Abstract The US Environmental Protection Agency estimates that federal air quality policies
impose annual costs in excess of $80 billion ($2010) with the primary goal of improving …

Across Australia a combined government effort is underway to reform early childhood
education and care (ECEC) provision. A National Law Bill passed in 2010 heralds a new …

Kindergarten has become increasingly academically oriented, and US kindergarten
teachers are increasingly called upon to implement policies that require assessment and …

Kindergarten in the United States has fundamentally changed. It is the new first grade where
children are taught increased academic content and experience more standardized testing …

Purpose The purpose of this paper, three-study research project, is to establish and validate
a two-dimensional scale to measure teachers' and school administrators' accountability …

Kindergarten has changed. Many believe that it no longer reflects a nurturing environment
but, instead, has become a race for children to learn skills so they are ready for the …

Developmental Work Research (DWR) is a methodology for simultaneous research and
innovation in workplace settings, developed by Finnish researcher Yryö Engeström. This …

This study investigated how 15 kindergarten teachers from one school district implemented
small-group Guided Reading (GR). Analysis of video recordings indicates substantial …

THIS ARTICLE IS INTENDED to provide a timely outline of early childhood education (ECE)
provision and policy in China. It gives a commentary on ECE policy in China and argues for …

Early childhood education remains a critical issue for public education reform as
approximately one-third of US children continue to arrive to kindergarten ill prepared to …