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ERIC Number: EJ631434
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0044-0728
Better Futures for Young Children, Better Preparation for Their Teachers: Challenges Emerging from Recent National Reports. Professional Development.
Hyson, Marilou
Young Children, v56 n1 p60-62 Jan 2001
Maintains that the United States tolerates an ineffective system of early education and professional preparation. Notes challenges to the field, including insufficient teacher preparation, outdated teacher professional development approaches, ineffective use of research findings to improve early childhood programs, and failure to understand, celebrate, and build upon diversity. Provides key points related to professional development from seven major reports. (KB)
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Cultural Differences, Day Care, Diversity (Student), Early Childhood Education, Educational Quality, Preschool Teachers, Professional Development, Program Improvement, Teacher Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: United States