ERIC Number: EJ1014503
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 20
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
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Preschool Center Quality and School Readiness: Quality Effects and Variation by Demographic and Child Characteristics
Keys, Tran D.; Farkas, George; Burchinal, Margaret R.; Duncan, Greg J.; Vandell, Deborah L.; Li, Weilin; Ruzek, Erik A.; Howes, Carollee
Child Development, v84 n4 p1171-1190 Jul-Aug 2013
This article examines associations between observed quality in preschool center classrooms for approximately 6,250 three- to five-year-olds and their school readiness skills at kindergarten entry. Secondary analyses were conducted using data from four large-scale studies to estimate the effects of preschool center quality and interactions between quality and demographic characteristics and child entry skills and behaviors. Findings were summarized across studies using meta-analytic methods. Results indicate small, but statistically significant associations for preschool center quality main effects on language and mathematics outcomes with little evidence of moderation by demographic characteristics or child entry skills and behaviors. Preschool center quality was not reliably related to socioemotional outcomes. The authors discuss possible explanations for the small effect sizes and lack of differential effects. (Contains 7 tables.)
Descriptors: School Readiness, Preschool Education, Social Development, Emotional Development, Educational Quality, Kindergarten, Effect Size, Child Behavior, Meta Analysis, Correlation, Mathematics Skills, Language Skills, Child Development, Qualitative Research, Longitudinal Studies
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education; Kindergarten
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Bayley Scales of Infant Development; Child Behavior Checklist; Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale; Early Childhood Longitudinal Survey; Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test; Preschool Language Scale; Woodcock Johnson Tests of Achievement
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305A090467
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