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EJ441878 PS519143
Title: Family Day Care: A Theoretical Basis for Improving Quality.Author(s): Fischer, Jan Lockwood; Krause Eheart, Brenda
Source: Early Childhood Research Quarterly, v6 n4 p549-63 Dec 1991
Publication Date: 1991
ISSN: 0885-2006
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143)
Journal Announcement: CIJJUL1992
Providers'
demographic characteristics, training, support networks, business
practices, and stability of services were examined relative to their
caregiving practices. Results from a schematic model approach suggest
correlations between some of these factors and variances in ratings
of caregiver practices. (LB)
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales; *Child Caregivers; Comparative
Analysis; Data Analysis; Early Childhood Education; *Family Day
Care; *Informal Assessment; *Interrater Reliability; Models; Observation;
*Participant Characteristics; Predictor Variables; *Quality Control
Identifiers: *Caregiver Behavior
