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Caregivers' Cortisol Levels and Perceived Stress in Home-Based and Center-Based Childcare
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Groeneveld, Marleen G.; Vermeer, Harriet J.; van IJzendoorn, Marinus H.; Linting, Marielle – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2012
The current study examined professional caregivers' perceived and physiological stress, and associations with the quality of care they provide. Participants were 55 female caregivers from childcare homes and 46 female caregivers from childcare centers in the Netherlands. In both types of settings, equivalent measures and procedures were used. On…
Descriptors: Child Care, Biochemistry, Child Caregivers, Child Care Centers
Multiple Determinants of Caregiver Behavior in Child Care Centers
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de Schipper, Elles J.; Riksen-Walraven, J. Marianne; Geurts, Sabine A. E. – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2007
In this study of the multiple determinants of professional caregiving, 237 caregivers (age range: 18-56 years) from 64 Dutch child care centers were extensively observed during their interactions with the children (0-4 years) in their usual care group. The choice of potential determinants of the caregiving quality was guided by Belsky's [Belsky,…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Child Rearing, Child Care Centers, Child Care
Teacher Education, Motivation, Compensation, Workplace Support, and Links to Quality of Center-Based Child Care and Teachers' Intention to Stay in the Early Childhood Profession
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Torquati, Julia C.; Raikes, Helen; Huddleston-Casas, Catherine A. – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2007
The purposes of this study were to present a conceptual model for selection into the early childhood profession and to test the model using contemporaneous assessments. A stratified random sample of center-based child care providers in 4 Midwestern states (n=964) participated in a telephone interview, and 223 were also assessed with the Early…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Teacher Motivation, Compensation (Remuneration), Work Environment
Predictors of Quality in Family Child Care
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Doherty, Gillian; Forer, Barry; Lero, Donna S.; Goelman, Hillel; LaGrange, Annette – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2006
This study of 231 regulated family child care providers proposed a theoretical model to explore the effects on quality of: (1) provider level of general education; (2) provider degree of intentionality; (3) provider training and experience in family child care; (4) provider use of support services; and (5) provider work environment. Hierarchical…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Models, Child Caregivers, Child Care