The early childhood educator professional development grant ; research and practice / edited by John A Sutterby.

Format:

Book

Series:

Advances in early education and day care ; v. 15.

Advances in early education and day care ; v. 15

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Early childhood education.

Early childhood educators--Training of.

Early childhood educators.

Physical Description:

xii, 180 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

United Kingdom : Emerald Group Pub Ltd, 2011.

Summary:

Sutterby (U. of Texas at Brownsville) compiles seven essays that examine the implementation of professional development for early childhood educators in the US and models for various settings and means of implementation, such as mentoring, urban public preschools, and center-based settings. Most are connected to the Early Childhood Educator Professional Development Grants of the federal government. Early childhood and other researchers from the US consider implementation, evaluation, and length of programs, readiness to change, perceptions of educators, and programs for improving literacy skills and the quality of child care. Distributed in North America by Turpin Distribution. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Policy Implication of Research on Early Childhood Educator Professional Development / Michael L. Kamil Kamil, Michael L. 1

The Dosage of Professional Development for Early Childhood Professionals: How the Amount and Density of Professional Development may Influence its Effectiveness / Sharon Landesman Ramey Ramey, Sharon Landesman, Nancy A. Crowell Crowell, Nancy A., Craig T. Ramey Ramey, Craig T., Cathy Grace Grace, Cathy, Nedaa Timraz Timraz, Nedaa, Louise E. Davis Davis, Louise E. 11

Readiness to Change in Communities, Organizations, and Individuals / Shira M. Peterson Peterson, Shira M., Amy C. Baker Baker, Amy C. 33

Project Reel (Resources for Early Educator Learning): The Design and Implementation of a State-Wide Professional Development Initiative for Early Childhood Educators in Diverse Childcare Settings / Sarah Jo Sandefur Sandefur, Sarah Jo, Amye R. Warren Warren, Amye R., Anne Gamble Gamble, Anne 61

Building Professional Development for Urban Public Preschools: Experiences and Reflections / Joanne Roberts Roberts, Joanne, Alice Frye Frye, Alice, Mary Lu Love Love, Mary Lu, Lisa Van Thiel Thiel, Lisa Van 91

Effects of Quality Improvement System on Early Childhood Education Practitioners / Jianping Shen Shen, Jianping, Xin Ma Ma, Xin, Wendy Tackett Tackett, Wendy, Xuejin (Kim) Lu Lu, Xuejin (Kim), Karen Brandi Brandi, Karen, Jeff Goodman Goodman, Jeff, Lance Till Till, Lance, Grace Watson Watson, Grace 129

Professional Development: Change we Can Believe in / Maria Magdalena Aguilar-Crandall Aguilar-Crandall, Maria Magdalena, John A. Sutterby Sutterby, John A. 155.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780857242792

0857242792

OCLC:

719430578