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Professional Development of the Early Childhood Education Teaching Workforce in the United States: An Overview
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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
The Source of Child Care Center Preschool Learning and Program Standards: Implications for Potential Early Learning Challenge Fund Grantees
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Ackerman, Debra J.; Sansanelli, Rachel A. – Early Childhood Research & Practice, 2010
The proposed federal Early Learning Challenge Fund (ELCF) aims to improve the quality of early care and education programs by promoting the integration of more stringent program and early learning standards than are typically found in child care centers. ELCF grantees also must outline their plans for professional development and technical…
Descriptors: Child Care Centers, Child Care, Academic Standards, Grantsmanship
Educators' Perceptions of the Effectiveness of the Desired Results System: A Study of the California Department of Education Accountability Initiative
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Khaleghi, Farahnaz – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The deluge of early child development research over the past 20 years has sparked an unprecedented public interest in the first years of children's lives. Research indicates that quality early education promotes the overall development of a healthy child. The Desired Results System, a standards-based accountability initiative of the California…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Early Childhood Education, Focus Groups, Parent Participation
Moving to Outcomes: Approaches to Incorporating Child Assessments into State Early Childhood Quality Rating and Improvement Systems. Occasional Paper
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Zellman, Gail L.; Karoly, Lynn A. – RAND Corporation, 2012
Many studies have shown that higher-quality early care and education (ECE) predicts positive developmental gains for the children who experience it. However, much ECE in the United States is not of sufficiently high quality to produce these benefits. Quality rating and improvement systems (QRISs) attempt to improve practice and care quality in ECE…
Descriptors: Child Care, Preschool Children, Outcomes of Education, Outcome Measures