Transforming the workforce for children birth through age 8 : a unifying foundation / / Committee on the Science of Children Birth to Age 8: Deepening and Broadening the Foundation for Success, Board on Children, Youth, and Families ; LaRue Allen and Bridget B. Kelly, editors ; Institute of Medicine and National Research Council of the National Academies

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910797580903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, District of Columbia : , : The National Academies Press, , [2015]
• ISBN: 0-309-32488-2; 0-309-32486-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (620 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.196892
• Soggetti: Child development; Occupations; Child care; Child welfare
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Matter; Reviewers; Acknowledgments; Contents; Summary; Part I: Introduction and Context; 1 Introduction; 2 The Care and Education Landscape for Children from Birth Through Age 8; Part II: The Science of Child Development and Early Learning; 3 The Interaction of Biology and Environment; 4 Child Development and Early Learning; Part II Summation; Part III: Implications of the Science for Early Care and Education; 5 The Importance of Continuity for Children Birth Through Age 8; 6 Educational Practices; 7 Knowledge and Competencies; Part IV: Developing the Care and Education Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 88 Overview of Factors That Contribute to Quality Professional Practice; 9 Higher Education and Ongoing Professional Learning; 10 Qualification Requirements, Evaluation Systems, and Quality Assurance Systems; 11 Status and Well-Being of the Workforce; Part IV Summation; Part V: Blueprint for Action; 12 A Blueprint for Action; Appendixes; Appendix A: Biosketches of Committee Members ; and Staff; Appendix B: Public Session Agendas; Appendix C: Information-Gathering from the Field; Appendix D: Historical Timeline: Preparation for the Care and Education Workforce in the United States Appendix E: Credentials by Setting and State; Appendix F: Tools and Examples to Inform Collaborative Systems Change; Appendix G: Funding and Financing Examples