Current Search: Early childhood teachers -- In service training (x)
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Title
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Early Childhood Preservice Teachers’ Knowledge of Children’sCognitive Development and Developmentally AppropriatePedagogical Practices: Understanding the Role of ClinicalExperiences.
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Creator
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Beers, Courtney, Bhagwanji, Yashwant, Florida Atlantic University, College of Education, Department of Curriculum, Culture, and Educational Inquiry
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Abstract/Description
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The quality of early caregiving and educational environments has a significant effect on children’s later cognitive outcomes. Early childhood teachers are an important determining factor in the quality of these environments. Due to inconsistencies in practice across the early childhood field, there is a call for better prepared teachers. Teacher preparation itself is criticized for its lack of innovative and effective practices. While research finds that more effective teacher preparation...
Show moreThe quality of early caregiving and educational environments has a significant effect on children’s later cognitive outcomes. Early childhood teachers are an important determining factor in the quality of these environments. Due to inconsistencies in practice across the early childhood field, there is a call for better prepared teachers. Teacher preparation itself is criticized for its lack of innovative and effective practices. While research finds that more effective teacher preparation programs are those that are steeped in clinical practice, these types of experiences are inconsistent and fragmented in the early childhood field. Part of the issue is the lack of knowledge on how to integrate highquality clinical experiences carefully into early childhood teacher preparation in order to prepare all preservice teachers successfully for the classroom.
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Date Issued
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2016
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004647, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004647
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Subject Headings
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Cognition in children, Early childhood educators -- Training of, Early childhood teachers -- In service training, Pedagogical content knowledge, Preschool teaching
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Format
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Document (PDF)
