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Lobman, Carrie; Ryan, Sharon – Educational Policy, 2008
With the expansion in publicly funded prekindergarten programs across the country, a number of policy initiatives are aiming to bring these various providers of preschool services together to create coordinated systems of early care and education. This article reports the findings of a focus group study with stakeholders at all levels of the…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Preschool Teachers, Professional Development, Teacher Education Programs
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Lobman, Carrie; Ryan, Sharon; McLaughlin, Jill – Early Childhood Research & Practice, 2005
New Jersey provides a unique context from which to explore the issue of preschool teacher certification and preparation because of the 1998 and 2000 Supreme Court decisions related to the Abbott districts. These decisions ruled that the 30 poorest districts were to create systems of high-quality preschool for all 3- and 4-year-old children…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Preschool Teachers, Court Litigation, Educational Finance