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Download full textGardner, Madelyn; Melnick, Hanna; Meloy, Beth; Barajas, Jessica – Learning Policy Institute, 2019
High-quality early childhood education (ECE) begins with well-prepared, highly qualified educators. This brief offers practitioners and policymakers an opportunity to learn from promising programs that recruit and prepare racially, ethnically, culturally, and linguistically diverse cohorts of educators to teach in programs serving children birth…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Labor Force Development
Gardner, Madelyn; Melnick, Hanna; Melroy, Beth; Barajas, Jessica – Learning Policy Institute, 2019
High-quality early childhood education (ECE) begins with well-prepared, highly qualified educators. This brief offers practitioners and policymakers an opportunity to learn from promising programs that recruit and prepare racially, ethnically, culturally, and linguistically diverse cohorts of educators to teach in programs serving children birth…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Educational Policy
Gardner, Madelyn; Melnick, Hanna; Meloy, Beth; Barajas, Jessica – Learning Policy Institute, 2019
A number of states are considering policy proposals to update credential or degree requirements for early educators. Practitioners, policy experts, and researchers have expressed concern, however, that well-intentioned policies to raise educator qualifications without sufficient supports may have negative consequences for the adequacy; stability;…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Labor Force Development
Direct linkNichols, Sarah L.; Connor, Susan M.; Kastanis, Maria P.; Corso, Robert M. – Infants and Young Children, 2023
A survey was distributed to Part C early intervention (EI) service coordination (SC) stakeholders in one state in order to gain a deeper understanding of service coordinator knowledge, skills, and motivators for professional growth and recognition. Survey participants (N = 107), including dedicated service coordinators, program managers, social…
Descriptors: Stakeholders, Administrator Attitudes, Parent Attitudes, Professional Development
Barata, Clara – OECD Publishing, 2018
The first years of life lay the foundations for a child's future development and learning. Many countries have increased their financial support for provision of early childhood education and care (ECEC) over the past years. More recently, the focus of debate has been shifting from expanding access to affordable ECEC to enhancing its quality. A…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Literature Reviews, Meta Analysis
Gable, Sara; Rothrauff, Tanja C.; Thornburg, Kathy R.; Mauzy, Denise – Early Child Development and Care, 2010
The current study extends a recent workforce development programme evaluation and examines the relationship between ongoing success in the three-year programme and participants' educational attainment, professional activities and several employment factors. Three hundred and twenty-seven teaching staff and 92 directors from 99 child care centres…
Descriptors: Credentials, Employment, Educational Attainment, Role of Education
Karoly, Lynn A. – RAND Corporation, 2012
In an effort to inform preschool policy in California, an interdisciplinary team of RAND researchers conducted a multiyear study of preschool education known as the California Preschool Study. One of the recommendations from that study was the need for a more in-depth analysis of the effectiveness of the early care and education (ECE) workforce…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Program Effectiveness, Professional Development, Preservice Teacher Education
Lesh, Seymour; And Others – 1974
This demonstration aims at eliminating major obstacles blocking career advancement of human service paraprofessionals. It seeks to develop new options for upgrading workers in four occupations: addiction services, child development, occupational therapy, and teaching. The policies and practices of educational institutions, employers, unions,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Vocational Education, Child Development
