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- Early Childhood Research and Practice (ECRP)
Online Open Access Journal at http://ecrp.uiuc.edu
This electronic journal features articles related to the development, care, and education of children from birth to age 8.
(Full text online) - Who's Caring for the Kids? The Status of the Early Childhood Workforce in Illinois—2008
(Full text online in PDF) - Lessons from Far and Near:
Notes on a Presentation to the Professional Development Advisory Council (PDAC) Annual Meeting for Stakeholders
(Full text online)
Lilian G. Katz, Ph.D., 2008 - The Developmental Stages of Teachers
(Full text online)
Lilian G. Katz. 2005.
This paper was first published in 1972 under the title “The Developmental Stages of Preschool Teachers” in Elementary School Journal [73(1), 50-54]. It was revised and reprinted in 1995 as “The Developmental Stages of Teachers” in Talks with teachers of young children: A collection (Stamford, CT: Ablex). This version has undergone further revisions, though the same central ideas are presented. - Connecting with Parents in the Early Years
(Full text online)
Jean Mendoza, Lilian G. Katz, Anne S. Robertson, and Dianne Rothenberg. December 2003. - The Project Approach Catalog 4: Literacy and Project Work Prepared for An Evening of Sharing at the
Midwest Association for the Education of Young Children
(Full text online)
April 11, 2003 by the Project Approach Study Group. Edited by Judy Harris Helm - Issues in Early Childhood Education: Curriculum, Teacher Education, & the Dissemination of Information. Proceedings of the Lilian Katz Symposium November 5-7, 2000
(Full text online)
Dianne Rothenberg, Ed. 2002. - Archive of books and digests published by the former ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education
(Online Archive)
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- Rearview Mirror: Reflections on a Preschool Car Project
Sallee Beneke.
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