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ERIC Number: EJ1377111
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 21
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1040-9289
EISSN: EISSN-1556-6935
Available Date: N/A
Nudging Early Educators' Knowledge, Beliefs, and Practices: An Embedded Randomized Controlled Trial of Text Message Supports
Early Education and Development, v34 n2 p530-550 2023
Research Findings: Several barriers can impede the use and effectiveness of intensive professional development programs, such as courses and coaching, for educators across today's mixed delivery early education system. The present study introduces and tests a light-touch text message-based approach to encourage educators' use of two high-quality practices with children: (a) making transitions more efficient and (b) promoting children's language through open-ended questioning. As part of a six-week intervention, 116 educators participating in a statewide study of early education were randomized to a treatment group receiving three text messages per week about the targeted practices or to a control group receiving no messages. At the end of the intervention, teachers in the treatment group, as compared to those in the control group, spoke more to children in their settings, although they listened less. No statistically significant impacts were observed on transition-related outcomes. Moderated impacts by provider type were observed, with educators in family child care programs experiencing the largest changes in language practices. Practice & Policy. Text message supports can influence educators' practices with young children, though not always in expected ways or for all educators, suggesting that individualized light-touch approaches could respond to early educators' unique strengths and needs.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED); Administration for Children and Families (DHHS), Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Massachusetts
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305B150010; 90PD0305
Author Affiliations: N/A