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Kipnis, Fran; Whitebook, Marcy; Austin, Lea; Sakai, Laura – Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, 2013
The Center for the Study of Child Care Employment (CSCCE) at the University of California, Berkeley, is assisting the New Jersey Council for Young Children (Council) in collecting and analyzing information about the state's early learning professional preparation and development system. The project consists of two phases: a Mapping Phase and a…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Teacher Education Programs, Educational Quality, Academic Degrees
Whitebook, Marcy; Austin, Lea J.E.; Ryan, Sharon; Kipnis, Fran; Almaraz, Mirella; Sakai, Laura – Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, University of California at Berkeley, 2012
Calls to reform teacher education figure prominently in the growing national conversation about teacher performance and children's learning outcomes (National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, 2010a, 2010b; Sparks, 2011). Thus far, however, most proposals have focused on teachers working in kindergarten through Grade 12, with scant…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Teacher Education Programs, Educational Quality, Early Childhood Education
Whitebook, Marcy; Austin, Lea J.E.; Ryan, Sharon; Kipnis, Fran; Almaraz, Mirella; Sakai, Laura – Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, University of California at Berkeley, 2012
Calls to reform teacher education figure prominently in the growing national conversation about teacher performance and children's learning outcomes (National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, 2010a, 2010b; Sparks, 2011). Thus far, however, most proposals have focused on teachers working in kindergarten through Grade 12, with scant…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Teacher Education Programs, Educational Quality, Early Childhood Education
Whitebook, Marcy; Kipnis, Fran; Sakai, Laura; Almaraz, Mirella – Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, University of California at Berkeley, 2011
The "Learning Together" longitudinal study focuses on four counties' efforts to expand bachelor's degree opportunities in early care and education (ECE) for adults currently working in the field. The "student cohort model"--in which small groups of ECE students with similar interests and characteristics pursue a bachelor's…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Adult Students, Nontraditional Students, Bachelors Degrees
Whitebook, Marcy; Sakai, Laura; Kipnis, Fran; Bellm, Dan; Almaraz, Mirella – Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, University of California at Berkeley, 2010
Interest in expanding access to higher education has been driven by concerns about ethnic and linguistic stratification within the early childhood workforce, and building a pipeline for diversifying the early care and education (ECE) field's leadership. "Cohort" B.A. completion programs, which target small groups of adults working in ECE…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Organizational Change, Program Development, Adult Students
Whitebook, Marcy; Bellm, Dan; Lee, Yuna; Sakai, Laura – Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, University of California at Berkeley, 2005
This report presents the results of a survey of nearly all (98.5%) of the California institutions of higher education that train adults to teach children under the age of five, including associate, bachelor's, master's and PhD programs. Data is presented on program, student, and faculty characteristics as well as language supports for students and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Child Development, Early Childhood Education, Student Characteristics