Early Childhood Education/Educare Career Express ECE2: A Program for Retention and Completion of Community College Students in the Area of Child Development

Autor/in	Deibert, Deborah
Titel	Early Childhood Education/Educare Career Express ECE2: A Program for Retention and Completion of Community College Students in the Area of Child Development
Quelle	(2019), (142 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ed.D. Dissertation, Arizona State University
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-1-3921-3019-3
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Community Colleges; Two Year College Students; School Holding Power; Academic Persistence; Child Development; Child Caregivers; Teacher Qualifications; Associate Degrees; Student Attitudes; Internship Programs; Mentors; Self Efficacy; Early Childhood Teachers + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Community college; Community College; Kindesentwicklung; Caregiver; Caregivers; Carer; Child; Children; Kinderbetreuung; Lehrqualifikation; Schülerverhalten; Berufspraktische Ausbildung; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Early childhood; Early childhood education; Teacher; Teachers; Frühe Kindheit; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende
Abstract	There is a national shortage of highly qualified early childhood educators. For many early childhood educators, this career path begins with the Child Development Associate credential. Community colleges are well-positioned to award this credential and address the shortage of highly qualified early childhood educators. However, many students arrive at community colleges academically unprepared, with excessive work and family responsibilities. The purpose of my participatory action research study is to explore the impact of internships on early childhood education student attitudes towards persistence in their course of study. This study has the potential to impact strategies used with child development majors in the community college setting. Successful community college students who persist through their plan of study to graduate will experience the benefits that college completion brings. In addition to the interests of college completion, these students will enter the workforce or university setting with valuable work experience and professional credentials achieved in a supportive community. Both outcomes have the potential to positively affect the growth of the early childhood workforce. The findings of this study reveal that student interns placed in high-quality, early learning centers found support in the relationships with their mentor teachers, valuable experiences with the children in the rooms, and a new sense of self-efficacy when offered opportunities to participate in professional development activities, leading to persistence in their course of study. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01