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Amy MacDonald; Lena Danaia; James Deehan; Allan Hall – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2024
Initiatives aimed at improving STEM education have largely focused on school-based programs, with the majority of STEM professional development targeting primary and secondary school educators. However, there is growing interest in STEM education in the early childhood years. This paper reviews the available evidence to explore the extent to which…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Early Childhood Education, Communities of Practice, Early Childhood Teachers
Selda Aras – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2024
Despite the developments and examples of effective practice, it is asserted that early childhood teachers encounter difficulties while utilizing formative assessment in their classrooms and the debate about how to achieve this continues. It is widely acknowledged that preservice teachers need research-based professional support to have sufficient…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Action Research, Early Childhood Education, Capacity Building
Fiona Boylan; Lennie Barblett; Marianne Knaus – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2024
"I think I can, I think I can' puffed "The Little Engine That Could." The American folktale taught the value of optimism and hard work reflecting a growth mindset belief about abilities. A growth mindset positively impacts academic achievement, motivation, and children's agency for learning. Few studies have explored how early…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Teachers, Young Children, Foreign Countries, Kindergarten
Narges Zareian; Mohammad Hadi Mahmoodi; Mohammad Ahmadisafa – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2024
A large number of trained Young Learners of English (YLE) teachers leave the language academies soon after being employed. These teachers usually suffer from high levels of stress and anxiety during their career which might lead to burnout. Considering the impact of vision in motivating teachers, this research was designed to study the development…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Experienced Teachers
Adina Schick; Cassie Wuest; Rachel Lim; Gigliana Melzi – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2024
Policymakers have underscored the importance of professional development (PD) opportunities for supporting the early childhood education workforce. Yet little is known about how the scope and delivery of PD opportunities impact the extent to which the content provided informs classroom practice. In the present study, we explored how teacher…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Culturally Relevant Education, Faculty Development, Cultural Capital
Tina Bonnett; Elizabeth Gould; Courtney Gratton; Sumera Malik; Jenna Zinck – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2024
Childhood psychological trauma is currently gleaning attention in many fields of study. Subsequently, Trauma-Informed Practice (TIP) is becoming integral to many organizations that service children and families. A gap, however, is noted in literature between this approach to practice and pre-service early years professionals who study to work in…
Descriptors: Trauma, Preschool Teachers, Preschool Education, Teacher Attitudes
Sanni Kahila; T. Kuutti; J. Kahila; N. Sajaniemi – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2024
Practicums as part of teacher education are important for teacher students' professional development. Co-operative teachers support students' learning during practicums, but in the early childhood education (ECE) context the work community of the ECE center is also seen as an essential part of the practicum environment. This study investigated ECE…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Teachers, Student Teachers
Rebecca Anne Swartz; Laycee B. Thigpen – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2024
Teacher educators are charged with supporting adult learners as they prepare to collaborate with diverse families and colleagues. In this research, we examined how a cohort of teacher candidates (N = 29) developed over a semester in their understanding, dispositions, and knowledge of strategies for partnership through the "dilemmas"…
Descriptors: Bias, Praxis, Problem Solving, Preservice Teacher Education
Jentry S. Barrett; Hayley Jackson; Rachel E. Schachter; Hope K. Gerde; Gary E. Bingham – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2024
Coaching is a popular mechanism for supporting teachers' improved use of teaching strategies. However, relatively little is known about which coaching processes are used or how those are implemented, especially in emerging formats like online asynchronous coaching. We used a multiple-case study design to examine coaching logs from an asynchronous…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Faculty Development, Coaching (Performance), Intervention
Antoinette Doyle; Ling Li; Saiqa Azam; Madison Hynes – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2024
The professional development (PD) of early childhood educators (ECEs) is key to childcare quality. The Professional Learning Community (PLC) model has been well-researched in K-12 settings and is found to have advantages over traditional models of PD; thus, it holds promise for educators in other settings such as early childhood education centers.…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Faculty Development, Early Childhood Teachers, Reading Strategies
Marilys Galindo – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2024
The Micro-Credential Program is a digital badging system composed of competency-based pathways that move forward early childhood professionals to achieving mastery in employability skills. These skills are crucial for early childhood professionals to have to provide high-quality, nurturing learning environments to children in their care as well as…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Microcredentials, Early Childhood Teachers, Teacher Competencies
Iris Zadok; Moriah Nissan; Tzipi Versicherter-Chechik – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2024
This study applied a positive-psychological approach to examining childcare directors' role in maintaining the stability of their staff from the caregivers' and directors' points of view. Most of the childcare centers in Israel are characterized by high burnout and turnover of staff members. Nevertheless, some teams stay stable, and turnover is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Administrator Role, Child Care Centers, Burnout
Sung-Ae Kim; Karen M. La Paro; Catherine Scott-Little – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2024
Practicum experiences, a critical feature in educator preparation programs, provide preservice educators opportunities to incorporate theory and practice in classrooms while under the supervision of a mentor educator. Although general descriptions of high-quality practicum experiences are provided by professional organizations and accrediting…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Teachers, Practicums, Preservice Teachers
Julie Katter; Natalia M. Rojas; Stephanie L. Albert; Bethany Springer; Nicole Huang-Greco; Bonnie Kerker – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2024
Although efforts have been made to improve teacher professional development and ongoing supports, limited research has examined how early childhood education (ECE) teachers support each other informally. The present study describes how one type of informal support, collegial support (e.g. instrumental and expressive), enabled ECE teachers to cope…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Kindergarten, Collegiality, Teacher Collaboration
Hyunjin Kim; Sue K. Adams; Rachael Zeltzer; Avery Beatty – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2024
This study, guided by the socio-cultural theory of learning, investigated the attitudes of early childhood teachers toward multicultural practice and its association with their characteristics, sense of teacher efficacy, and attitude toward inclusive practices. This study included 144 early childhood teachers who attended professional development…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Multicultural Education, Teacher Characteristics