Studying teachers in early childhood settings

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Studying teachers in early childhood settings

edited by Olivia N. Saracho and Bernard Spodek

(Contemporary perspectives in early childhood education)

Information Age Pub., c2003

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  • pbk.

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An examination of teachers in early childhood settings. Areas covered include: factors that impact on teacher quality; transformative pathways in becoming an early childhood teacher; Sensei - early childhood education teachers in Japan; and beliefs of early childhood teachers.

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Introduction: Factors that Impact on Teacher Quality. Olivia N. Saracho and Bernard Spodek. The Preparation of Teachers for the Profession in Early Childhood Education. Olivia N. Saracho and Bernard Spodek. The Possibilities and Challenges of ""Not Knowing"": Early Childhood Teachers' Knowledge and Thinking in Uncertain Times. Glenda Mac Naughton. The Importance of Teachers' Subjective Perceptions of Educational Innovations: The Case of Adaptive Teaching. Rudolf van den Berg and Peter Sleegers. Transformative Pathways in Becoming an Early Childhood Teacher. Joy Goodfellow and Jennifer Sumsion. Accountability in Early Childhood Care and Education. Martha J. Buell and Donald L. Peters. Gender and Schoolwork in the United States, 1850-1920. Jackie M. Blount. Beliefs of Early Childhood Teachers. Johanna Einarsdottir. Creativity and Teacher-student Interactions. Donna Tafuri and Olivia N. Saracho. Teachers' Cognitive Styles and Their Instructional Implications. Olivia N. Saracho. Sensei: Early Childhood Education Teachers in Japan. Susan D. Holloway and Yoko Yamamoto. Improving Teacher Quality. Olivia N. Saracho and Bernard Spodek. About the Authors.

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