Quality and Quantity of Learning Time in Preprimary Programs.

Karweit, Nancy

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ERIC Number: EJ382616

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Publication Date: 1988

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Quality and Quantity of Learning Time in Preprimary Programs.

Karweit, Nancy

Elementary School Journal, v89 n2 p119-33 Nov 1988

Addresses issues in the organization and delivery of preprimary instruction: attendance, the basis for program entry, and the effects of alternative curricula and length of school day on student achievement. Limitations of existing studies are described, and the problem of the increasingly academic nature of preprimary curricula is discussed. (RH)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Curriculum, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education, Educational Policy, Educationally Disadvantaged, Kindergarten, Preschool Education, School Entrance Age, School Schedules

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Note: Thematic Issue: Early Childhood Programs in Public Schools