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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Their Portfolios, Our Role: Examining a Community College Teacher Education Digital Portfolio Program from the Students' Perspective
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Plaisir, Jean Y.; Hachey, Alyse C.; Theilheimer, Rachel – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2011
In the of Fall 2006, our large, urban community college implemented digital portfolio development for all of the preservice early childhood educators registered in the infant-toddler and preschool-early elementary programs. Three years after implementation of the program, we conducted survey research to assess our students' perceptions of their…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Student Attitudes, Portfolio Assessment, Community Colleges
Preservice Teachers Conducting Action Research in Early Education Centers
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Moore, Rita A.; Gilliard, Jennifer L. – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2008
The purpose of this study was to investigate the use of action research by ten preservice teachers earning their associate's degree in early childhood education from a small university in the West. Their goal was to assess the impact of their teaching on student learning with children birth to 8 years of age. This study represents the use of…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Action Research, Early Childhood Education
The Observation, Documentation, and Shared Reflection Process: Preparing Early Childhood Educators to Teach in Alaska Native Communities
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McCarthy, Kathrin W.; Duke, Thomas Scott – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2007
The eight early childhood educators who participated in this study were admitted into a 60-credit statewide distance-delivered Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree program at the University of Alaska. All eight educators were women of Alaska Native ancestry who lived and worked in remote and rural Native communities. Seven of these teachers…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Rural Schools, Geographic Isolation, Early Childhood Education
Articulation and Student Intentionality in Professional Development: A Proactive Model for Teacher Educators
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Apple, Peggy – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2004
The Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) professional development movement, community college students' emerging intentionality, and the role of two- and four-year higher education faculty intersect in a proactive model proposed by the author that advocates ECEC community college programs separate from the vocational tradition and establishes…
Descriptors: Teacher Educators, Teacher Role, College Faculty, Professional Development