Accreditation and teacher education credentials in Boston early care and education: Based on the results of the EQUIP community profiles 2009 report
An examination of accreditation rates among and teacher education levels in early care and education programs in Boston
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Assessing, teaming, and reflecting: Student outcomes from participating in a play-based assessment
An account of the inclusion of a play-based assessment (PBA) of children's development into early childhood special education preservice teachers' curricula
Reports & Papers
Assessment by interview and portfolio in a graduate school program
An investigation of interview panels as authentic assessment with 63 Graduate Diploma of Education (Early Years) preservice teachers at the Queensland University of Technology in Australia as part of their end of the semester assessment in their 1-year program
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Centering community services around early childhood care and development: Promising practices in indigenous communities in Canada
An examination of the relationship between the participation of three groups of Canadian indigenous communities in the First Nations Partnership Program, a bicultural university-accredited diploma program in child and youth care, and the funding, organization, and outreach efforts of locally-based programs that serve those communities' child care and development needs, based on interviews, questionnaires, and group discussions with 76 community members
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The child care workforce in New Mexico
A study of child care provider labor costs and child care workforce wages, benefits, and educational requirements and attainment in New Mexico, based on an initial survey of 965 child care providers and follow-up surveys with 1,048 child care teachers and 127 child care directors
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Collaboration of teacher education and child disability health care: Transdisciplinary approach to inclusive practice for early childhood pre-service teachers
A description of collaborative efforts between an early childhood teacher education program and a child disability health care program to incorporate a transdisciplinary model in the preparation of early childhood teachers for practice in inclusive classrooms
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Computer education and computer use by preschool educators
A case study of teachers' community college preparation for the integration of computers in their preschool classrooms and a study of preschool teachers' use of computers and software applications in their classrooms, from a survey of teacher candidates from one community college, 5 interviews with faculty, a review of course catalog descriptions, and interviews with 15 Head Start teachers
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Connecting the dots: Director qualifications, instructional leadership practices, and learning environments in early childhood programs
Highlights of findings from an investigation into the relationship between child care center directors' educational attainment and the quality of instructional leadership and the learning environment in child care centers, based on a sample of 564 child care center directors from 25 states
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Developing social skills training and literacy intruction pedagogy through service learning: An integrated model of teacher preparation
An examination of the experiences of preservice teachers (PSTs) and students in a service learning tutoring program, based on data from 27 PSTs and their students who participated in either the Tutor-Assisted Intensive Learning Strategies (TAILS) or Book Partners (BP) programs for kindergarten and first-grade students at risk for literacy development delays
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Early childhood education degree programs in Massachusetts
A study of the characteristics of early childhood education and related degrees offered by institutes of higher education in Massachusetts
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Early childhood professional development: A synthesis of recent research
A review of research on the relationship of different types of professional development activities to child care quality
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Early childhood teacher education: Historical themes and contemporary issues
A discussion of the development of the field of early childhood teacher education, with a focus on the professionalization of the early childhood education field
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Early childhood teacher educator research [Special issue]
A special issue of the Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education focusing on research conducted by educators of early childhood teachers
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Early learning professional development system report and recommendations
An examination of professional development opportunities for early learning professionals in Washington State, with recommendations for the creation of a system of early learning professional development
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Effects of an early literacy professional development intervention on Head Start teachers and children
A study of the effects of participation in one semester of Classroom Links to Early Literacy on teacher's teaching practices, classroom environment, early literacy classroom supports, and children's early literacy development and an examination of pre- and post-intervention classsroom and child outcomes for teachers assigned to remote or on-site coaching conditions for 88 Head Start teachers of 759 children, across 5 Head Start programs in a midwest state
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Examining the Chicago early childhood teacher pipeline
An examination of the higher education process of early childhood teachers in Chicago, Illinois and recommendations for recruitment and retention strategies by higher education programs and early education employers, based on an analysis of enrollment data and a survey of students in early education programs at Chicago State University, Columbia College Chicago, DePaul University, Dominican University, Erikson Institute, Northeastern Illinois University, National-Louis University, Roosevelt University, St. Xavier University, and University of Illinois at Chicago
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Examining the Chicago early childhood teacher pipeline [Executive summary]
A summary of an examination of the higher education process of early childhood teachers in Chicago, Illinois and recommendations for recruitment and retention strategies by higher education programs and early education employers, based on an analysis of enrollment data and a survey of students in early education programs at Chicago State University, Columbia College Chicago, DePaul University, Dominican University, Erikson Institute, Northeastern Illinois University, National-Louis University, Roosevelt University, St. Xavier University, and University of Illinois at Chicago
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Exploring young children's (mathematical) thinking: Preservice teachers reflect on the use of the one-to-one interview
A study of preservice teacher's use of the one-to-one interview with children, teachers impressions of the experience, and childrens' impressions of their own mathematical thinking, based on analysis of data from a training exercise with a selected sample of 58 preservice teachers in Ireland
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First class in learning--first class in life: How Washington's early childhood education career ladder delivers first-class care
A discussion of the features and outcomes of the Washington State Early Childhood Education Career and Wage Ladder, a program that rewards early childhood education professionals for educational advancement, experience, and job responsibility
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First class in learning--first class in life: How Washington's early childhood education career ladder delivers first-class care [Executive summary]
A summary of a discussion of the features and outcomes of the Washington State Early Childhood Education Career and Wage Ladder, a program that rewards early childhood education professionals for educational advancement, experience, and job responsibility
Executive Summary
Fostering cross cultural competence in preservice teachers through multicultural education experiences
An account of the responses of early childhood and elementary teacher candidates to a hands-on multicultural education class attended by 24 white teacher candidates from rural communities
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Grappling with big ideas: The process of program improvement
An account of one early childhood teacher education program's process of program improvement guided by the Big Ideas model for program planning and course development
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A Head Start/college partnership: Using a culturally and linguistically responsive approach to help working teachers earn degrees
An account of the collaborative efforts of Skagit Valley College and a group of advisors from a local Head Start program to improve the Child Development Associate program's ability to meet the needs of working, adult, and Spanish-speaking degree candidates
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"I have HUGE stereo-types:" Using eco-maps to understand children and families
A grounded-theory study on the use of eco-maps to help students learn about children and families from an analysis of students’ written reflections and observations from class discussions in an early childhood teacher preparation program
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Improving the skills and credentials of migrant, seasonal and American Indian/Alaska Native Head Start teachers: Building from within
A discussion of barriers facing and strategies to enable the pursuit of higher education degrees and credentials by migrant, seasonal, and American Indian/Alaska Native Head Start teachers
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