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Download full textBrown, Kay E. – US Government Accountability Office, 2012
Research shows that well trained and educated early child care and education (ECCE) workers are key to helping children in care reach their full developmental potential. Federal and state governments spend billions of dollars each year to improve ECCE programs, including the quality of its caregivers and teachers. Because of the importance of this…
Descriptors: Child Care, Child Caregivers, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Teachers
Direct linkRomeyn, Rebecca – ProQuest LLC, 2010
With over 12 million children enrolled in early care and education programming across the U.S., families with children under the age of 5 years old are dependent on these programs. Although highly important, little regulation exists regarding qualifications necessary for individuals to work in these programs. Consequently, individuals in the field…
Descriptors: Credentials, Teacher Effectiveness, Rating Scales, Course Content
Kipnis, F.; Whitebook, M.; Almaraz, M.; Sakai, L.; Austin, L. J. E. – Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, University of California at Berkeley, 2012
The Learning Together longitudinal study focuses on four counties' efforts to expand bachelor's degree opportunities in early care and education (ECE) for adults currently working in the field. The "student cohort" model--in which small groups of ECE students with similar interests and characteristics pursue a bachelor's degree together,…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Adult Students, Nontraditional Students, Bachelors Degrees
Whitebook, Marcy; Kipnis, Fran; Sakai, Laura; Almaraz, Mirella – Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, University of California at Berkeley, 2011
The "Learning Together" longitudinal study focuses on four counties' efforts to expand bachelor's degree opportunities in early care and education (ECE) for adults currently working in the field. The "student cohort model"--in which small groups of ECE students with similar interests and characteristics pursue a bachelor's…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Adult Students, Nontraditional Students, Bachelors Degrees
Whitebook, Marcy; Sakai, Laura; Kipnis, Fran; Bellm, Dan; Almaraz, Mirella – Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, University of California at Berkeley, 2010
Interest in expanding access to higher education has been driven by concerns about ethnic and linguistic stratification within the early childhood workforce, and building a pipeline for diversifying the early care and education (ECE) field's leadership. "Cohort" B.A. completion programs, which target small groups of adults working in ECE…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Organizational Change, Program Development, Adult Students
Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, University of California at Berkeley, 2008
In recent years, growing knowledge of the critical importance of early childhood development for lifelong learning and growth had led to increased calls for the professionalism of early childhood educators, including higher standards for their training and education. As part of this attention to professional development, many states are…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Cultural Pluralism
Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, University of California at Berkeley, 2008
This report reflects the first year of a multiyear effort to examine B.A. completion cohort programs in early care and education in four California counties. The six programs under investigation were developed with similar goals: (1) To increase and retain a pool of B.A.-level professionals in the ECE field with culturally, linguistically, and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Educational Experience, Adult Students
Lekies, Kristi S.; Cochran, Mon – 2002
A key component of a quality early care and education system for young children is the early childhood workforce--teachers and others who work directly with children, as well as directors and administrators. This paper explores a number of issues central to early childhood teacher education in New York State. The paper first describes the…
Descriptors: Caregiver Training, Child Care, Community Colleges, Early Childhood Education
Peer reviewedFreeman, Nancy K.; Feeney, Stephanie – Young Children, 2006
Today we often hear that early care and education is becoming or should become a profession. In this article, the authors discuss what it means to be a profession, and a professional and consider how these characteristics apply to the field of early care and education now and in the future. Professionals possess specialized knowledge and…
Descriptors: Ethics, Early Childhood Education, Occupational Mobility, Professional Recognition
Whitehead, Judith, Ed. – 1999
Serving as a vehicle for raising the profile of and thereby gaining recognition for the important research and development work being conducted in Canada in support of children and families, the "Research Connections Canada" series compiles research and/or development papers as well as background papers, analytical literature reviews,…
Descriptors: Caregiver Training, Case Studies, Child Care, Child Caregivers
Sullivan, Susan, Ed.; Bose, Kathy, Ed.; Levesque, Lise, Ed. – 1999
Serving as a vehicle for raising the profile of and thereby gaining recognition for the important research and development work being conducted in Canada in support of children and families, the "Research Connections Canada" series compiles research and/or development papers as well as background papers, analytical literature reviews,…
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Caregiver Training, Certification, Child Care
Bennett, John; Neuman, Michelle J. – Prospects: Quarterly Review of Comparative Education, 2004
This article presents the most recent results of a comparative review of early childhood education and care carried out by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Founded in 1961 and based in Paris, OECD is one of the world's most important sources of statistical, economic, and social data. Based on reviews in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Special Needs Students, Young Children, Quality Control
