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Main Authors: Desimone, Laura, Payne, Brandyn, Fedoravicius, Nicole, Henrich, Christopher C., Finn-Stevenson, Matia
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 2004
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ696266
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author Desimone, Laura
Payne, Brandyn
Fedoravicius, Nicole
Henrich, Christopher C.
Finn-Stevenson, Matia
author_facet Desimone, Laura
Payne, Brandyn
Fedoravicius, Nicole
Henrich, Christopher C.
Finn-Stevenson, Matia
Desimone, Laura
Payne, Brandyn
Fedoravicius, Nicole
Henrich, Christopher C.
Finn-Stevenson, Matia
collection Education Resources Information Center
contents Comprehensive School Reform: An Implementation Study of Preschool Programs in Elementary Schools Desimone, Laura Payne, Brandyn Fedoravicius, Nicole Henrich, Christopher C. Finn-Stevenson, Matia Preschool Teachers Kindergarten Elementary School Teachers School Restructuring Parent Participation Parent School Relationship Focus Groups Elementary Schools Teacher Attitudes Preschool Education In this article we describe research in which we used focus group data to study the implementation of preschool programs in elementary schools. 20 preschool teachers, 22 kindergarten teachers, and 53 parents from 10 schools in 5 states participated in the focus groups. These data, collected in the spring of 2001, were part of a 3-year multisite study of a comprehensive school reform program, the School of the 21st Century. Participants reported that implementation benefits included opportunities for preschool and elementary teachers to collaborate on and to coordinate curriculum and the needs of individual students, improved transitions to kindergarten for preschool students and their parents, and increased and sustained parent involvement. Reported implementation challenges included negotiating the use of classrooms, conflict in the sharing of resources such as the library and playground, building an understanding and respect for preschool education on the part of elementary school teachers, dealing with salary inequities between preschool and elementary teachers, and protecting preschool from the negative aspects of the accountability environment.
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spellingShingle Comprehensive School Reform: An Implementation Study of Preschool Programs in Elementary Schools
Desimone, Laura
Payne, Brandyn
Fedoravicius, Nicole
Henrich, Christopher C.
Finn-Stevenson, Matia
Preschool Teachers
Kindergarten
Elementary School Teachers
School Restructuring
Parent Participation
Parent School Relationship
Focus Groups
Elementary Schools
Teacher Attitudes
Preschool Education
Comprehensive School Reform: An Implementation Study of Preschool Programs in Elementary Schools Desimone, Laura Payne, Brandyn Fedoravicius, Nicole Henrich, Christopher C. Finn-Stevenson, Matia Preschool Teachers Kindergarten Elementary School Teachers School Restructuring Parent Participation Parent School Relationship Focus Groups Elementary Schools Teacher Attitudes Preschool Education In this article we describe research in which we used focus group data to study the implementation of preschool programs in elementary schools. 20 preschool teachers, 22 kindergarten teachers, and 53 parents from 10 schools in 5 states participated in the focus groups. These data, collected in the spring of 2001, were part of a 3-year multisite study of a comprehensive school reform program, the School of the 21st Century. Participants reported that implementation benefits included opportunities for preschool and elementary teachers to collaborate on and to coordinate curriculum and the needs of individual students, improved transitions to kindergarten for preschool students and their parents, and increased and sustained parent involvement. Reported implementation challenges included negotiating the use of classrooms, conflict in the sharing of resources such as the library and playground, building an understanding and respect for preschool education on the part of elementary school teachers, dealing with salary inequities between preschool and elementary teachers, and protecting preschool from the negative aspects of the accountability environment.
title Comprehensive School Reform: An Implementation Study of Preschool Programs in Elementary Schools
topic Preschool Teachers
Kindergarten
Elementary School Teachers
School Restructuring
Parent Participation
Parent School Relationship
Focus Groups
Elementary Schools
Teacher Attitudes
Preschool Education
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ696266