions, and Parents/Staff factor scores. Results indicate that infant classrooms scored higher on the Safety/Organization and Language/Interactions factors than toddler classrooms, and toddler classrooms scored higher on Materials/Activities than infant classrooms. Classrooms in not-for-profit programmes scored higher on Safety/Organization and Parents/Staff factors. Differences in Safety/Organization, Language/Interactions, and Parents/Staff factor scores were found based on teachers' education, and teachers' experience in the programme was positively related to scores on the Language/Interactions factor. Implications regarding the provision of high-quality classroom environments for infants and toddlers in both programme types are discussed.
Descriptors: Infants, Toddlers, Preschool Education, Educational Environment, Age Differences, Learning Activities, Instructional Materials, Child Safety, Language Usage, Interaction, Parent Role, Teacher Role, Institutional Characteristics, Correlation, Scores, Teacher Characteristics, Child Care Centers, Rating Scales
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Preschool Education; Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: North Carolina
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Infant Toddler Environment Rating Scale
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