In Event: AERA Roundtable Session Thursday 1:45 pm Four Seasons Ballroom 1

SIG-Critical Perspectives on Early Childhood Education

Nathaniel Bryan, University of Texas at Austin

Beyond Caregiving: Reconceptualizing the Professional Identity of ECE (Early Childhood Education) Educators in California - Sarah Elisa Stein, San Francisco State University

Reframing the Well-Being of Early Educators: Counter-Narratives From Focus Group Data - Yoonjeon Kim, University of California - Berkeley; Wanzi Muruvi, University of California - Berkeley

“So Yeah, I Stepped Outside the Box”: Replacing Quality With Practical Wisdom - Cara Elizabeth Furman, Hunter College - CUNY

“Teacher Image” Twenty Years Later: Representations of Educators Held By Aspiring Teachers from Marginalized Groups - Monica Miller Marsh, Kent State University; Iyanuoluwa Emmanuel Olalowo, Kent State University