EJ631458
PS532034
Title: How
Early Childhood Teacher Beliefs Vary across Grade Level.
Author(s): Vartuli, Sue
Source: Early Childhood Research Quarterly, v14 n4 p489-514 1999
Publication Date: 1999
ISSN: 0885-2006
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143)
Journal Announcement: CIJFEB2002
Explored beliefs
and practices of Head Start, kindergarten, first-, second-, and
third-grade teachers. Found that belief measures were moderately
correlated and observed practices supported what teachers reported
as their beliefs and practices. Beliefs were significantly more
appropriate than practice at every grade level. As grade level increased,
the level of self-reported and observed developmentally appropriate
beliefs and practices decreased. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: *Beliefs; Comparative Analysis; *Developmentally Appropriate
Practices; Early Childhood Education; *Educational Practices; *Elementary
School Teachers; Observation; *Preschool Teachers; *Teacher Attitudes;
Teacher Qualifications; Teacher Student Relationship
Identifiers: Project Head Start
