Sharon Wolf|Mahjabeen Raza|Sharon Kim|J. Lawrence Aber|Jere R. Behrman|Edward Seidman
Measuring and predicting process quality in Ghanaian pre-primary classrooms using the Teacher Instructional Practices and Processes System (TIPPS)
California University of Pennsylvania|New York University|New York University|New York University|California University of Pennsylvania|New York University
recent years increase demand supply early childhood education ece low middleincome countries also growing awareness unless ece high quality children may attend school learn large literature conceptualization measurement ece quality united states focuses nature teacherchild interactions efforts expand access high quality ece low middleincome countries require similar measurement efforts theoreticallygrounded culturallyadapted paper assesses factor structure concurrent validity observational classroom quality tool assess teacherchild interactionsthe teacher instructional practices processes system tipps seidman et al 2013in ghanaian preprimary classrooms find evidence three conceptually distinct empirically correlated domains quality facilitating deeper learning fdl supporting student expression sse emotional support behavior management esbm teachers schooling level training early childhood development professional wellbeing positively predict three quality domains different ways sse esbm predict classroom endoftheschoolyear academic outcomes sse predicts classroom endoftheschoolyear socialemotional outcomes implications field international education global ece policy research discussed