Xie Sha, Yin Hong, He Mengyun, Li Hui
Faculty of Education, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Shanghai Institute of Early Childhood Education, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China.
Front Psychol. 2023 Jun 2;14:1154864. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1154864. eCollection 2023.
Classroom walkthroughs are a widely used strategy for school improvement, varying over contexts and times. This study aims to explore the Chinese model of classroom walkthroughs in early childhood settings (ECS) during the COVID-19 lockdowns through a triangulated qualitative study. First, a group of ECS leaders ( = 15; = 18.87, = 7.74, range = 6-33 years) and a group of teachers ( = 15; = 8.40, = 3.96, range = 3-19 years) were interviewed in early 2022, and leaders' observations notes were reviewed. The interview data were transcribed, recoded, and analyzed using an inductive approach, and the walkthrough documents were examined as a triangulation. Four themes and 13 subthemes emerged from the interview data: content, pedagogical skills, tasks, and challenges pertaining to classroom walk-throughs. Two major challenges against efficient classroom walkthroughs during the COVID-19 lockdowns were found: building community and feeding forward. Based on the results, a Chinese model of classroom walkthrough was proposed. Implications for quality improvement were also addressed.
课堂巡查是一种广泛用于学校改进的策略，因环境和时间而异。本研究旨在通过一项三角定性研究，探索新冠疫情封锁期间中国幼儿教育机构（ECS）的课堂巡查模式。首先，在2022年初对一组幼儿教育机构负责人（n = 15；M = 18.87，SD = 7.74，范围 = 6 - 33岁）和一组教师（n = 15；M = 8.40，SD = 3.96，范围 = 3 - 19岁）进行了访谈，并审查了负责人的观察记录。访谈数据进行了转录、重新编码，并采用归纳法进行分析，课堂巡查文件作为三角验证进行了审查。访谈数据中出现了四个主题和13个子主题：与课堂巡查相关的内容、教学技能、任务和挑战。研究发现了新冠疫情封锁期间高效课堂巡查面临的两个主要挑战：建立社区和推进反馈。基于这些结果，提出了中国的课堂巡查模式。还探讨了对质量改进的启示。
