Action or reaction!: Reflecting on Sally Lubeck’s wisdom to reinvent the field of early education
An account of the late researcher Sally Lubeck’s critical perspectives on Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP) and the standardization and surveillance of early education
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By default or by design?: Variations in higher education programs for early care and education teachers and their implications for research methodology, policy, and practice
An examination of conceptual and methodological issues in the study of early care and education higher education programs, based on a case study of two early childhood Bachelor of Arts degree completion cohort programs
Reports & Papers
By default or by design?: Variations in higher education programs for early care and education teachers and their implications for research methodology, policy, and practice: Executive summary
A summary of an examination of conceptual and methodological issues in the study of early care and education higher education programs, based on a case study of two early childhood Bachelor of Arts degree completion cohort programs
Executive Summary
Carrots and sticks: New Jersey's effort to create a qualified PK-3 workforce
An outline of efforts taken in New Jersey to upgrade the qualifications of the prekindergarten teaching workforce as part of a statewide initiative to reduce the achievement gap in the state's poorest school districts
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Creating a qualified preschool teaching workforce part I: Getting qualified: A report on the efforts of preschool teachers in New Jersey's Abbott Districts to improve their qualifications
A survey of the demographics, salaries, and work experiences of New Jersey teachers in the Abbott preschools in low income areas
Reports & Papers
Degrees in context: Asking the right questions about preparing skilled and effective teachers of young children
A discussion of issues related to the effective education and training of preschool teachers
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Degrees in context: Asking the right questions about preparing skilled and effective teachers of young children
A summary of a discussion of issues related to the education and training of preschool teachers
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Differing discourses on early childhood teacher development
An examination of the perspectives of key stakeholders involved in New Jersey’s efforts to create an effective system of early childhood teacher preparation and professional development, and an exploration of tensions between current policy and stakeholder values
Reports & Papers
Editorial: Examining a lifeworld: Early childhood policy in practice
An introduction to a special issue of the journal Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, focusing on the variety of constructions and uses of early childhood policy
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Educating preschool teachers: Mapping the teacher preparation and professional development system in New Jersey
An evaluation of the preschool teacher preparation and professional development system in New Jersey, with a focus on program availability and gaps between professional standards and available training, using data from 140 teacher education institutions and agencies
Reports & Papers
Educating preschool teachers: Mapping the teacher preparation and professional development system in New Jersey
A summary of an evaluation of the preschool teacher preparation and professional development system in New Jersey, with a focus on program availability and gaps between professional standards and available training, using data from 140 teacher education institutions and agencies
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Educating preschool teachers: Mapping the teacher preparation and professional development system in New Jersey [Executive Summary]
A summary of an evaluation of the preschool teacher preparation and professional development system in New Jersey, with a focus on program availability and gaps between professional standards and available training, using data from 140 teacher education institutions and agencies
Executive Summary
Examining a lifeworld: Early childhood policy in practice [Special issue]
A special issue of the journal Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, focusing on the variety of constructions and uses of early childhood policy
Other
Finding the gaps, creating opportunities: Research to inform the implementation of a coordinated system of professional development and teacher preparation
Summaries of three articles on the topic of early childhood teacher education in New Jersey
Other
Getting qualified: A report on the efforts of preschool teachers in New Jersey's Abbott Districts to improve their qualifications
A summary of a survey of the demographics, salaries, and work experiences of New Jersey teachers in the Abbott preschools in low income areas
Other
Implementing Te Whariki as postmodernist practice: A perspective from Aotearoa/New Zealand
A description of the impact of Te Whariki on early childhood professionals in New Zealand, with a focus on preparing biculturally competent teachers
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Meta-analysis of the effects of early education interventions on cognitive and social development
A study of the effects of early childhood interventions on children's cognitive development, social development, and school progress, based on a meta-analysis of 123 comparative quasi-experimental and randomized studies published between 1960 and 2000
Literature Review
Missing in action: Teaching in early care and education
An introduction to a special issue of the journal Early Education and Development, focusing on the teaching of young children in early care and education settings
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Missing in action: Teaching in early care and education [Special issue]
A special issue of the journal Early Education and Development, focusing on the teaching of young children in early care and education settings
Other
Miss Nelson is missing!: Teacher sightings in research on teaching
A discussion of process-product research, a research paradigm designed to investigate how teaching methodology affects students
Other
More than teachers: The early care and education workforce
An overview of select large-scale studies of the characteristics, work environments, and practices of early childhood professionals, and a discussion of the workforce issues impeding a vision for the improvement of the professional status and qualifications of early childhood workers
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Partnering for preschool: A study of center directors in New Jersey's mixed-delivery Abbott Program [Executive summary]
A summary of a study of the perspectives on program participation, implementation, and improvement of directors of child care and Head Start centers participating in the New Jersey Abbott Preschool Program, a publicly-funded, high-quality preschool program for children in high-poverty school districts, based on in-depth interviews with directors
Executive Summary
Partnering for preschool: A study of center directors in New Jersey's mixed-delivery Abbott Program [Research highlights]
Highlights from a study of the perspectives on program participation, implementation, and improvement of directors of child care and Head Start centers participating in the New Jersey Abbott Preschool Program, a publicly-funded, high-quality preschool program for children in high-poverty school districts, based on in-depth interviews with directors
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Partnering for preschool: A study of center directors in New Jersey's mixed-delivery Abbott Program [Research report]
A study of the perspectives on program participation, implementation, and improvement of directors of child care and Head Start centers participating in the New Jersey Abbott Preschool Program, a publicly-funded, high-quality preschool program for children in high-poverty school districts, based on in-depth interviews with directors
Reports & Papers
Putting postmodern theories into practice in early childhood teacher education
A discussion of how postmodern perspectives supported an early childhood teacher in her multiple roles and responsibilities, including how her beliefs in reflexivity, hope, and transformative change have contributed to her work
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