Initial Evidence for the Utility of a Multilevel Assessment of a Preschool's Readiness for Change

• In Event: 56.080 - Roundtable Session 23
  In Roundtable Session: 56.080-1 - Considering Models for Educational Change

Abstract

When early care and education programs (ECEPs) have certain characteristics they are more likely to implement programs well. In the present study, a 24 item readiness for change measure was piloted with 253 preschool teachers at Private centers, Head Start programs, and Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts programs. All center types identified challenges with teacher stress management and had other readiness strengths and weakness. Teacher demographics were not related to readiness scores.

Authors

• Afton R. Kirk-Johnson, University of Pittsburgh

• Shannon Beth Wanless, University of Pittsburgh

• Jennifer Briggs, University of Pittsburgh