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Faulkner, Shawn A.; Howell, Penny B.; Cook, Chris M. – Current Issues in Middle Level Education, 2013
As more and more states make a commitment to specialized middle level teacher preparation, teacher education programs across the country must make the necessary adjustments to ensure middle level teachers are prepared to be successful. Unfortunately, individual state and institutional requirements often make this challenging and can result in…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Models, Position Papers, Best Practices
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Breffni, Lorraine – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2011
The number of state-funded prekindergarten programs continues to grow in the United States. The quality of these early childhood programs, however, often depends on the type of professional development provided. In this investigative study, an experimental pre-post causal-comparative research design was employed to evaluate the impact of an 8-week…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Control Groups, Preschool Education, Program Effectiveness