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ERIC Number: EJ610681
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0742-051X
Changing Theories, Changing Practice: Exploring Early Childhood Teachers' Professional Learning.
Wood, Elizabeth; Bennett, Neville
Teaching and Teacher Education, v16 n5-6 p635-47 Jul-Aug 2000
Describes the contexts and learning processes which contributed to change in the theories of play and the associated classroom practice of nine early childhood teachers in England. Data from surveys, interviews, and observations indicated that all participants were engaged in an ongoing process of professional learning. A three-stage model of change derived from the data is presented. (SM)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Early Childhood Education, Faculty Development, Foreign Countries, Play, Preschool Teachers, Student Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: England; Teacher Knowledge; Teacher Thinking