Quality measurement in early childhood settings
By: edited by Martha Zaslow ... [et al.].
Publisher: Paul H. Brookes Pub. Co.
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Baltimore, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 431
ISBN-13: 9781598571615
Subjects: Child care services; Services for; Early childhood education; Children
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Why strengthening the measurement of quality in early childhood settings has taken on new importance / Ivelisse Martinez-Beck; title: I. Reasons to take stock and strengthen our measures of quality. Setting the context for a discussion of quality measures: the demographic landscape of early care and education / Tamara Halle ... [et al.]; title: How well do our measures of quality predict child outcomes? A meta-analysis and coordinated analysis of data from large-scale studies of early childhood settings / Margaret Burchinal, Kirsten Kainz, and Yaping Cai; title: Empirical approaches to strengthening the measurement of quality: issues in the development and use of quality measures in research and applied settings / Donna M. Bryant, Margaret Burchinal, and Martha Zaslow; title: II. Potential to strengthen measures of quality in specific domains. Advancing the measurement of quality for early childhood programs that support early language and literacy development / Susan B. Neuman and Judith J. Carta; title: Measuring the quality of early childhood math and science curricula and teaching / Kimberly Brenneman ... [et al.]; title: Measuring the quality of environmental supports for young children's social and emotional competence / Marilou Hyson ... [et al.]; title: Measuring health-related aspects of quality in early childhood settings / Susan M. Hegland ... [et al.]; title: Family-sensitive caregiving: a key component of quality in early care and education arrangements / Juliet Bromer ... [et al.]; title: Measuring culturally responsive early care and education / Eva Marie Shivers and Kay Sanders, with T'Pring R. Westbrook; title: III. Cross-cutting issues. Measuring quality of ECE programs for children with disabilities / Donna Spiker, Kathleen M. Hebbeler, and Lauren R. Barton; title: Defining and measuring quality in early childhood practices that promote dual language learners' development and learning / Dina C. Castro, Linda M. Espinosa, and Mariela M. Páez; title: The whole child, the whole setting: toward integrated measures of quality / Suzanne M. Bouffard and Stephanie M. Jones; title: Aligning measures of quality with professional development goals and goals for children's development / Robert C. Pianta, Bridget K. Hamre, and Jason Downer; title: Beyond classroom-based measures for preschoolers: addressing the gaps in measures for home-based care and care for infants and toddlers / Heather Sandstrom, Shannon Moodie, and Tamara Halle; title: IV. Applications in policy and practice. Measuring and rating quality: a state perspective on the demands for quality measurement in a policy context / Deborah Swenson-Klatt and Kathryn Tout; title: Data-driven decision making in preparation for large-scale quality rating system implementation / Kathy R. Thornburg ... [et al.]; title: Differing purposes for measuring quality in early childhood settings: aligning purpose with procedures / Martha Zaslow, Kathryn Tout, and Tamara Halle; title: Ending with a beginning: key themes and next steps / Martha Zaslow, Tamara Halle, and Kathryn Tout.