PASSION,POLITICS, AND COLLABORATION: CHANGING EARLY CHILDHOOD TEACHER PREPARATION AND CERTIFICATION |
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| Authors: | Carol Sue Marshall Kathy Morrison Ruth Davis |
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| Institution: | 1. The University of Texas at Arlington csmarshall@uta.edu;3. The University of Texas at Arlington;4. Texas Women's University |
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| Abstract: | This narrative chronicles the development of a state mandated seamless early care and education career development system designed to improve the quality of preparation of Early Childhood professionals and services supporting young children. Issues of articulation between two‐year and four‐year institutions, statewide standardized core community college coursework, and accountability based on state testing for teacher certification are discussed. Finally, state‐wide teacher preparation changes and university responses to those mandates are included. |
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