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ERIC Number: EJ1396607
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 15
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0957-5146
EISSN: EISSN-1472-4421
Country-Specific Narratives of the Professional Preparation of Infant-Toddler Teachers in Hong Kong China, Aotearoa New Zealand and the USA
Siu, Tik Sze Carrey; Cooper, Maria; Mcmullen, Mary Benson
Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, v43 n3 p469-483 2023
Using a qualitative descriptive design, researchers describe and identify similarities and differences in the professional preparation of infant-toddler care and education (ITCE) teachers at university based teacher education programmes in Hong Kong China, Aotearoa New Zealand, and the USA. Researchers overview the ITCE landscape, describe statutory regulations, and consider major documents and prevalent ideas influencing ITCE teacher education in their respective countries. Key findings are presented from each researcher's analysis of the teacher education programmes at their own institutions and then summarised in descriptive narratives around four major themes: (1) country-specific values, (2) pedagogical elements, (3) curriculum focus, and (4) teaching practicum expectations. On the basis of a dialogic deliberative process, the three researchers then discuss the findings together by deliberating upon how culture in the forms of norms, values, prevailing beliefs, and expectations, appeared to -- intentionally or unintentionally -- shape the three different approaches to preparing students to become fully-qualified teachers of infants and toddlers.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Hong Kong; New Zealand; United States
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