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- A multinational investigation of quality in preschoolsPublication . Massari, Gianina-Ana; Alat, Zeynep; Karabay, Sakire; Miron, Florentina-Manuela; Mesquita, Cristina; Vasques, Catarina; Zirina, Tija; Taurina, AgritaLong-term benefits of early childhood education and care on children’s cognitive and social-emotional development, adjustment to school and academic achievements, future careers, and adjustment in adult life, especially for those from disadvantaged communities, have been well documented by research. However, desired outcomes of early education would only come into effect provided that educational programs meet the criteria of quality. Although there are many dimensions of quality education and care, three appear to be overarching: quality of physical environments and educational activities, affordability, and accessibility. The aim of this multinational research is to explore the quality of preschool and kindergarten programs. For this purpose, Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale-Revised, which looks into seven dimensions including space and furnishings, personal care routines, language-reasoning, activities, interactions, program structure, and parents and staff, was used to collect data in pre-k programs of Romania, Latvia, Portugal, and Turkey. Analysis of the data is made in a way to make both national and international comparisons. Based on the findings, the teacher training stage of the project will be structured.
- A multinational investigation of quality of day care centersPublication . Massari, Gianina-Ana; Alat, Zeynep; Karabay, Sakire; Miron, Florentina-Manuela; Mesquita, Cristina; Vasques, Catarina; Rodrigues, Maria José; Zirina, Tija; Taurina, AgritaFinding a quality program for care and education of their infants and toddlers is a major concern especially for parents who are employed full time. Provision of quality 0-3 programs also plays an important role in protecting children at risk when parents lack resources for child care, and in efforts to bring preventive measures to children of families living in disadvantaged communities. Quality, accessible, and affordable early care and education for very young children cultivates their cognitive, language, social, emotional, and, if a rich nutrition and education program accompanies, their physical development. With this understanding in mind, this study was aimed to investigate the quality of infant and toddler programs in countries, including Romania, Portugal, Latvia, and Turkey. Data was collected using an observation tool, Infant/Toddler Environment Rating Scale which focuses on the dimensions of space and furnishings personal care routines, listening and talking, activities, interaction, program structure, and parents and staff. In this paper, the ongoing data collection process was described and how it would be used to reveal national and international differences and commonalities that would shed light on upcoming stages of the project in which the researchers would focus on writing a handbook for teachers and developing a teacher training course