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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
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Preparing Highly Qualified Pre-School Teacher Candidates in the Light of Total Quality Management
Senol, Hülya
International Journal of Curriculum and Instruction, v14 n1 p728-750 2022
This research aimed to determine teacher qualification requirements of pre-schools implementing national and international pre-school programs in Turkey. Data were obtained from job vacancy advertisements of preschools published on the most popular job search sites, on the websites of pre-schools, and in newspapers. A total of 237 pre-school teacher job vacancy advertisements were collected between August 2020-May 2021 and analyzed with the Document Analysis method. Teacher qualification requirements of the pre-schools were categorized as socio-demographic features, duration of teaching experience, education level, soft and hard skills. Research data may shed light on educational faculties in process of updating and improving their pre-school teaching undergraduate programs. Also, pre-school teachers and candidate teachers can evaluate themselves based on the requirements of pre-schools, see their strong and weak points, and try to improve their weak points to become qualified teachers highly sought by all pre-schools. It is highly recommended to do similar research in other countries to empower future teachers.
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preschool Teachers, Foreign Countries, Total Quality Management, Teacher Education Programs, Courses, Teacher Characteristics, Teaching Experience, Educational Attainment, Soft Skills, Teaching Skills, Teacher Competencies
World Council for Curriculum and Instruction. California School of Education, Alliant International University, 10455 Pomerado Road, San Diego, CA 92131. Web site: http://ijci.wcci-international.org/index.php/IJCI/about
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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