This two-part paper examines the early care and education (ECE) and K-12 research literature in depth to assess the current state of knowledge about the effective preparation of excellent teachers, and charts a research and policy agenda for the future.Part I: Teacher Preparation and Professional Development in Grades K-12 and in Early Care and Education: Differences and Similarities, and Implications for ResearchPart I summarizes the differences between the K-12 and the early care and education fields. We found more than enough similarities to warrant a close consideration of the combined wisdom of both fields.Part II: Effective Teacher Preparation in Early Care and Education: Toward a Comprehensive Research AgendaPart II contains an in-de...
Teachers play a crucial role in the academic success of their students. As such, there is great inte...
With over 12 million children enrolled in early care and education programming across the U.S., fami...
This paper focuses on different ways of conceiving and carrying out teacher preparation. It examines...
This two-part paper examines the early care and education (ECE) and K-12 research literature in dept...
The gap between our current understanding of child development and public policies related to the ea...
This handbook synthesizes both contemporary research and best practices in early childhood teacher e...
This paper recommends new directions for teacher education in the preparation of early childhood (EC...
Teacher education is a complex field and requires high levels of specialization in diverse fields of...
Reviews the research on how pre-K teacher preparation affects learning and program quality. Explores...
Driven in part by research findings in early childhood development, the academic, business, and poli...
The study assessed the perceived preparedness of early childhood pre-service teachers on early child...
In recent years, growing knowledge of the critical importance of early childhood development for lif...
Comprehensive early childhood teacher preparation programs offer courses and curricula that are alig...
Abstract: Two complimentary data sets were collected to gain an understanding of unified early child...
The purpose of this paper is to discuss suggestions on what pre-service teachers need to know in ord...
Teachers play a crucial role in the academic success of their students. As such, there is great inte...
With over 12 million children enrolled in early care and education programming across the U.S., fami...
This paper focuses on different ways of conceiving and carrying out teacher preparation. It examines...
This two-part paper examines the early care and education (ECE) and K-12 research literature in dept...
The gap between our current understanding of child development and public policies related to the ea...
This handbook synthesizes both contemporary research and best practices in early childhood teacher e...
This paper recommends new directions for teacher education in the preparation of early childhood (EC...
Teacher education is a complex field and requires high levels of specialization in diverse fields of...
Reviews the research on how pre-K teacher preparation affects learning and program quality. Explores...
Driven in part by research findings in early childhood development, the academic, business, and poli...
The study assessed the perceived preparedness of early childhood pre-service teachers on early child...
In recent years, growing knowledge of the critical importance of early childhood development for lif...
Comprehensive early childhood teacher preparation programs offer courses and curricula that are alig...
Abstract: Two complimentary data sets were collected to gain an understanding of unified early child...
The purpose of this paper is to discuss suggestions on what pre-service teachers need to know in ord...
Teachers play a crucial role in the academic success of their students. As such, there is great inte...
With over 12 million children enrolled in early care and education programming across the U.S., fami...
This paper focuses on different ways of conceiving and carrying out teacher preparation. It examines...