Credentials of Teachers in States Where Elementary and Early Childhood Education Licenses Overlap in Grades K, 1, 2, and/or 3

Autor/in	Fowler, R. Clarke
Titel	Credentials of Teachers in States Where Elementary and Early Childhood Education Licenses Overlap in Grades K, 1, 2, and/or 3
Quelle	In: Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 34 (2020) 2, S.238-250 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0256-8543
DOI	10.1080/02568543.2019.1676332
Schlagwörter	Elementary School Teachers; Early Childhood Teachers; Teacher Certification; Kindergarten; Grade 1; Grade 2; Grade 3; Teacher Education; Teacher Qualifications + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Early childhood; Early childhood education; Frühe Kindheit; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; School year 01; 1. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 01; School year 02; 2. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 02; School year 03; 3. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 03; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Lehrqualifikation
Abstract	This study investigates the claim that in states where elementary education (ELED) and early childhood education (ECED) licenses share the same grades, the preponderance of generalist teachers in the early grades hold ELED rather than ECED licenses. We investigated this question by sending information requests to 43 states where stand-alone, generalist ECED and ELED licenses overlap in Grades K, 1, 2, and/or 3. Responses from the 25 states that supplied this information indicate that a high percentage of teachers in overlapping grades in these states hold ELED licenses only in kindergarten (77%), 1st grade (76%), 2nd grade (79%), and 3rd grade (82%). Further, states with overlaps in grades 1-2 and 1-3 had substantially higher percentages of teachers with ECED licenses than states with K-3 overlaps: 32% more in 1st grade and 28% more in 2nd grade. The current results support calls for states to restrict the early grades to teachers with ECED licenses only and to base their credentialing standards on developmental science. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01