Handbook of Early Childhood Teacher Education [Hardcover]

This handbook synthesizes both contemporary research and best practices in early childhood teacher education, a unique segment of teacher education defined by its focus on child development, the role of the family, and support for all learners. The first volume of its kind, the Handbook of Early Childhood Teacher Education provides comprehensive coverage on key topics in the field, including the history of early childhood teacher education programs, models for preparing early childhood educators, pedagogical approaches to supporting diverse learners, and contemporary influences on this quickly expanding area of study.

Appropriate for early childhood teacher educators as well as both pre- and in-service teachers working with children from birth through 8, this handbook articulates the unique features of early childhood teacher education, highlighting the strengths and limitations of current practice as based in empirical research. It concludes by charting future directions for research with an aim to improve the preparation of early childhood educators.

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Foreword by Francis OConnell Rust

Introduction by Leslie J. Couse & Susan L. Recchia

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1. 21st Century Early Childhood Teacher Education: New Frames for a Shifting Landscape by Rebecca S. New

Chapter 2. History of Early Childhood Teacher Education by Blythe Farb Hinitz, & Betty Liebovich, with Charlotte Jean Anderson

Chapter 3. Public Policy and Workforce in Early Childhood Education by W. Steven Barnett & Shannon Riley-Ayers

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