Critical issues in early childhood professional development / edited by Martha Zaslow and Ivelisse Martinez-Beck.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Zaslow, Martha J.

Martinez-Beck, Ivelisse.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Early childhood teachers--Training of--United States.

Early childhood teachers.

Early childhood educators--United States.

Early childhood educators.

Early childhood teachers--Training of.

United States.

Physical Description:

xix, 412 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Early childhood professional development

Place of Publication:

Baltimore, Md. : Paul H. Brookes Pub. Co., [2006]

Contents:

Introduction: the context for critical issues in early childhood professional development / Ivelisse Martinez-Beck and Martha Zaslow

Toward better definition and measurement of early childhood professional development / Stephanie M. Curenton

Defining and measuring professional development in early childhood research / Kelly L. Maxwell, Cathie C. Feild, and Richard M. Clifford

Estimating the size and characteristics of the United States early care and education workforce / Richard N. Brandon and Ivelisse Martinez-Beck

Quality and qualifications: links between professional development and quality in early care and education settings / Kathryn Tout, Martha Zaslow, and Daniel Berry

Studying the culture of quality early education and care: a cumulative approach to measuring characteristics of the workforce and relations to quality in four Midwestern states / Helen H. Raikes ... [et al.]

Completing the model: connecting early child care worker professional development with child outcomes / Kyle L. Snow

Toward effective support for language and literacy through professional development / David K. Dickinson and Joanne P. Brady

Helping early childhood educators to teach mathematics / Herbert P. Ginsburg ... [et al.]

Self-regulation as a key to school readiness: how early childhood teachers can promote this critical competency / Elena Bodrova and Deborah J. Leong

Designing models for professional development at the local, state, and national levels / Naomi Karp

Standardized observation and professional development: a focus on individualized implementation and practices / Robert C. Pianta

Alignment in educator preparation for early and beginning literacy instruction: a state-level case example / Kathleen Roskos, Catherine A. Rosemary, and M. Heidi Varner

NAEYC's standards for early childhood professional preparation: getting from here to there / Marilou Hyson and Heather Biggar

Economic perspectives on early care and education / V. Jeffrey Evans

A framework for cost-benefit analysis of professional development in early care and education / W. Steven Barnett and Pamela J. Kelley

Early childhood professional development programs: accounting for spillover effects and market interventions / H. Elizabeth Peters and Barbara Bristow

Charting a course for improved professional development across varying programs and policies / Martha Zaslow

Creating and sustaining a high-quality workforce in child care, early intervention, and school readiness programs / Sharon Landesman Ramey and Craig T. Ramey

Improving connections between professional development research and early childhood policies / Melissa Welch-Ross ... [et al.].

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1557668256

OCLC:

61445783

Publisher Number:

9781557668257