EJ580288 PS528899
Title: Which Counts More for Excellence in Childcare Staff--Years
in Service, Education Level or ECE Coursework?Author(s): Honig, Alice Sterling; Hirallal, Andrea
Source: Early Child Development and Care, v145 p31-46 Jun 1998
Publication Date: 1998
ISSN: 0300-4430
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143)
Journal Announcement: CIJSEP1999
Observed 81
caregivers from 24 urban centers interacting with 3- to 5-year olds.
Interactions were categorized into negative/positive, language facilitation,
concept promotion, and caregiving and cleaning-up domains. When
all positive teacher interactions were combined, found that early
childhood education/child development coursework accounted for over
62% of variance in teacher inputs. (KB)
Descriptors: *Caregiver Child Relationship; *Child Caregivers; *Day
Care; Early Childhood Education; *Teacher Qualifications
Identifiers: Caregiver Attitudes; Caregiver Behavior; *Caregiver
Qualifications; Caregiver Training
