ERIC Number: EJ1389268
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 18
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ISSN: ISSN-1090-1027
EISSN: EISSN-1745-5642
A Dynamic Process Model for Continued Integration between ECE and EI/ECSE Teacher Preparation Programs
La Croix, Leslie; Kidd, Julie K.; Walter, Heather; Stone, Deborah; Ferguson, Daniel; Fisher-Maltese, Carley; Steen, Bweikia; Vesely, Colleen
Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, v44 n2 p216-233 2023
Early childhood and early childhood special education programs have predominantly been separate teacher preparation programs that prepare novice teachers for general or special education settings. However, with a growing shift toward inclusion, as well as a shortage of educators with training to teach all children, there is a need for teacher preparation programs to prepare all early childhood educators to support all children and engage all families. This article describes one institute of higher education's integrated program and the program's process to align coursework with both the "Professional Standards and Competencies for Early Childhood Educators" and "Initial Practice-Based Professional Preparation Standards for Early Interventionists/Early Childhood Special Educators." We do this by discussing (a) the landscape of teacher education and integrated programs, (b) one IHE's integrated program history, (c) our process for embedding standards, and (d) next steps.
Descriptors: Early Childhood Teachers, Special Education Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Preservice Teacher Education, Inclusion, Students with Disabilities, Course Content, Interdisciplinary Approach, Teacher Competencies, State Standards
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Virginia
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