The early childhood educator professional development grant [[electronic resource] ] : research and practice / / edited by John A. Sutterby

• Pubblicazione: Bingley [England], : Emerald Insight, 2011
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (193 p.)
• Disciplina: 372.21
• Soggetto topico: Early childhood educators; Grants-in-aid; Research grants
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: SutterbyJohn A
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: FRONT COVER; THE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT GRANT: RESEARCH AND PRACTICE; COPYRIGHT PAGE; CONTENTS; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; INTRODUCTION: EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; DISCLAIMER; REFERENCE; POLICY IMPLICATION OF RESEARCH ON EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; THE HISTORY OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; BUILDING INNOVATION TIED TO EVIDENCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY; ECEPD STRUCTURAL FEATURES; IMPLICATIONS OF ECEPD CROSS-SITE EVALUATION; GOING FORWARD; ACKNOWLEDGMENT; REFERENCES ; THE DOSAGE OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD PROFESSIONALS: HOW THE AMOUNT AND DENSITY OF PROFESSIONAL...DEFINING DENSITY OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; EMERGING RESEARCH FINDINGS ON THE TOTAL DOSAGE AND THE DENSITY OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; TWO ECEPD PROJECTS; SUMMARY AND DISCUSSION; REFERENCES; READINESS TO CHANGE IN COMMUNITIES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND INDIVIDUALS; READINESS TO CHANGE: THEORY AND RESEARCH; APPLYING THE CONCEPT OF READINESS TO CHANGE TO EARLY EDUCATION AND CARE; READINESS TO CHANGE IN ROCHESTER'S EARLY CHILDHOOD CHANGE INITIATIVES; OUTCOMES OF THE ECEPD GRANT ; DISCUSSIONIMPLICATIONS FOR POLICY, PRACTICE, AND FUTURE RESEARCH; REFERENCES; PROJECT REEL (RESOURCES FOR EARLY EDUCATOR LEARNING): THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A STATE-WIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT...; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR THE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATOR; ELEMENTS OF EFFECTIVE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PROJECT REEL DESIGN; PARTICIPANTS; PROCEDURE; A FOCUS ON ''PRINT AWARENESS'' AND ''BOOK STRATEGIES'' MODULES; SELF-ASSESSMENT, INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT PLANS, AND COACHING SELF-ASSESSMENT; EVALUATION; OUTCOME ACHIEVEMENT; CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS; REFERENCES ; BUILDING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR URBAN PUBLIC PRESCHOOLS: EXPERIENCES AND REFLECTIONSINTRODUCTION; BACKGROUND ABOUT THE PROJECT; THE PARTICIPANTS; PARAPROFESSIONALS BECOME INSTRUCTIONAL PARTNERS; THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TEAM; THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; IMPLEMENTATION OF CURRICULA; THE EVALUATION; THE IMPACT OF THE PD INITIATIVES; CONCLUSION AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS; RECOMMENDATIONS; SUMMARY; REFERENCES; FURTHER READING; APPENDIX A: ENHANCED MODEL OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; APPENDIX B: ECEPD PROJECT WORK PLAN; APPENDIX C: COACHING LOG ; EFFECTS OF QUALITY IMPROVEMENT SYSTEM ON EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PRACTITIONERSINTRODUCTION; REVIEW OF RESEARCH LITERATURE; METHOD; RESULTS; DISCUSSION; NOTES; REFERENCES; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: CHANGE WE CAN BELIEVE IN; INTRODUCTION; MAGGIE'S STORY; LITERATURE REVIEW; METHODOLOGY; FINDINGS; DISCUSSION; REFERENCES; ABOUT THE AUTHORS; INDEX
• Sommario/riassunto: This volume focuses on the implementation of professional development for early childhood educators, containing chapters on the major implementation decisions for large scale development programs. The collection should provide future developers of professional development with a road map for what works and what might not be as effective.
• Titolo autorizzato: The early childhood educator professional development grant
• ISBN: 1-283-32009-6; 9786613320094; 0-85724-280-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910457783003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Advances in early education and day care ; ; v. 15.