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51	The Significance of National Association for the Education of Young Children Accreditation in Elevating Quality of Early Childhood Education\| Administrators', Teachers', and Parents' Beliefs about Accreditation and its Process Vardanyan, Kristine 27 February 2014 (has links) <p> The following is a doctoral dissertation that studied administrators', teachers', and parents' perceptions and attitudes related to an early childhood center/preschool accreditation experience. A qualitative case study of one preschool center focused on the influence that the decision to pursue accreditation and implement the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) self-study process had on administrators, teachers, and parents. Interviews with administrators, teachers, and parents explored (a) issues that motivated the pursuit of NAEYC accreditation; (b) the NAEYC guidelines and their experience of the self-study and quality-improvement process; and (c) their perception of outcomes following accreditation. Current NAEYC guidelines are based on key child development theories and research, and require programs to integrate Developmentally Appropriate Practices (DAP) in school curricula and staff training. It was necessary to explore how these NAEYC recommendations regarding DAP were interpreted during the quality-improvement and accreditation process. Key themes and issues around the accreditation experience were revealed through analyses of qualitative data. This case study of NAEYC accreditation illuminated factors in the decision to pursue accreditation and implement quality improvements leading to NAEYC accreditation. This case may serve as a model of a successful accreditation process to encourage early childhood centers to undertake quality improvements and pursue national NAEYC accreditation.</p>
52	Defining literacies the complex literacies use and understandings of three children / Wood, Jeffrey W. January 2007 (has links) Thesis (Ph.D.)--Indiana University, Dept. of Language Education, 2007. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 68-09, Section: A, page: 3786. Adviser: Jerome C. Harste. Title from dissertation home page (viewed May 8, 2008).
53	Community integration and inclusion developmental outcomes for preschoolers with disabilities in inclusive settings / Vitztum-Komanecki, Joann Marie. January 2007 (has links) Thesis (Ph.D.)--Indiana University, Dept. of Counseling and Educational Psychology, 2007. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 68-07, Section: A, page: 2802. Adviser: Jack Cummings. Title from dissertation home page (viewed April 8, 2008).
54	Cultural perspectives of experienced time: An investigation of children's music making as manifested in schools and communities in three countries Zur, Sara Stevens. Unknown Date (has links) Thesis (Ed.D.)--Teachers College, Columbia University, 2007. / (UMI)AAI3269132. Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 68-06, Section: A, page: 2376. Adviser: Lori Custodero.
55	Young children's experiences with literacy / Tufekci, Aysel, January 2008 (has links) Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2008. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 69-05, Section: A, page: 1661. Adviser: Daniel J. Walsh. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 275-290) Available on microfilm from Pro Quest Information and Learning.
56	Funds of knowledge in early childhood communities of inquiry a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Education at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand / Hedges, Helen. January 2007 (has links) Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massey University, Palmerston North, 2007. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 286-317).
57	Facilitating literacy support partnership for literacy curriculum improvement in a Head Start program Yilmaz, Arif. January 2007 (has links) Thesis (Ph.D.)--Indiana University, School of Education, 2008. / Title from dissertation home page (viewed Sept. 30, 2008). Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 69-03, Section: A, page: 0870. Adviser: Mary B. McMullen.
58	Computer-supported collaborative learning between children and parents a home-based early intervention study to improve the mathematical skills of young children at risk for learning disabilities / Oz, Aysegul Sukran. January 2008 (has links) Thesis (Ph.D.)--Indiana University, School of Education, 2008. / Title from home page (viewed on Jul 23, 2009). Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 69-11, Section: A, page: 4293. Adviser: Genevieve M. Williamson.
59	A comparison of early childhood education systems in Japan and the United States York, Shizue. January 2004 (has links) Thesis (M.A.)--Marshall University, 2004. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains viii, 88 p. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 80-85).
60	'Recovery, ' 'science, ' and the politics of hope a critical discourse analysis of applied behavior analysis for young children labeled with autism / Broderick, Alicia A. Biklen, Douglas P. January 2004 (has links) Thesis (Ph. D.)--Syracuse University, 2004. / "Publication number AAT 3132681."

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