Diversity Competencies within Early Childhood Teacher Preparation: Innovative Practices and Future Directions

Autor/inn/en	Lim, Chih-Ing; Able-Boone, Harriet
Titel	Diversity Competencies within Early Childhood Teacher Preparation: Innovative Practices and Future Directions
Quelle	In: Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 26 (2005) 3, S.225-238 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1090-1027
Schlagwörter	Teacher Education Programs; Early Childhood Education; Field Experience Programs; Young Children; Competence; Evaluation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Praxisnahes Lernen; Frühe Kindheit; Kompetenz; Evaluierung
Abstract	With classrooms becoming increasingly diverse due to children's various cultural backgrounds and varying abilities, early childhood teacher education programs face the challenge of how best to prepare the workforce. Various initiatives have been implemented in teacher preparation programs to prepare early childhood educators to become competent in relating to all children and families. Infusing components of diversity into all courses and field experiences and engaging in community-university partnerships, as well as unifying early childhood education (ECE) and early childhood special education (ECSE) program components, are promising practices for the field. An examination and evaluation of these initiatives are discussed in this article, as well as future directions for research and practice. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10