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Dietz, Erika Gustafson; Darragh Ernst, Johnna – ZERO TO THREE, 2023
This article highlights two competency-based coaching and mentoring models for the incumbent infant-toddler workforce, designed and implemented at two Illinois institutions of higher education. Each model has been intentionally developed with an antibias and equity lens, focused on cultivating a diverse workforce of practitioners through…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Equal Education, Experiential Learning, Competency Based Education
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Beisly, Amber H.; Lake, Vickie E. – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2021
Historically, in the USA context child development content knowledge has been one of the main emphases of early childhood teacher education programs, as it is theorized that teachers need strong content knowledge if they are to teach well. Teachers gain knowledge as they move through the degree ladder, from Child Development Associate to…
Descriptors: Child Development, Correlation, Preservice Teachers, Early Childhood Education
Goble, Carla B.; Laurin, Deborah E. – ZERO TO THREE, 2016
Infant-toddler teachers are often the first people outside of families to interact with infants on a daily basis. Through these interactions teachers can promote infant mental health, prevent problems, screen and identify infants experiencing difficulties, make referrals, and work as members of interdisciplinary intervention teams. However,…
Descriptors: Infants, Mental Health, Toddlers, Preschool Teachers
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Moreno, Amanda J.; Green, Sheridan; Koehn, Jo – Early Education and Development, 2015
Research Findings: This study evaluated the effectiveness of 2 professional development interventions aimed at improving the quality of care provided by caregivers in ordinary infant-toddler child care settings, both center- and home-based. In all, 183 participants in a community college course on infant-toddler theory and practice, an in-service…
Descriptors: Child Care, Educational Quality, Infants, Toddlers