ERIC Number: ED660946
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Dec
Pages: 4
Abstractor: ERIC
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Professional Development for Early Childhood Educators: A Summary of Findings from the 2023 Early Care and Education (ECE) Workforce Survey
Wilder Research
In 2023, Wilder Research contracted with the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) and Department of Human Services (DHS), in partnership with the Children's Cabinet, to conduct an Early Care and Education (ECE) Workforce Survey. A similar study was done in 2011. The purpose of the study is to describe characteristics of the ECE workforce and assess educators' economic wellbeing in addition to their motivations for participating in training and professional development opportunities. Early childhood educators from a variety of public and private settings were randomly selected to participate in a mail-push-to-web survey. In total 1,050 educators responded. This summary highlights results from survey questions related to professional development, which includes training, coaching, mentoring, and business consultation.
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Teachers, Faculty Development, Online Surveys, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Welfare, Teaching Conditions, Personnel Needs, Educational Needs
Wilder Research. Available from: Amherst H. Wilder Foundation. 451 Lexington Parkway North, Saint Paul, MN 55104. Tel: 651-280-2700; Fax: 651-280-3700; e-mail: research@wilder.org; Web site: http://www.wilder.org/Wilder-Research
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Numerical/Quantitative Data
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Administration for Children and Families (DHHS), Office of Child Care
Authoring Institution: Amherst H. Wilder Foundation, Wilder Research
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