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Investigating quality indicators of early childhood education programs in Kosovo, Ukraine and Finland (2022)

von Suchodoletz, A., Larsen, R., Uka, F., Nadyukova, I., Pakarinen, E., & Lerkkanen, M.-K. (2022). Investigating quality indicators of early childhood education programs in Kosovo, Ukraine and Finland. International Journal of Early Years Education, 30(2), 290-306. https://doi.org/10.1080/09669760.2020.1848527

JYU-tekijät tai -toimittajat

Pakarinen, Eija
Lerkkanen, Marja-Kristiina

Julkaisun tiedot

Julkaisun kaikki tekijät tai toimittajat: von Suchodoletz, Antje; Larsen, Ross; Uka, Fitim; Nadyukova, Iryna; Pakarinen, Eija; Lerkkanen, Marja-Kristiina

Lehti tai sarja: International Journal of Early Years Education

ISSN: 0966-9760

eISSN: 1469-8463

Julkaisuvuosi: 2022

Ilmestymispäivä: 25.11.2020

Volyymi: 30

Lehden numero: 2

Artikkelin sivunumerot: 290-306

Kustantaja: Routledge

Julkaisumaa: Britannia

Julkaisun kieli: englanti

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09669760.2020.1848527

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Julkaisu on rinnakkaistallennettu (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/93804

Tiivistelmä

The existing literature on early childhood education (ECE) quality is predominantly from the US or other developed countries. In low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs), systematic research on ECE quality, however, is very limited. In the present study, we explore variation in structural and process indicators of ECE quality in two Eastern European LMICs, Kosovo and Ukraine, using the Classroom Assessment Scoring System Pre-K (CLASS) as a measure of process quality for the first time in these countries. We also include Finland because governments in Kosovo and Ukraine show a particular interest in the Finnish education model to inform policy reforms. Participants were kindergarten teachers (n=177) from these three countries who were observed in their classrooms and asked to complete questionnaires. Results indicated variability in ECE quality at various levels, both within and across the three countries. Directions for future research and implications for practice and policy development in LMICs are discussed.

YSO-asiasanat: varhaiskasvatus; päiväkodit; opetustyö; opettaja-oppilassuhde; laatujärjestelmät; laatutyö

Vapaat asiasanat: structural quality; process quality; CLASS Pre-K; kindergarten; LMICs; ECE quality; structural characteristics; teacher–child interactions

Liittyvät organisaatiot

Hankkeet, joissa julkaisu on tehty

OKM-raportointi: Kyllä

Raportointivuosi: 2022

Alustava JUFO-taso: 1