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| ERIC #: | ED406015 |
| Title: | Children's Day Care Experiences: Differences by Age, Gender, and Type of Program. |
| Authors: | Clawson, Mellisa A. |
| Descriptors: | Age Differences; Caregiver Child Relationship; Child Caregivers; Class Size; Comparative Analysis; Day Care; Day Care Centers; Interviews; Nonprofit Organizations; Observation; Preschool Children; Preschool Education; Sex Differences; Teacher Qualifications; Teacher Student Ratio; Teacher Student Relationship |
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| Publication Date: | 1997-04-00 |
| Pages: | 20 |
| Pub Types: | Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research |
| Abstract: | This study examined how children's experience of regulatable quality and teacher-child interaction differs between nonprofit and for-profit day care settings. Gender and age differences in children's day care experiences were also explored. Assessments of regulatable quality and teacher-child interaction were conducted in three for-profit and two nonprofit centers serving, respectively, 122 and 72 children age 36 to 71 months. Data collection included classroom observations and teacher interviews. Regulatable quality variables included teacher-child ratio, class size, and teacher qualifications. Teacher-child interaction was assessed with respect to rate, content, and affective tone. Results indicated that: (1) older children experienced day care environments of higher quality in terms of both regulatable features and teacher-child interaction; (2) boys' environments were less optimal than girls' with respect to teacher-child interaction; and (3) nonprofit centers had higher levels of regulatable quality and positive, meaningful teacher-child interactions compared to for-profit centers. (Contains 24 references.) (Author/KDFB) |
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| Note: | Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development (62nd, Washington, DC, April 3-6, 1997). For a related paper, see PS 025 232. |
| Identifiers: | Day Care Quality |
| Record Type: | Non-Journal |
| Level: | 1 - Available on microfiche |
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| Languages: | English |
| Education Level: | Preschool Education |
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