ED370674 PS022104
Title: Training for Quality: Improving Early Childhood Programs through
Systematic Inservice Training. Monographs of the High/Scope Educational
Research Foundation, Number Nine.
Author(s): Epstein, Ann S.
Author Affiliation: High/Scope Educational Research Foundation, Ypsilanti,
MI.(BBB04423)
Pages: 191
Publication Date: 1993
ISBN: 0-929816-56-0
Available from: EDRS Price MF01 Plus Postage. PC Not Available from
EDRS.
Availability: Monograph Series, High/Scope Educational Foundation,
600 North River Street, Ypsilanti, MI 48198 ($19).
Language: English
Document Type: Book (010); Reports--Research (143)
Geographic Source: U.S.; Michigan
Journal Announcement: RIEOCT1994
The Training
of Trainers (ToT) Evaluation investigated the efficacy of the High/Scope
model for improving the quality of early childhood programs on a
national scale. To address this question, the High/Scope Foundation
undertook a multimethod evaluation that collected anecdotal records
from the consultants and 793 participants in 40 ToT projects, surveyed
a random sample of 203 endorsed trainers around the country, interviewed
and observed highly qualified teachers in 244 High/Scope and 122
non-High/Scope settings, and assessed 97 children in High/Scope
and 103 in comparison programs. In addition to the particular question
about High/Scope's effectiveness in doing training, the study also
addressed broader questions about the role of inservice training
in improving early childhood program quality and enhancing young
children's development. Some of the results of the study include
the following: (1) High/Scope training is effective, and evidence
indicated that inservice training contributes significantly to program
quality and children's development; (2) although both High/Scope
and comparison settings offered high-quality programs, there were
significant differences. High/Scope programs were better than comparison
programs at organizing the environment, encouraging independent
thought and action, and using adult-child interaction to promote
reasoning and language skills; (3) teachers' formal education, inservice
training, and experience were all significant predictors of program
quality. Contains 56 references. (TJQ)
Descriptors: Child Development; Early Childhood Education; Educational
Attainment; *Inservice Teacher Education; Outcomes of Education;
Predictor Variables; *Preschool Teachers; *Program Effectiveness;
Program Evaluation; Program Improvement; Teacher Educator Education;
*Teacher Educators; *Teacher Improvement; Teacher Qualifications
Identifiers: *High Scope Model; *Quality Indicators
