EJ615462
PS531091
Title: A Comparison of External and Self-Evaluations of Quality in Early
Childhood Education.
Author(s): Sheridan, Sonja
Source: Early Child Development and Care, v164 p63-78 Oct 2000
Publication Date: 2000
ISSN: 0300-4430
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143)
Journal Announcement: CIJAPR2001
Compared
self-evaluation of quality of preschool teachers in Sweden to the evaluation by
an
external evaluator using the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale.
Found moderately high
percent agreement between teachers and evaluator and
among teachers at the same unit. Found
highest agreement among teachers on
socialization and communication. Found socialization and
communication quality
rated lower by evaluators than teachers. (KB)
Descriptors: Child
Caregivers; Comparative Analysis; *Day Care; *Early Childhood Education;
*Educational Quality; Foreign Countries; Preschool Evaluation; *Preschool Teachers;
Professional Development; *Self Evaluation (Groups); *Young Children
Identifiers: *Day Care Quality; Sweden
