What Do Teachers Need? Practitioners' Perspectives on Early Childhood Professional Development

Autor/in	Ackerman, Debra J.
Titel	What Do Teachers Need? Practitioners' Perspectives on Early Childhood Professional Development
Quelle	In: Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 24 (2004) 4, S.291-301 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1090-1027
Schlagwörter	Early Childhood Education; Professional Development; Educational Needs; Educational Quality; Educational Practices; Graduation Requirements; Classroom Observation Techniques; Teaching Experience; Teacher Attitudes; Needs Assessment; New Jersey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Bildungspraxis; Abschlussordnung; Lehrerverhalten; Bedarfsermittlung
Abstract	Because of the link between teacher training and higher-quality classroom practice, early childhood researchers and professional organizations have placed an increasing emphasis on all early childhood teachers--including those in early care and education (ECE) settings--obtaining a minimum of a Bachelor's degree as part of their professional development. Given the differing licensure requirements for ECE teachers, the variety of settings early childhood teachers work in, and the creativity needed to respond to the changing roles teachers play in those settings, however, this paper offers an "additional" perspective that is sometimes left out of the discussion regarding what teachers need: that of the early childhood practitioner. Using conversations with both a certified, public school teacher and a non-certified teacher in a private ECE setting in New Jersey, this article reports on these teachers' professional development experiences, as well as the implications of their experiences for future considerations of what teachers need in order to enhance their growth as educators. (Contains 1 footnote.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10