Early Childhood Matters: Evidence from the Effective Pre-school and Primary Education ProjectKathy Sylva, Edward Melhuish, Pam Sammons, Iram Siraj-Blatchford, Brenda Taggart Routledge, 04.01.2010 - 280 Seiten Early Childhood Matters documents the rapid development of early years education and care from the late 1990s into the new millennium. It chronicles the unique contribution of the EPPE research to our understanding of the importance of pre-school. The Effective Pre-school and Primary Education (EPPE) project is the largest European study of the impact of early years education and care on children’s developmental outcomes. Through this ground-breaking project a team of internationally-recognised experts provide insights into how home learning environments interact with pre-school and primary school experiences to shape children’s progress. The findings of this fascinating project:
This insightful book is essential reading for all those interested in innovative research methodology and policy development in early childhood education and care. It provides new evidence on good practice in early years settings and will have a wide appeal for students and those engaged in providing accredited courses of study at a range of levels in early childhood. |
Inhalt
Why EPPE? | 1 |
Chapter 2 The EPPE settings in the context of English preschools | 8 |
An educational effectiveness focus | 24 |
Chapter 4 Why children parents and home learning are important | 44 |
Chapter 5 Quality in early childhood settings | 70 |
Identifying the impact of preschool on childrens cognitive and social behavioural development at different ages | 92 |
Investigating pupil outcomes to the end of Key Stage 2 aged 11 | 114 |
Case studies of effective practice | 149 |
Chapter 12 Rethinking the evidencebase for early years policy and practice | 223 |
Appendix 1 How children were assessed at different time points throughout the study | 236 |
Appendix 2 The Home Learning Environment at different time points | 239 |
Appendix 3 The EPPE Technical PapersReportsResearch Briefs | 241 |
Appendix 4 Socialbehavioural dimensions at different time points items associated with dimensions | 245 |
Appendix 5 The Multiple Disadvantage Index | 249 |
Appendix 6 Results from analyses of preschool effects compared with those of family income and parents employment status | 250 |
Glossary | 253 |
Identifying children at risk | 166 |
Effective preschool provision in Northern Ireland | 192 |
How research can inform policy | 206 |
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