fukkink_lont {metaforest}

Does training matter? A meta-analysis of caregiver training studies

Description

A review of 17 experimental studies published between 1980 and 2005 on the effect of specialized training on the competency of caregivers in childcare.

Usage

data(fukkink_lont)

Format

A data.frame with 78 rows and 30 columns.

Details

id_exp	integer	Unique identifier of the study
yi	numeric	Standardized mean difference between the control group and
vi	numeric	Variance of the effect size
Journal	factor	Publication type (scientific journal or other publications)
Setting	factor	Setting (center-based care or family daycare)
Integrated	factor	Whether the training was integrated into childcare practice
Supervision	factor	Whether supervision was part of the training
Scope	factor	Scope of the training (narrow or broad)
Location	factor	Location of the training (one-site or multi-site)
Curriculum	factor	Fixed curriculum
Control	factor	Alternative treatment for control group
Assignment	factor	Random assignment or matching (at the level of the individual caregiver or childcare center)
Train_Knowledge	factor	Explicit focus on knowledge
Train_Skills	factor	Explicit focus on skills
Train_Attitude	factor	Explicit focus on attitude
Video	factor	Use of video feedback
Design	factor	Single group, or two-group experimental design
Pre_Post	factor	Pretest/posttest design (yes/no)
Blind	factor	Was a blinding procedure used?
Attrition	numeric	Attrition from the experimental condition (percentage)
Pretest_es	numeric	Pre-test effect size
Self_report	factor	Self-report measures of caregiver competencies versus ‘objective’ test or observation by independent observer
DV_Knowledge	factor	Test focused on knowledge
DV_Skills	factor	Test focused skills
DV_Attitude	factor	Test focused on attitudes
DV_Aligned	factor	Test aligned with the content of the training (yes/no)
Two_group_design	factor	Single group, or two-group experimental design
Trainee_Age	numeric	Trainees’ age
Trainee_Experience	numeric	Trainees’ working experience
n_total	integer	Total n at post-test

Source

doi:10.1016/j.ecresq.2007.04.005

References

Fukkink, R. G., & Lont, A. (2007). Does training matter? A meta-analysis and review of caregiver training studies. Early childhood research quarterly, 22(3), 294-311. doi:10.1016/j.ecresq.2007.04.005