التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Assessing the effectiveness of Australian early childhood education and care experiences: study protocol |
| المؤلفون: |
Tayler, Collette, Cloney, Daniel, Adams, Ray, Ishimine, Karin, Thorpe, Karen, Nguyen, Thi |
| بيانات النشر: |
BioMed Central Ltd. |
| سنة النشر: |
2016 |
| المجموعة: |
BioMed Central |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
Early education and care, ECEC, Longitudinal tracking, Quality programs, E4Kids, Program effectiveness, Socio-economic status, Families, Home learning environment, Children’s wellbeing |
| الوصف: |
Background In Australia, 61.5 % of children aged 3–4 attend Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) programs. Children’s experiences within these programs vary widely and impact directly on educational wellbeing and social development. Research has shown that higher quality programs enhance children’s learning and developmental outcomes, foster social participation and have long-lasting effects on their productivity as adults. Quality matters, yet we do not know what components of ECEC result in a quality program. Effective Early Educational Experiences (E4Kids) is a 5-year longitudinal study designed to identify and assess the impact of mainstream ECEC programs and program components on children’s learning, development, social inclusion and well-being. E4Kids sets out to measure quality ECEC; identify components that add value and positively impact children’s outcomes; evaluate the effects of child, family, community and environment characteristics on programs; and provide evidence on how best to invest in ECEC. Methods/design E4Kids follows a sample of 2,494 children who have experienced a variety of approved care programs (long day care, kindergarten, family day care and occasional care), as well as 157 children who have not accessed such programs. Children are tracked to the first point of National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) testing at Year 3. The study presents a multi-level design in which ECEC programs were sampled from two states – Queensland and Victoria – then randomly sampled from two greater metropolitan regions and two regional and remote locations. Parents, centre directors, educators and carers complete questionnaires to provide information on demographics and children’s progress. Data collected also include the make-up and organisation of ECEC programs and schools children attended. The quality of adult-child interactions is directly assessed using the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) and direct testing of children’s cognitive abilities and ... |
| نوع الوثيقة: |
report |
| اللغة: |
English |
| العلاقة: |
http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/16/352Test |
| الإتاحة: |
http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/16/352Test |
| حقوق: |
Copyright 2016 Tayler et al. |
| رقم الانضمام: |
edsbas.FB9398C6 |
| قاعدة البيانات: |
BASE |
