ERIC Number: EJ1292228
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-1040-9289
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Teachers' Perceptions of Their Classroom Experiences in Kindergartens Serving Low SES Families: Associations with Global Classroom Quality
Dolev, Smadar; Sher-Censor, Efrat; Tal, Leah
Early Education and Development, v32 n4 p572-588 2021
Research Findings: This study focused on kindergartens serving low SES families and examined the associations between teachers' perceptions of their teaching experiences in their classroom and observed global classroom quality. Forty teachers and their classrooms participated. Teachers' perceptions of their teaching experiences in the classroom were assessed via the valence and multidimensionality of their narratives on their teaching experiences. Global classroom quality, measured as observed emotional support, instructional support and classroom organization, was assessed using the CLASS (Classroom Assessment Scoring System) during structured and unstructured classroom activities. Positive valence of teachers' narratives on their teaching experiences was associated with better classroom organization, while higher levels of narratives' multidimensionality were associated with higher emotional and instructional support. Practice or Policy: Evaluating teachers' perceptions and helping them construct more positive and more holistic perceptions of their teaching experiences may be important targets in teachers' training and supervision programs for enhancing global classroom quality.
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Preschool Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Beliefs, Low Income Students, Classroom Environment, Emotional Response, Student Needs, Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries, Young Children, Teaching Experience, Social Development, Emotional Development, Classroom Techniques, Receptive Language
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education; Preschool Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Israel
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Classroom Assessment Scoring System; Brief Symptom Inventory
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