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Where to Now for Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Graduates? A Study of the Experiences of Irish BA ECCE Degree Graduates
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Moloney, Mary; Pope, Jennifer – Education 3-13, 2015
International definitions of early childhood locate the field with the care and education of children between birth and six years. In Ireland, this definition applies to both pre-school and the infant classes of primary school. While primary school teachers in Ireland must hold a Bachelor of Education degree, there is no minimum training…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Teachers, Teacher Qualifications
A Vocation or a Career: The Perspectives of BA. ECEC Graduates about Accessing Employment and Working in the Early Years Sector in Ireland
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Moloney, Mary – Irish Educational Studies, 2015
Caring for and educating young children is highly skilled and complex, and is dependent upon the educator's education and training, work environment, salary and work benefits. This paper which draws upon two annual BA ECEC Graduate Occupational Profile Surveys undertaken in 2013 and 2014, explores the perceptions of graduates about seeking…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Graduates, Early Childhood Education, Student Attitudes