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Structural and Process Quality of Danish Preschools: Direct and Indirect Associations with Children's Growth in Language and Preliteracy Skills
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Slot, Pauline Louise; Bleses, Dorthe; Justice, Laura M.; Markussen-Brown, Justin; Højen, Anders – Early Education and Development, 2018
Structural quality in childcare centers is considered a precondition for process quality, which in turn is related to children's outcomes. However, the evidence on relations between structural and process quality is mixed. Moreover, despite strong theoretical claims, empirical evidence supporting the indirect relation of structural features…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Preschool Education, Teacher Student Relationship, Correlation
Making "What Works" Work: Enacting Evidence-Based Pedagogies in Early Childhood Education and Care
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Plum, Maja – Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 2017
Inspired by perspectives from actor-network theory, this paper challenges key assumptions in evidence-based pedagogies. Through a multi-sited analysis of the evidence-based pedagogy "Dialogic Reading" (DR) in the area of early childhood education and care in Denmark, the paper explores how DR is enacted as part of an assemblage of tests,…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Child Care, Foreign Countries, Child Care Centers
Enabling Professionals to Change Practices Aimed at Tackling Social Inequality through Professional Development: Results from a Case Study
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Jensen, Bente; Brandi, Ulrik – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2018
Research has shown the potential for early childhood education and care (ECEC) in making a difference for all children. However, research also highlights how hard overcoming the "gaps" between children from differing social backgrounds still is. The overall aim of this article is to examine the impact of a professional development…
Descriptors: Social Differences, Faculty Development, Early Childhood Education, Program Descriptions
Children's Perspectives on Their Everyday Lives in Child Care in Two Cultures: Denmark and the United States
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Kragh-Muller, Grethe; Isbell, Rebecca – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2011
The purpose of this study was to investigate young children's perspectives related to their experiences in child care. Researchers used individual interviews and drawings in an early childhood program in Denmark and one in the United States as the basis for examining children's perspectives on their everyday lives in child care. Observations…
Descriptors: Young Children, Foreign Countries, Child Care Centers, Child Care