Structural Dimensions of Classroom Quality at the Early Childhood Education
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ECE, Public schools, Private Schools, Structural Classroom Quality.Abstract
The structural dimensions of classroom quality are essential for producing fruitful outcomes in early classes. This research aimed to examine the difference between various demographic variables of classroom quality in early childhood education. The quality of the classroom structural dimensions (classroom quality like the size of the class, academic quality, physical quality, teacher-child ratio, etc.) was compared and examined. Schools from both, public and private sectors in the province of the Punjab were examined. All these factors were examined with the help of a causal-comparative approach. One hundred public and hundred private schools were selected by the researchers with the help of convenient sampling from the Province of Punjab for collecting quantitative data. A survey method was used to collect the information with the help of a self-developed questionnaire. For data analysis, SPSS 25.0 version was used. The researchers analyzed the quantitative data with the help of descriptive and inferential statistics (t-test, & ANOVA) for examining the difference between public and private institutes according to structural dimensions of classroom quality.
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