Getting Teachers from Here to There: Examining Issues Related to an Early Care and Education Teacher Policy

dc.creator	Debra J. Ackerman
dc.date	2005-01-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-08-12T11:30:58Z
dc.date.available	2015-08-12T11:30:58Z
dc.identifier	1524-5039
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/81f3407f00714f489d04d0857a396f22
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/31032
dc.description	Most early care and education teachers are not required to have attained a bachelor's degree (BA) prior to working with young children. Because of the research base demonstrating that teachers with a BA specifically related to early childhood play an integral role in the provision of high-quality early care and education, there have been increasing calls for new policies with regard to the educational requirements for those who teach and care for young children. Although instituting a new "BA policy" is a key component in improving the quality of early childhood education, there are various "getting from here to there" issues that would also need to be considered, particularly if the policy's goals include increasing the credentials of the current workforce. This article explores two of these issues: the constraints facing early care and education teachers in improving their credentials and the capacity of teacher preparation programs to support the policy and in turn help create a qualified and knowledgeable workforce. Given that New Jersey has recently adopted such a policy for teachers in its state-funded preschools, findings from studies focusing on this effort are used in order to illustrate these issues. The article concludes with implications for policy makers and researchers in terms of optimizing implementation of a BA policy and ensuring that policy-related supports are working.
dc.language	English
dc.language	Chinese
dc.language	Spanish
dc.publisher	ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education, University of Illinois
dc.relation	http://ecrp.uiuc.edu/v7n1/ackerman.html
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1524-5039
dc.source	Early Childhood Research & Practice, Vol 7, Iss 1 (2005)
dc.subject	Early Childhood Education
dc.subject	Teacher Qualifications
dc.subject	Teacher Education
dc.subject	Public Policy
dc.subject	Educational Quality
dc.subject	Teacher Professional Development
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Getting Teachers from Here to There: Examining Issues Related to an Early Care and Education Teacher Policy
dc.type	article