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Establishing multi-perspective instruments in early education during COVID-19: measuring the implementation of protective measures and the subjective level of information about pandemic-related regulations
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Abstract This article describes the context, development, objectives, and content of three instruments. They stem from two questionnaires, used in the ERiK-Surveys 2020 and the Corona-KiTa-Study (CKS), two multi-perspective surveys which were developed by the German Youth Institute, to measure quality as wel... view more
This article describes the context, development, objectives, and content of three instruments. They stem from two questionnaires, used in the ERiK-Surveys 2020 and the Corona-KiTa-Study (CKS), two multi-perspective surveys which were developed by the German Youth Institute, to measure quality as well as challenges and solutions of the Corona pandemic in early childhood education and care (ECEC). The three instruments focus on (1) childcare center directors' subjective level of information about pandemic-related regulations in the ERiK questionnaire and the extent of implementation of (2) hygiene and (3) protective measures in ECEC in the CKS questionnaire. First analyses suggest good performance and quality of the instruments. Further analyses (e.g., regarding validity and reliability) will be carried out. The instruments seem to be promising for future research, for example regarding medical questions in the field of ECEC.... view less
Keywords
contagious disease; early childhood education and care; day nursery; hygiene; health care; survey; measurement instrument; questionnaire; data quality
Classification
Methods and Techniques of Data Collection and Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, Computer Methods
Free Keywords
ERiK-Surveys 2020 (Version 1.0.0. https://doi.org/10.17621/erik2020); CKS-Survey 2020 (Corona-KiTa-Study)
Document language
English
Publication Year
2022
Page/Pages
p. 1-8
Journal
Measurement Instruments for the Social Sciences, 4 (2022)
ISSN
2523-8930
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed