ERIC Number: EJ1418410
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 22
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ISSN: ISSN-1090-1027
EISSN: EISSN-1745-5642
Supporting Preschool Teachers' Use of Culturally Grounded Practices: Factors That Influence Program Fidelity
Adina Schick; Cassie Wuest; Rachel Lim; Gigliana Melzi
Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, v45 n1 p16-37 2024
Policymakers have underscored the importance of professional development (PD) opportunities for supporting the early childhood education workforce. Yet little is known about how the scope and delivery of PD opportunities impact the extent to which the content provided informs classroom practice. In the present study, we explored how teacher fidelity of implementation differs by the PD scope and delivery, and the role it plays in overall classroom quality. Lead teachers in under-resourced preschool centers were randomly assigned to one of three PD conditions: (1) a broad-based program focused on incorporating children's cultural funds of knowledge throughout the day, delivered via an in-person coach, (2) a culturally grounded classroom storytelling program that is narrow in scope and delivered via in-person coaching, (3) a culturally grounded classroom storytelling program that is narrow in scope and delivered via an animated webinar series. Findings showed that teachers' fidelity of implementation was higher when trained in a classroom program that is narrow in scope, fidelity did not vary by mode of delivery (i.e., in-person coaching vs. webinars), and that higher fidelity of implementation was predictive of more supportive classroom practices. Results are discussed in relation to implications for best practices surrounding in-service professional development opportunities.
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Culturally Relevant Education, Faculty Development, Cultural Capital, In Person Learning, Story Telling, Coaching (Performance), Seminars, Web Based Instruction, Program Implementation, Fidelity
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education
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Language: English
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