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ERIC Number: EJ629995
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0256-8543
Views of Effective Early Childhood Educators Regarding Systemic Constraints that Affect Their Teaching.
Adcock, Simrall Garber; Patton, Mary Martin
Journal of Research in Childhood Education, v15 n2 p194-208 Spr-Sum 2001
Examined 10 early childhood teachers' views regarding curricular trends for young children, their teaching practices, and systemic constraints affecting their teaching. Teachers were identified as advocates, resistors, or traditionalists. Systemic constraints identified included early academics, reading wars, and standardized testing. Teachers expressed frustration toward the school district that constrained them from teaching effectively through pushed-down curriculum and high-stakes testing. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Focus Groups, Interviews, Observation, Preschool Curriculum, Preschool Teachers, Standardized Tests, Teacher Administrator Relationship, Teacher Attitudes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Constraints