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EJ563073 PS527758
Title: What Do They Do All Day? Comprehensive Evaluation of a Full-Day Kindergarten.Author(s): Elicker, James; Mathur, Sangeeta
Source: Early Childhood Research Quarterly, v12 n4 p459-80 1997
Publication Date: 1997
ISSN: 0885-2006
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Evaluative (142)
Journal Announcement: CIJOCT1998
Evaluated,
over a 2-year period, a new full-day kindergarten, including documentation
of program processes and outcomes from multiple perspectives. Found
that compared to half-day students, full-day students spent relatively
more time in child-initiated activities and teacher-directed individual
work. Parents and teachers cited benefits of flexibility, more time
for child-initiated creative activities, and less stress; students
exhibited higher first-grade readiness. (EV)
Descriptors: *Full Day Half Day Schedules; *Kindergarten; Learning
Readiness; Outcomes of Education; Parent Attitudes; Primary Education;
Program Evaluation; Teacher Attitudes
Identifiers: Child Centered Education
