"Written for those entering the field or striving to grow within the profession, early child care leader and author, Dr. Stephanie Feeney helps readers understand the nature of the profession, what it means to behave in a professional way, and where they stand in their own professional journey in her newest resource, Professionalism in Early Childhood Education: Doing Our Best for Young Children. She devotes chapters to moral and technical competence and explains what the terms profession and professional mean. Complete with self-assessments and first-hand accounts, Dr. Feeney guides readers in understanding what it means to be an educator who embodies the highest standards of professionalism in their work with children, families and colleagues."--Publisher.
This book draws together the work of an international group of scholars who have engaged with this question. They ask: How can professionalism be conceptualised in early childhood settings?
Derman-Sparks, L., Ramsey, P. G., & Edwards, J. O. (2011). What if all the kids are White? Anti-bias multicultural education with young children and families. New York: Teachers College Press. DeVore, S., Miolo, G., & Hader, J. (2011).
This book considers a broad range of international issues including Continuous professional support and quality Early Childhood education and care staff with different qualifications in professional development processes.
There are the “heroes of industry” books where successful bosses of Fortune 500 companies, such as Donald Trump and Howard Schultz, tell you why they are so great—really useful stuff if you plan to live in the privileged world of ...
California Early Childhood Educator Competencies
This book helps you navigate tough ethical issues in your work with children and families.
This book reflects practitioner debates about fundamental questions such as whether or not their field of work is a profession at all. Two key arguments are presented.
Child care teachers and the quality of care in America. Oakland, CA: Child Care Employee Project. Whitebook, M., Austin, L. J. E., Ryan, S., Kipnis, F., Almaraz, M., & Sakai, L. (2012). By default or by design?
In an otherwise fluid work environment, these opportunities may have seemed more supportive to teachers than our apparently open-ended provocations. An early successful phase of the project at one school was also interrupted by ...
Leadership in Early Childhood is a practical resource for early childhood practitioners who want to understand how to create successful childcare and early education settings.