Profiles of teacher-child interaction quality in groups of three-year-old children in Quebec and France
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22 octobre 2021
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- doi: 10.1007/s43545-021-00266-8
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Early childhood Adult-child interaction quality Structural quality Latent profile analysis Classroom Assessment Scoring SystemSujets proches
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Maude Roy-Vallières et al., « Profiles of teacher-child interaction quality in groups of three-year-old children in Quebec and France », HAL-SHS : sciences de l'éducation, ID : 10.1007/s43545-021-00266-8
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Theory and studies support that educational quality may differ according to socio-political context even in states with similar cultures. Based on a secondary analysis of data, this study aims at identifying latent profiles of adult-child interaction quality in groups of three-year-old children in Quebec's (Canada) early childhood centers and France's kindergarten classrooms using the CLASS Pre-K. This study also aims to explore existing associations between identified profiles, socio-political contexts and structural characteristics (staff qualifications, ages, group size). Latent profile analyses showed four interaction quality profiles, namely a high-quality profile (HQ), a medium-high quality profile (MHQ), a medium quality profile (MQ) and a medium-low quality profile (MLQ). The scores of the three CLASS Pre-K domains associated with identified profiles show a higher average interaction quality in Quebec compared with France, suggesting a more favorable socio-cultural context for interaction quality in Quebec. As for characteristics of structural quality, analyses suggest that the group size variable is significantly associated with scores of interaction quality, with the HQ and the MHQ profiles showing a significantly lower group size than the MQ and MLQ profiles. Age is also significantly associated with profiles, exhibiting a general trend of younger participants found in higher quality profiles. Courses of action to enhance French policies are discussed.