Handbook of Early Childhood Teacher Education

Leslie J. Couse is Associate Professor of Education at the University of New Hampshire, USA, and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College, USA.Susan L. Recchia is Professor of Education, Co-coordinator of the Program in Integrated Early Childhood Education, and Faculty Director of the Rita Gold Early Childhood Center at Teachers College, Columbia University, USA.

• List of Figures and TablesForeword by Francis O’Connell RustIntroduction by Leslie J. Couse & Susan L. RecchiaAcknowledgementsSection I: Context, History, and Public Policy of Early Childhood Teacher Education Chapter 1. 21st Century Early Childhood Teacher Education: New Frames for a Shifting Landscape by Rebecca S. New Chapter 2. History of Early Childhood Teacher Education by Blythe Farb Hinitz, & Betty Liebovich, with Charlotte Jean Anderson Chapter 3. Public Policy and Workforce in Early Childhood Education by W. Steven Barnett & Shannon Riley-AyersChapter 4. Beyond the Status Quo: Rethinking Professional Development for Early Childhood Teachers by Pamela J. Winton, Patricia Snyder, & Stacie G. Goffin Chapter 5. Accreditation and Patterns of Licensure: Achieving the Potential by Marilou Hyson & Marica MitchellSection II: The Knowledge Base of Early Childhood Teacher EducationChapter 6. Preparing Teachers for Infant Care and Education by Susan L. RecchiaChapter 7. The Simplicity of Complexity: Early Childhood Teacher Education for Pre-K and Kindergarten (PRE-K/K) by Doris Pronin FrombergChapter 8. What’s Research Got to Do with It?: Moving Theory into Practice in Grades 1-3 by Sam Oertwig, Adam Holland, Gisele Crawford, Sharon Ritchie, & Nitasha ClarkChapter 9. What Teachers Need to Know: Family Centered Practice by Douglas R. Powell & Sara A. SchmittChapter 10. What Teachers Need to Know: Professional Ethics by Nancy K. Freeman & Stephanie FeeneySection III: Models/Approaches to Early Childhood Teacher Education Chapter 11. Pathways to Early Childhood Teacher Preparation by Eun Kyeong ChoChapter 12. Reimagining Teacher Education to Attract and Retain the Early Childhood Workforce: Addressing the Needs of the "Nontraditional" Student by Vicki GaravusoChapter 13. Preservice Early Childhood Teacher Education by Sharon Ryan & Megan GibsonChapter 14. Field Experiences in the Preparation of Early Childhood Teachers by Karen LaParoChapter 15. Teacher Inquiry and Professional Development by Kathryn CastleSection IV: Pedagogical Approaches that Prepare Teachers to Support Diverse Learners Chapter 16. Preparing Teachers to Support Transition and Bridge Discontinuity for Children and Families by Beth Rous & Helena MawdsleyChapter 17. Addressing the Needs of Young Children with Diverse Abilities and Developmental Differences by Leslie J. CouseChapter 18. "My Mommy Doesn’t Speak English": Supporting Children as Emergent Bilinguals by Celia Genishi & Tara LenclChapter 19. Multiculturally Sustaining Early Childhood Pedagogy by Mariana Souto-Manning & Ranita CheruvuChapter 20. A Social Justice Approach to Diverse Families by Beatrice S. FennimoreSection V: Contemporary Influences in Early Childhood Teacher Education Chapter 21. Emerging Role of Technology to Support Early Childhood Pedagogy by Claire E. Hamilton & Ellen EdgeChapter 22. Promising Practices in Early Childhood Teacher Assessment by Faiza M. Jamil & Robert C. PiantaChapter 23. Globalization: International Perspectives on Early Childhood Teacher Education by James L. Hoot, Fortidas Rwehumbiza Bakuza, Masoud Gholamali Lavasani, Sungok R. Park, Maryam Sharifian, & Tunde SzecsiChapter 24. Alternative Perspectives on Early Childhood Teacher Education: Shifting Pedagogies by J. Amos HatchChapter 25. Future Directions for Early Childhood Teacher Education by Leslie J. Couse & Susan L. RecchiaList of ContributorsIndex