A Cross-Cultural Study of Preschool Quality in South Korea and Sweden: ECERS Evaluations

Autor/inn/en	Sheridan, Sonja; Giota, Joanna; Han, You-Me; Kwon, Jeong-Yoon
Titel	A Cross-Cultural Study of Preschool Quality in South Korea and Sweden: ECERS Evaluations
Quelle	In: Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 24 (2009) 2, S.142-156 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0885-2006
DOI	10.1016/j.ecresq.2009.03.004
Schlagwörter	Young Children; Rating Scales; Foreign Countries; Preschool Teachers; Cultural Context; Program Effectiveness; Cross Cultural Studies; Cultural Differences; Educational Quality; Preschool Education; Social Influences; Cultural Influences; South Korea; Sweden; Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Frühe Kindheit; Rating-Skala; Ausland; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Kultureller Unterschied; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Sozialer Einfluss; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Korea; Republik; Schweden
Abstract	The aim of the study is to explore cross-cultural similarities and differences in preschool quality in South Korean and Swedish preschools as measured by two national adaptations of the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale (ECERS). The approach adopted is that cross-cultural comparisons of preschool quality are both achievable and of great importance to researchers as well as policy-makers, educators, teachers and parents. The results indicate that Swedish childcare programs rate higher on the entire ECERS and all of the individual subscales. The similarities and differences in preschool quality are interpreted within the socio-cultural context of each country and the respective pedagogical goals for preschool. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10