Quality and Characteristics of the North Carolina Pre-Kindergarten Program: 2011-2012 Statewide Evaluation. Executive Summary

Autor/inn/en	Peisner-Feinberg, Ellen; Schaaf, Jennifer; Hildebrandt, Lisa; LaForett, Dore
Institution	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, FPG Child Development Institute
Titel	Quality and Characteristics of the North Carolina Pre-Kindergarten Program: 2011-2012 Statewide Evaluation. Executive Summary
Quelle	(2013), (2 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Preschool Education; Preschool Children; At Risk Students; State Programs; Program Evaluation; Preschool Teachers; Teacher Attitudes; Teaching Conditions; Teacher Persistence; Educational Quality; Teacher Surveys; North Carolina + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Pre-school education; Vorschulerziehung; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschule; Regierungsprogramm; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Lehrerverhalten; Lehrbedingungen; Unterrichtsbedingungen; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität
Abstract	The North Carolina Pre-Kindergarten Program (NC Pre-K) is a state-funded initiative for at-risk 4-year-olds, designed to provide a high quality, classroom-based educational program during the year prior to kindergarten entry. Children are eligible for NC Pre-K based on age, family income (at or below 75% of state median income), and other risk factors (limited English proficiency, identified disability, chronic health condition, and developmental/educational need). In the 2011-2012 year, the NC Pre-K Program served over 29,000 children in a variety of settings across the state, including local school systems, private providers, and blended Head Start/pre-k classrooms. The 2011-2012 evaluation study included information about characteristics of the NC Pre-K Program statewide and observations of classroom quality and teacher surveys in a random sample of 100 classrooms. The primary research questions addressed by this evaluation included: (1) What were the key characteristics of the local NC Pre-K programs?; (2) What was the quality of the NC Pre-K classrooms attended by children?; (3) What factors were associated with better quality?; and (4) To what extent were these results similar to past years under the More at Four Program? Key findings of this study include: (1) The NC Pre-K Program has not changed substantially in comparison to prior years of its predecessor program More at Four; (2) There were a few aspects in which the NC Pre-K Program differed in comparison to prior years of the More at Four Program; (3) NC Pre-K teachers generally reported being satisfied with their work environment; (4) NC Pre-K teachers reported that they planned to remain in the early childhood field; (5) The quality of classroom practices in NC Pre-K was in the medium to high range overall; and (6) The quality of the NC Pre-K classrooms was similar in almost all areas when compared to recent years of More at Four. [For the full report, "Quality and Characteristics of the North Carolina Pre-Kindergarten Program: 2011-2012 Statewide Evaluation," see ED541936.] (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	FPG Child Development Institute. University of North Carolina, Publications Office, CB# 8185, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-8185. Tel: 919-966-0857; e-mail: FPGpublications@unc.edu; Web site: http://www.fpg.unc.edu/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10