1st Edition
Quality Assessment of Chinese Preschools Developing a Culturally Relevant Measure
By Kejian Li
Copyright 2024
146 Pages
16 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
146 Pages
16 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
146 Pages
16 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book presents the development of the Chinese Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale (CECERS), a culturally appropriate tool for assessing the quality of Chinese preschools.
It provides insights into the developmental profile and pedagogical characteristics of Chinese preschools, which have been the main type of children's services in China over the past three decades. The conceptual... Read more
1. Introduction to Chinese preschools 2. Preschool quality and child development 3. Constructing the concept of quality for Chinese preschools: A cross-cultural perspective 4. Developing a measurement tool for the evaluation of Chinese preschool quality-CECERS (trial version) 5. Measurement reliability of CECERS-trial: Analysis based on Multivariate Generalizability Theory and Item Response Theory 6. Continuous improvement and verification of the CECERS 7. Assessing preschool quality in China Using CECERS
Biography
Kejian Li is a full professor at the College of Child Development and Education, Zhejiang Normal University, China. He is also the Director of the Early Childhood Education Evaluation Committee of China National Society of Early Childhood Education. Professor Li’s research focuses on educational evaluation and policies in the field of early childhood education, drawing on cross-cultural perspectives. His work significantly contributed to the development of national and provincial regulations relating to quality evaluation and improvement of early childhood education.
