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ERIC Number: EJ392515
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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The Child Development Associate: Competence, Training and Professionalism.
Benson, Margaret S.; Peters, Donald L.
Early Child Development and Care, v38 p57-68 Sep 1988
Examines the history, training, philosophy, and professionalism of the Child Development Associate (CDA) credential. Although CDA recipients are adequately prepared as early childhood educators, they have difficulty gaining access to the profession of early childhood education. (DE)
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Professional Recognition, Teacher Education, Teacher Qualifications
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Child Development Associate; Project Head Start