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EJ631434 PS531931
Title: Better Futures for Young Children, Better Preparation for Their Teachers: Challenges Emerging from Recent National Reports. Professional Development.Author(s): Hyson, Marilou
Source: Young Children, v56 n1 p60-62 Jan 2001
Publication Date: 2001
ISSN: 0044-0728
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Descriptive (141)
Journal Announcement: CIJFEB2002
Maintains
that the United States tolerates an ineffective system of early
education and professional preparation. Notes challenges to the
field, including insufficient teacher preparation, outdated teacher
professional development approaches, ineffective use of research
findings to improve early childhood programs, and failure to understand,
celebrate, and build upon diversity. Provides key points related
to professional development from seven major reports. (KB)
Descriptors: *Child Caregivers; Cultural Differences; Day
Care; Diversity (Student); *Early Childhood Education; Educational
Quality; *Preschool Teachers; *Professional Development; Program
Improvement; *Teacher Education
Identifiers: United States
