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Comparing Aspects Of The Process Quality In Six European Early Childhood Educational Settings

2013

The European project ‘Early Change’ (http://earlychange.teithe.gr) attempts to evaluate the quality of early childhood education (ECE) environments of six European countries, Greece, Portugal, Finland, Denmark, Cyprus and Romania. The purpose of this paper is to compare the level of two dimensions of the process quality of these environments a) Space & Furnishings, and b) Personal Care Routines. Theorists, practitioners and researchers agree that in order to provide qualitative education to young children, one of the basic needs of all children must be met; that need is the protection of their health and their safety. A high quality early childhood education program must contain a safe and …

ECERS-Rearly childhood educationcomparative educationquality evaluation
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Professional Development and Impact of the Early Change Project : Reflections from the Finnish Example

2017

This chapter focuses on the reflections and feedback from the implementation of the Early Change project in Finland. More specifically, it discusses the particular way in which the project was implemented in Finland, presents some experiences of the early childhood teachers who used the observational rating scales and the way that it influenced their practices. Further, it discusses the impact the use of observational rating scales had on two levels—on the professional development of the early childhood teachers and on the educational policies implemented in the educational districts that were partners in the Early Change project. peerReviewed

Early childhood educationEngineering managementMedical educationvarhaiskasvatusECERS-RRating scaleammatillinen kehitysearly change projectProfessional developmentearly childhood educationObservational studyEarly childhoodPsychology
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