Quality in kindergarten classrooms: Observational evidence for the need to increase children’s learning opportunities in early education classrooms

Author(s): La Paro, Karen M.; Hamre, Bridget; LoCasale-Crouch, Jennifer; Pianta, Robert C.; Bryant, Donna M.; Early, Diane Marie; Clifford, Richard M.; Barbarin, Oscar; Howes, Carollee; Burchinal, Margaret
Date Issued: July 2009
Description: An investigation of the quality and content of children’s learning experiences in kindergarten and how individual children experience classroom quality, based on data from 240 prekindergarten classroons and a subsample of 730 kindergarten classrooms attended by participants of a larger study
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Journal Title: Early Education and Development
Volume Number: 20
Issue Number: 4
Page Range: 657-692
Topics: Child Care & Early Education Quality

Programs, Interventions & Curricula > Programs > Kindergarten
Country: United States
ISSN: 1040-9289 Paper
1556-6935 Online
Peer Reviewed: yes
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