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The Design of Early Childhood Teacher Education Programs: Australian Employer Perspectives with International Program Comparisons
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Boyd, Wendy; Mahony, Linda; Warren, Jane; Wong, Sandie – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2022
Provision of quality early childhood education and care (ECEC) supports children's learning with strong agreement that early childhood teachers (ECTs) are central to quality provision. In many countries, it is mandatory that ECEC services employ ECTs. However, Australian ECT employers report that early childhood graduates are not always…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Foreign Countries
Employers' Perspectives of How Well Prepared Early Childhood Teacher Graduates Are to Work in Early Childhood Education and Care Services
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Boyd, Wendy; Wong, Sandie; Fenech, Marianne; Mahony, Linda; Warren, Jane; Lee, I.-Fang; Cheeseman, Sandra – Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 2020
With an unprecedented number of children in early childhood education and care in Australia, demand for early childhood teachers is increasing. This demand is in the context of recognition of the importance of the early years and increasing requirements for more highly qualified early childhood teachers under the National Quality Framework.…
Descriptors: Employer Attitudes, Early Childhood Teachers, Early Childhood Education, Teacher Education Programs