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http://dx.doi.org/10.14698/jkcce.2017.13.01.019

Policy Implications by Studying the Class Size of Early Childhood Education Institutes  

Ahn, Hyejung (연성대학교)
Yoo, Hanna (경인여자대학교)
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Korean Journal of Childcare and Education / v.13, no.1, 2017 , pp. 19-41 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objective: This study aimed to provide policy implications by studying the class size of early childhood education institutes. Methods: By looking through researches, the educational influence of class size was examined. By using the latest statistical data, class size standard and status were compared. After class size perception in the field was considered and the main results of advanced researches were summarized and analyzed, the actual condition of class size was diagnosed. Furthermore, the national research trend was analyzed. Results: First, class size was an influencing factor on young children and teachers and its importance was reconfirmed. Second, as for standard in relation to class size in Korea, the maximum class size and teacher-child ratio were not presented together. In respect of overseas standards, infancy has similar standards, but early childhood has a little higher ratio. In the educational fields, there was growing awareness that class size should be modified. Third, there were not enough domestic researches on class size and they tended to be biased in terms of the method, targets, and contents. Conclusion/Implications: It is suggested that it is necessary to establish a class size policy for future early childhood education institutes, to implement a system, and to perform follow-up studies.
Keywords
class size; maximum class size; teacher-child ratio; quality of early childhood education;
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