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ArticleFrontiers in psychology2022

Improving quality of teaching and child development: A randomised controlled trial of the leadership for learning intervention in preschools.

Iram Siraj, Edward Melhuish, Steven J Howard, Cathrine Neilsen-Hewett, Denise Kingston, Marc De Rosnay, Runke Huang, Julian Gardiner, Betty Luu

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Article in Frontiers in psychology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Iram SirajDepartment of Education, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Edward MelhuishDepartment of Education, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Steven J HowardEarly Start and School of Education, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia.
Cathrine Neilsen-HewettEarly Start and School of Education, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia.
Denise KingstonDepartment of Education, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Marc De RosnayEarly Start and School of Education, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia.
Runke HuangDepartment of Education, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Julian GardinerDepartment of Education, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Betty LuuEarly Start and School of Education, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia.
University of Oxford · GBUniversity of Wollongong · AU

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Substantial research indicates that high quality early childhood education and care (ECEC) confers a wide range of benefits for children, yet quality in ECEC remains inconsistent. Given the variability in training and qualifications, one strategy for improving ECEC quality is in-service professional development (PD). Methods: The current study evaluated an evidence-based in-service PD programme, Leadership for Learning, via a cluster randomised controlled trial involving 83 ECEC services and 1,346 children in their final year of pre-school. Results: Results indicated significant improvements in teaching quality across treatment centres and child development outcomes in language, numeracy and social-emotional development. Discussion: This study provides strong support for making evidence-informed PD routinely available for ECEC practitioners.

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child developmentearly childhoodinterventionprofessional developmentquality rating scalesrandomised controlled trial

Identifiers

PMID36687934
PMCPMC9845694
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