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2011 Vermont Early Childhood and Afterschool Professional Development Survey A study of the professional development needs of early childhood and after school professionals in Vermont, including their professional development information sources, access, awareness, and interests, based on survey responses from 986 early childhood and after school professionals |
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2011 Vermont Early Childhood and Afterschool Professional Development Survey [Executive summary] A summary of a study of the professional development needs of early childhood and after school professionals in Vermont, including their professional development information sources, access, awareness, and interests, based on survey responses from 986 early childhood and after school professionals |
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Advancing the professional development system for California's early care and education workforce A summary of an examination of the characteristics and funding of the professional development system for early care and education in California |
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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 |
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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: 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 |
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"The changers and the changed": Preparing early childhood teachers to work with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender families A study of the learning process and reactions of participants in a class founded on the Making Room in the Circle curriculum, designed to prepare pre-service early childhood educators to offer welcoming learning environments for lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) children and families, based on data from 16 class participants and participant observations of 2 faculty and 2 doctoral students in a university sponsored course in the Southeast |
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Children's perspective research in pre-service early childhood student education A presentation of the rationale and methodology of children's perspective research as a central component in preservice early childhood student education, with three examples from Israel that demonstrate various approaches to incorporate children's perspective research into the education of early childhood preservice students |
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Critically redefining and repositioning media texts in early childhood teacher education: What if? And why? An examination of ways teacher educators use children's popular culture media texts such as animated cartoons, songs, video games, and toys to make multicultural curricula more accessible, meaningful, and authentic, based on data from 23 students enrolled in a semester-long university course focusing on language and literacy in the earliest years |
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Foundations for quality: The independent review of early education and childcare qualifications: Final report A review of the system of qualifications for the early childhood workforce in the United Kingdom, with a discussion of recommendations for reforming the system |
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Foundations for quality: The independent review of early education and childcare qualifications: Final report [Executive summary] A summary of a review of the system of qualifications for the early childhood workforce in the United Kingdom, with a discussion of recommendations for reforming the system |
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A golden opportunity: Advancing California's early care and education workforce professional development system An examination of the characteristics and funding of the professional development system for early care and education in California |
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A golden opportunity: Advancing California's early care and education workforce professional development system [Executive summary] A summary of an examination of the characteristics and funding of the professional development system for early care and education in California |
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Higher education articulation agreements project: Deliverable 1: Review of higher education articulation agreements and stakeholder survey data An overview of issues related to the coordination of early childhood education degree programs at two- and four-year colleges in Texas |
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Learning together: A study of six B.A. completion cohort programs in early care and education: Year 4 Findings from the fourth year of a five-year longitudinal study of six cohorts of students participating in California early childhood education B.A. completion programs, in which small groups of students pursue bachelor's degrees together and receive support services, that examine participants' perceptions of the cohort program's contribution to their educational and professional success, their perceptions of their general education courses, and their responses to hypothetical preschool classroom vignettes, based on interviews with 85 students |
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Learning together: A study of six B.A. completion cohort programs in early care and education: Year 4: Executive summary A summary of findings from the fourth year of a five-year longitudinal study of six cohorts of students participating in California early childhood education B.A. completion programs, in which small groups of students pursue bachelor's degrees together and receive support services, that examine participants' perceptions of the cohort program's contribution to their educational and professional success, their perceptions of their general education courses, and their responses to hypothetical preschool classroom vignettes, based on interviews with 85 students |
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Longitudinal Study of Early Years Professional Status: An exploration of progress, leadership and impact: Final report A study of early childhood practitioners in the United Kingdom who have received Early Years Professional Status, a professional accreditation, that examines their views and practices regarding leadership and professional roles, career pathways, professional development, and incorporation of children's perspectives in caregiving, based on 3,096 practitioner survey responses and case studies in 30 early childhood settings |
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Longitudinal Study of Early Years Professional Status: An exploration of progress, leadership and impact: Final report [Executive summary] A summary of a study of early childhood practitioners in the United Kingdom who have received Early Years Professional Status, a professional accreditation, that examines their views and practices regarding leadership and professional roles, career pathways, professional development, and incorporation of children's perspectives in caregiving, based on 3,096 practitioner survey responses and case studies in 30 early childhood settings |
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Making the case: Why credentialing and certification matter An overview of early childhood education (ECE) issues surrounding credentialing and certification and a discussion of the role of credentialing and certification in improving the quality of ECE teacher performance, and consequently, children's learning and development |
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Making the difference: The impact of staff qualifications on children's learning in early years A study of the relationship of preschool staff qualifications to program quality in Scotland, based on 336 preschool inspections |
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Moving from afterschool training to the workplace: The second year of the Palm Beach County Afterschool Educator Certificate Program An evaluation of the second year of the Palm Beach County Afterschool Educator Certificate (PBC-AEC) Program, which provides after school program staff with courses on youth development and after school practice, that examines participant knowledge, skills, and job retention, as well as after school program support for PBC-AEC, based on participant surveys and focus groups and on PBC-AEC staff interviews |
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Preparing speech language pathology students to work in early childhood A description of a federally funded speech language pathology personnel preparation project: Teaching Early Advanced Master's Specialists (TEAMS), a collaborative project between the Early Intervention program and Communication Disorders and Sciences master's degree program at the University of Oregon |
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Preparing young Latino children for school success: Best practices in professional development A discussion of the role of early childhood professional development in supporting the school readiness of young Latino children and English language learners, with the example of Youth Development, Inc., an early childhood program employing best professional development practices |
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Problematic placement: Pathways pre-service teachers' perspectives on their infant/toddler placement A mixed-method approach to investigate early childhood student teachers' perspectives on their infant-toddler practicum placement that includes an identification of the contributions of the experience to their knowledge, skills, and confidence as preservice teachers, and their views on the quality of their placement supervision, based on data from 66 preservice teachers completing a pathways Bachelor of Early Childhood Education (BECE) course at a large, multi-campus Australian university |
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Reflecting on field studies in teacher education: Experiences of student teachers in Sweden A discussion of the field study as a method by which student teachers can study young children's use of the outdoor environment, and an account of the issues related to data collection when using the method as part of an early childhood teacher education course, based on data from 50 participating student teachers in Sweden |
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Review of early education and childcare qualifications: Interim report An examination of qualifications for the early childhood workforce in the United Kingdom, with a focus on issues related to course content, tuition, quality, recruitment, retention, and progression |
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