Education reform and the quality of kindergartens in Jordan.
Education reform and the quality of kindergartens in Jordan.
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约旦的教育改革和幼儿园质量。
DOI：
10.1080/03004430902907640
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发表时间：
2010
影响因子：
1.4
通讯作者：
Lansford,JenniferE
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作者：
Al-Hassan,SuhaM;Obeidat,OsamaM;Lansford,JenniferE
本研究报告评价了约旦的一项重大教育改革-公立幼儿园的实施，并提供了一个如何将评价纳入教育改革的例子。在约旦教育改革的背景下，在过去五年中建立了532所公立幼儿园。分层随机抽样的幼儿园被选为代表这些新的公立幼儿园（n= 84）和以前存在的私立幼儿园（n= 23）。独立观察员在七个领域对幼儿园环境的质量进行了评价。总体而言，13%的公立幼儿园环境被认为是不适当的，43%是最低质量的，43%是良好的，1%是优秀的。在七个领域中，有四个领域公立幼儿园的质量显著高于私立幼儿园的质量;其他领域没有显著差异。调查结果表明，继续在约旦实施高质量的幼儿园和将评价纳入教育改革的重要性。
The present study evaluates a major education reform in Jordan – the implementation of public kindergartens – and provides an example of how evaluation can be incorporated into education reform. In the context of education reform in Jordan, 532 public kindergartens have been created over the last five years. A stratified random sample of kindergartens was selected to represent these new public kindergartens (n= 84) and previously existing private kindergartens (n= 23). Independent observers rated the quality of kindergarten environments in seven domains. Overall, 13% of public kindergarten environments were observed to be inadequate, 43% were of minimal quality, 43% were good and 1% was excellent. In four of the seven domains, the quality of public kindergartens was significantly higher than the quality of private kindergartens; there were no significant differences in the other domains. Findings suggest the importance of continuing to implement high quality kindergartens in Jordan and of incorporating evaluations into education reform.