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Early Childhood Teacher Education for a Diverse Democratic Society: Promising Practices and Research Gaps
Fri, April 8, 4:05 to 5:35pm, Marriott Marquis, Floor: Level Two, Marquis Salon 1Session Type: Symposium
Abstract
The preparation of teachers in the US is under close scrutiny. Given the growing public and fiscal support for early education, coupled with an increasingly diverse population, understanding how to educate teachers for a diverse democratic society is paramount. A symposium with a panel of select chapter authors from the new Handbook on Early Childhood Teacher Education will discuss the promising practices and research gaps that exist in preparing teachers of young children for a diverse democratic society.
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21st-Century Early Childhood Teacher Education: New Frames for a Shifting Landscape - Rebecca S. New, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Teacher Preparation that Addresses the Needs of Young Children with Diverse Abilities and Developmental Differences - Leslie J Couse, University of New Hampshire
Multiculturally Sustaining Early Childhood Pedagogy - Mariana Souto-Manning, Teachers College, Columbia University; Ranita Cheruvu, William Paterson University
Social Justice Approach to Diverse Families - Beatrice S. Fennimore, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Alternative Perspectives on Early Childhood Teacher Education: Shifting Pedagogies - J. Amos Hatch, The University of Tennessee
Promising Practices in Early Childhood Teacher Assessment - Faiza M. Jamil, Clemson University