ERIC Number: EJ1393675
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 20
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ISSN: ISSN-1040-9289
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Early Education Program Racial and Ethnic Composition and Associations with Quality and Children's Language and Social-Emotional Development
Iruka, Iheoma U.; Kainz, Kirsten; Kuhn, Laura; Guss, Shannon; Tokarz, Stephanie; Yazejian, Noreen; Niño, Silvia
Early Education and Development, v34 n6 p1341-1360 2023
This study identified patterns of classroom and family experiences and developmental outcomes for young children in segregated early education. This study is based on data from a high-quality early education program serving young children from low-income households in 19 schools across the U.S. The sample included 1,521 children during the 2016-2017 school year. The analysis examined patterns of association between the racial/ethnic composition of Educare sites and family risk factors, classroom quality, and children's language and social-emotional performance and growth across the academic year. Research Findings: Findings indicated that although classroom quality, measured through traditional tools, did not vary by school racial/ethnic composition, sociodemographic risk factors, children's language and social-emotional outcomes did vary by this variable. Practice or Policy: We discuss our results in relation to promotive and inhibitive processed within and outside early education programs, as well as the continued impact of structural equities and lack of culturally responsive pedagogy on children's learning opportunities and development.
Descriptors: Social Emotional Learning, Culturally Relevant Education, Risk, Racial Composition, Ethnicity, Teaching Methods, Educational Quality, Child Development, Low Income Students, Language Acquisition, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Children, Play, School Readiness, Correlation, Racial Segregation, Intelligence Tests, Verbal Ability, Vocabulary, Rating Scales, Classroom Environment, Parent Attitudes, Federal Programs, Native Language
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test; Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale; Classroom Assessment Scoring System
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