The Quality Of The Learning Environment In Government Preschools In Jordan
This study is undertaken to assess the status of the quality of the learning environment in government preschools in Jordan in terms of Space and Furnishing; Personal Care Routines; Language-Reasoning; Activities; Interaction; Program Structure; and Parents and Staff. The study also looked at the...
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| Language: | English |
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2011
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.usm.my/55539/1/00001764420%20intisar%20turki.pdf |
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| Summary: | This study is undertaken to assess the status of the quality of the learning
environment in government preschools in Jordan in terms of Space and Furnishing;
Personal Care Routines; Language-Reasoning; Activities; Interaction; Program
Structure; and Parents and Staff. The study also looked at the strengths and
weaknesses of the learning environment. Further, it examined if there were
significant differences in the quality based on location of preschools and teacher's
experience and looked for the ways in which the quality of the learning environment
could be improved. The design of the study employed both quantitative and
qualitative methods. The population of the study was the government preschools in
Jordan. The sample consisted of 250 preschools in 12 provinces in Jordan which
were involved in the main quantitative survey, and selected through random stratified
sampling. In addition purposive sampling was used to identify eight rural preschools
for interview; whilst 19 preschools were observed to get in depth- information about
the status of quality in these preschools.The responses from the survey were analyzed
using descriptive statistics (means, standard deviations), and correlation. Data from
interviews were analysed qualitatively. The findings of this study indicated that the
status of the quality of the learning environment is at medium level whereby it was
found that two dimensions of ECERS-R were at high levels of quality, namely,
interaction and program structure. Moreover, this study also found five dimensions to
be at medium level, and these were space and furnishing, personal care routines,
language-reasoning, and parents and staff. The findings also revealed that there were no significant differences in the quality of the learning environment based on
preschool's location and based on teacher's experience. Finally, the findings from the
qualitative portion revealed that to improve the quality of the learning environment
the preschools need to focus on training for preschool teachers, increasing their
salary, stricter licensing, upgrading the furnishings of preschools, improving and
implementing new instructional strategies to be developed and implemented by the
Ministry of Education. |
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