ERIC Number: ED530291
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2009-Nov
Pages: 21
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Why Program Quality Matters for Early Childhood Inclusion: Recommendations for Professional Development
Buysse, Virginia; West, Tracey; Hollingsworth, Heidi
National Professional Development Center on Inclusion
Only a handful of states address children with disabilities in their early child care quality rating systems. As a result, few states are evaluating the quality of inclusive programs and services. This problem is compounded by a lack of consensus on dimensions that define high quality inclusion and a need for additional measures of quality inclusive practices. This National Professional Development Center on Inclusion paper advocates for the need to link early childhood program quality and professional development, with a particular focus on how this topic relates to early childhood inclusion. Appended are: (1) Resources; (2) Key Features of States' QRIS [Quality Rating and Improvement System]; and (3) Measures of Program Quality. (Contains 7 footnotes.)
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Disabilities, Young Children, Professional Development, Educational Quality, Inclusion, Mainstreaming, Program Evaluation, Quality Assurance, Educational Improvement, Teacher Competencies, Student Rights, Equal Education, State Standards
National Professional Development Center on Inclusion. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill FPG Child Development Institute CB#8185, Chapel Hill, NC 27599. Tel: 919-966-2622; e-mail: npdci@mail.fpg.unc.edu; Web site: http://npdci.fpg.unc.edu
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Office of Special Education Programs (ED/OSERS)
Authoring Institution: National Professional Development Center on Inclusion (NPDCI)
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