PSYC 319 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Child Care, Hand Washing, Day Care
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Analyze effects of childcare and examine how outcomes may vary according to care type, quality type, fam type. Discuss whether effects of child care persist over time. We can"t consider it as one big monolithic thing! Gotta think of so many kinds of factors: Caregiver with 3 kids, or 30 children. Age span of children in the care. You want a place that fits with your philosophy. Process measures: aspects of the childcare setting and interactions that can be rated by a trained observer. So someone would go into child setting, and observe what"s happening. You"ll get a very detailed review of the quality. You have to train an observer, and spend hours. Structural measures: aspects of childcare structure thought to be associated w/ or days observing childcare facility. quality. ***note all correlational research concerning effects of childcare. Research shows that childcare has no effect on attachment!
