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EJ593058 EC623116
Title: Quality of Early Childhood Programs in Inclusive and Noninclusive Settings.Author(s): Buysse, Virginia; Wesley, Patricia W.; Bryant, Donna; Gardner, Dave
Source: Exceptional Children, v65 n3 p301-14 Spr 1999
Publication Date: 1999
ISSN: 0014-4029
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143)
Journal Announcement: CIJAPR2000
This study
assessed factors contributing to global program quality in 180 community-based
child-care centers in North Carolina. Inclusive early-childhood
programs scored higher on the Early Childhood Environment Rating
Scale. Other predictors of global program quality included teacher
education, professional experience, and teacher self-ratings of
knowledge and skill. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: *Community Programs; *Day Care Centers; *Disabilities;
Early Childhood Education; *Inclusive Schools; Knowledge Base for
Teaching; *Performance Factors; *Program Effectiveness; Teacher
Education
Identifiers: Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale; North Carolina
