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ALdarab'h, Intisar; Alrub, Mohammad Abo; Al-Mohtadi, Reham Mohammad – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
The present study evaluated the reality of the preschools in Jordan. A random sample of 500 preschool teachers participated in this study. Quantitative and qualitative methods were used. Preschools' learning environment quality was assessed using the revised version of the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale (Harms, Clifford, & Cryer,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Education, Educational Practices, Preschool Teachers
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Al-Hassan, Suha M.; Obeidat, Osama M.; Lansford, Jennifer E. – Early Child Development and Care, 2010
The present study evaluates a major education reform in Jordan--the implementation of public kindergartens--and provides an example of how evaluation can be incorporated into education reform. In the context of education reform in Jordan, 532 public kindergartens have been created over the last five years. A stratified random sample of…
Descriptors: Young Children, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Kindergarten
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Sheridan, Sonja – Early Child Development and Care, 2001
Examined whether preschool quality could be enhanced through competence development in teaching staff simultaneous to organizational changes and financial cutbacks. Tested a model for competence development with an intervention group that took part in a competence development program. Found that the development work led to a higher quality in…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Financial Support, Models, Organizational Change
Haskell, Madie – 1994
This practicum was designed to increase the quality of service in five day care centers in a metropolitan Florida county, as evidenced by increases in the Early Childhood Environmental Rating Scale (ECERS) scores of early childhood teacher participants. A 10-week teacher education program for 5 early childhood teachers was developed around Marilyn…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Check Lists, Child Health, Classroom Environment