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Connors-Tadros, Lori; Grafwallner, Rolf; Martella, Jana; Schultz, Thomas – Center on Enhancing Early Learning Outcomes, 2018
The Center on Enhancing Early Learning Outcomes' (CEELO) mission is to strengthen the capacity of State Education Agencies and state Early Learning Agencies to lead sustained improvements in early learning opportunities and outcomes. These agencies have authority to establish and implement policies, administer funding and provide oversight for…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, State Agencies, State Departments of Education, Educational Improvement
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Gomez, Rebecca E.; Kagan, Sharon Lynn; Fox, Emily A. – Professional Development in Education, 2015
Resulting from a fragmented landscape of policies for and uneven investments in the early childhood education (ECE) field in the United States, the qualifications of the ECE teaching workforce are typically quite low. This article first reviews the history and status of the ECE teaching workforce in the United States, focusing on the evolution of…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Teachers, Teacher Qualifications
Ragno, Kerry Sullivan – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this dissertation was to evaluate the effectiveness of an Early Childhood Development Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree program at one community college as part of an ongoing action research project. Prior to this dissertation study, external and internal barriers prevented the associate degree program stakeholders from…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Teacher Education Programs, Associate Degrees, Community Colleges