States' Efforts in Improving the Qualifications of Early Care and Education Teachers

Autor/in	Ackerman, Debra J.
Titel	States' Efforts in Improving the Qualifications of Early Care and Education Teachers
Quelle	In: Educational Policy, 18 (2004) 2, S.311-337 (27 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0895-9048
DOI	10.1177/0895904803262145
Schlagwörter	Preservice Teacher Education; Teacher Competencies; Early Childhood Education; Teacher Qualifications; State Standards; Faculty Development; Scholarships; Student Financial Aid; Teacher Certification + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehramtsstudiengang; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrkunst; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Lehrqualifikation; Scholarship; Stipendium; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Studienfinanzierung; Studienförderung
Abstract	An important component of quality early care and education (ECE) is teacher training. Only 18 states require teachers in private ECE settings to undergo any preservice training, however, and there are many barriers to improving these teachers' qualifications. Individual states are initiating various efforts that address those challenges and hold promise for improving ECE, including the provision of scholarships and financial incentives, specifications regarding the types of training ECE teachers need, and career lattices that delineate pathways for continued learning and improved practice. The article describes these efforts and summarizes the practices that seem to offer promise for improving ECE teachers' qualifications. The article also suggests topics to be considered in regard to future research. (Author).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10