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EJ554324 PS527005
Title: Children's Experiences in Center-Based Child Care as a Function of Teacher Background and Adult:Child Ratio.Author(s): Howes, Carollee
Source: Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, v43 n3 p404-25 Jul 1997
Publication Date: 1997
Notes: Invitational Issue on: "Child-Care Research in the 1990s: Child Care as Context and in Context."
ISSN: 0272-930X
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143)
Journal Announcement: CIJAPR1998
Two studies
examined impact of teacher background and teacher/child ratio on
child and teacher behavior in a child care environment. Both studies
indicate more effective performances produced by teachers with higher
degrees. One study suggests lower ratios are more effective. No
interactive effect of ratio and background was noted. (MT)
Descriptors: Child Behavior; Child Development; *Day Care Centers;
Preschool Children; Teacher Background; *Teacher Behavior; Teacher
Evaluation; Teacher Qualifications; *Teacher Student Ratio
