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ERIC Number: EJ1213839
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 28
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ISSN: ISSN-1040-9289
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"Early Education Essentials": Validation of Surveys Measuring Early Education Organizational Conditions
Ehrlich, Stacy B.; Pacchiano, Debra; Stein, Amanda G.; Wagner, Maureen R.; Park, Sangyoon; Frank, Elizabeth; Luppescu, Stuart; Young, Chris
Early Education and Development, v30 n4 p540-567 2019
Research Findings: The "Early Education Essentials" surveys use teacher and parent perceptions to measure 6 organizational conditions of early childhood education programs, extending and complementing existing measures of early childhood care and education (ECE) quality constructs. This study tests the reliability and concurrent validity of the "Early Education Essentials" in 81 school- and community-based ECE sites in a large Midwestern city selected using a stratified random sampling method. Using a Rasch item response theory model, scales were created; theory and exploratory factor analyses combined scales into higher level constructs called essentials. Multilevel models took into account individual measurement error to create site-level essential scores and assessed relationships between programs' essential scores and site-level teacher-child interactions scores and student attendance. Findings suggest that the "Early Education Essentials" is reliable in multiple ECE settings; it is sensitive to site-level differences; and some, but not all, organizational conditions measured are associated in expected directions with site-level metrics indicative of center-based ECE quality. Practice or Policy: The "Early Education Essentials" has the potential to provide leaders and practitioners with actionable data about organizational supports that enable ECE practitioners to be more effective in their daily work with children and families.
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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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