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Conditions for Children's Language and Literacy Learning in Swedish Preschools: Exploring Quality Variations with ECERS-3
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Nasiopoulou, Panagiota; Mellgren, Elisabeth; Sheridan, Sonja; Williams, Pia – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2023
This article aims to explore the conditions for children's language and literacy learning in 153 Swedish preschools with children one to five years. The Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale (ECERS-3) is used to evaluate preschool quality, focusing on the subscale of Language and literacy activities. The study draws on Bronfenbrenner's…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Foreign Countries, Educational Quality, Early Childhood Education
Investigating the Psychometric Properties of the ACEI Global Guidelines Assessment, Third Edition (GGA) in Nine Countries
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Hardin, Belinda J.; Bergen, Doris; Busio, Dionne Sills; Boone, William – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2017
The Third Edition of the ACEI Global Guidelines Assessment (GGA) was evaluated for its effectiveness as an international assessment tool for use by early childhood educators to develop, assess, and improve program quality worldwide. This expanded study was conducted in nine countries [People's Republic of China (2 sites), Guatemala, India, Italy,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, International Assessment, Early Childhood Education, Psychometrics
Together from Kindergarten: Exploring Quality to Inform Inclusion in Early Childhood Settings in Bulgaria
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Scanlon, Geraldine; Radeva, Snezhana; McKenna, Grainne; Maguire, Conor – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2023
The Bulgarian Government has made a commitment to inclusive early childhood education and care (ECEC) systems for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). High-quality ECEC settings are more inclusive and responsive to children's individual learning needs. In partnership with UNICEF, the Ministry for Education established a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Inclusion, Early Childhood Education, Students with Disabilities
The Impact of Classroom Quality on Young Children's Emotion Understanding
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Veraksa, A. N.; Gavrilova, M. N.; Pons, F. – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2020
Many studies have been conducted to identify the factors explaining individual differences in children's emotion understanding (capacity to comprehend the nature, causes and consequences of emotions in the self and others). These studies represent a significant advance in our comprehension of the origins of the child's capacity to understand…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Educational Quality, Emotional Development, Knowledge Level
The Role of Preschool Quality in Promoting Child Development: Evidence from Rural Indonesia
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Brinkman, Sally Anne; Hasan, Amer; Jung, Haeil; Kinnell, Angela; Nakajima, Nozomi; Pradhan, Menno – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2017
This article examines the relationship between preschool quality and children's early development in a sample of over 7900 children enrolled in 578 preschools in rural Indonesia. Quality was measured by: (1) classroom observations using the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale-Revised (ECERS-R); (2) teacher characteristics; and (3) structural…
Descriptors: Role, Educational Quality, Child Development, Error of Measurement
Using Rating Scales to Evaluate Quality Early Childhood Education and Care: Reliability Issues
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Rentzou, Konstantina – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2017
Four rating scales for accessing aspects of early childhood education and care programs' quality were employed for the present study. The aim of the study was to examine scales' reliability by using them in one preschool and one infant/toddler classroom during the course of a week. Research results suggest that early childhood education and care…
Descriptors: Rating Scales, Child Care Centers, Infants, Preschool Education