Quality in Early Childhood Education and Care: A Case Study of Disadvantage

Autor/in	Ishimine, Karin
Titel	Quality in Early Childhood Education and Care: A Case Study of Disadvantage
Quelle	In: Australian Educational Researcher, 38 (2011) 3, S.257-274 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0311-6999
DOI	10.1007/s13384-011-0028-6
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Case Studies; Correlation; Educational Environment; Program Effectiveness; Urban Schools; Disadvantaged; Educational Quality; Equal Education; Child Care Centers; Teacher Student Relationship; Curriculum; Teacher Attitudes; Pedagogical Content Knowledge; Early Childhood Education; Family Programs; Young Children; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Korrelation; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Child care facilities; Child care services; Kinderzentrum; Kinderbetreuung; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Curricula; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan; Lehrerverhalten; Pädagogische Kompetenz; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Family program; Familienprogramm; Frühe Kindheit; Australien
Abstract	Large numbers of young children spend significant amounts of time in early childhood educational settings. Concerns about the quality of this experience have increased substantially in recent years. Further, as social inequalities in Australia continue to grow the gap between disadvantage and advantage widens despite overall levels of increased economic prosperity. Provision of quality early childhood education may be one important way to address disadvantage as international studies show that high quality early childhood education experience contributes to reducing inequality later in life. This study investigated the relationship between quality and disadvantage in a childcare centre in urban Australia. Employing a case study approach, building on Bronfenbrenner's theory and previous literature, the study found that four key components affected the quality of childcare in this centre--physical environment, staff-child interaction, curriculum/program and family support. Importantly, staff knowledge and dedication were crucial to achieving quality. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10