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Preschool Teachers' Sense of Community, Instructional Quality, and Children's Language and Literacy Gains
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Guo, Ying; Kaderavek, Joan N.; Piasta, Shayne B.; Justice, Laura M.; McGinty, Anita – Early Education and Development, 2011
Research Findings: This study investigated relations among preschool teachers' (n = 75) sense of community, classroom language and literacy instructional quality, and children's (n = 398) gains in vocabulary and print concept knowledge during an academic year. Hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) results indicated that teachers' language and…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Preschool Children, Preschool Teachers, Literacy
In-Service Professional Development and Constructivist Curriculum: Effects on Quality of Child Care, Teacher Beliefs, and Interactions
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Howe, Nina; Jacobs, Ellen; Vukelich, Goranka; Recchia, Holly – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 2011
The purpose of this study was to assess three methods of delivering in-service professional development regarding constructivist curriculum for early childhood educators. Educators in 44 not-for-profit child care centres in three Canadian cities were studied; 94 educators with formal preservice training participated. The three methods were (a) a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Constructivism (Learning), Rating Scales, Child Care