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EJ578092 PS528748
Title: Kindergarten Teachers and Classrooms: A Transition Context.Author(s): Early, Diane M.; Cox, Martha J.; Pianta, Robert C.
Source: Early Education and Development, v10 n1 p25-46 Jan 1999
Publication Date: 1999
Notes: Special Issue on: "Unresolved Issues in Early Childhood Programming."
ISSN: 1040-9289
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143)
Journal Announcement: CIJAUG1999
Describes
demographic and structural features of kindergarten classrooms using
data from the National Center for Early Development and Learning's
Transition Practices Survey of kindergarten teachers. Explores teachers'
education and experience, and their training on facilitating transitions
to kindergarten. Also discusses teacher and student race/ethnicity,
adults in the classroom, class size, and free or reduced-price lunch
eligibility. (Author/LPP)
Descriptors: *Classroom Environment; Early Childhood Education;
*Kindergarten; Kindergarten Children; Preschool Education; *Student
Adjustment; Surveys; *Teacher Characteristics; *Teacher Role; *Transitional
Programs
