Author: Emily A. Snowden
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Category : Early childhood education
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Despite the fact that high-quality preschool education is empirically acknowledged to facilitate short- and long-term personal, social, cognitive, and economic benefits, the professionals who teach preschool experience overwhelmingly poor working conditions that have historically been present as the role of childcare worker persisted throughout time. A contributor to these poor working conditions has been the gendering of the workforce-a reality that has often been justified with the perspective that women 'naturally' have caring instincts. However, those claims have been consistently contradicted and revealed that this feminization was historically centered on the commodification of breast milk-a concern that has since been mitigated by technological advancements. To address this issue in the field, this dissertation begins to provide contextualized descriptions of preschool teaching that are informed by the lived experiences of preschool teachers working in a high-quality preschool. Findings revealed that the work environment of the Lead Teachers is the immediate context that children are developing in and that in that context their role is to facilitate and engage the children in informed, intentional, and appropriate reciprocal interactions. This runs counter to the notion that high-quality preschool teaching and caregiving requires essentialized feminine qualities, instead highlighting how central social-emotional development is to early childhood education and care as well as how definitions and perceptions of quality need to be holistic and specific to the community context being served.
Author: Emily A. Snowden
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Category : Early childhood education
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Despite the fact that high-quality preschool education is empirically acknowledged to facilitate short- and long-term personal, social, cognitive, and economic benefits, the professionals who teach preschool experience overwhelmingly poor working conditions that have historically been present as the role of childcare worker persisted throughout time. A contributor to these poor working conditions has been the gendering of the workforce-a reality that has often been justified with the perspective that women 'naturally' have caring instincts. However, those claims have been consistently contradicted and revealed that this feminization was historically centered on the commodification of breast milk-a concern that has since been mitigated by technological advancements. To address this issue in the field, this dissertation begins to provide contextualized descriptions of preschool teaching that are informed by the lived experiences of preschool teachers working in a high-quality preschool. Findings revealed that the work environment of the Lead Teachers is the immediate context that children are developing in and that in that context their role is to facilitate and engage the children in informed, intentional, and appropriate reciprocal interactions. This runs counter to the notion that high-quality preschool teaching and caregiving requires essentialized feminine qualities, instead highlighting how central social-emotional development is to early childhood education and care as well as how definitions and perceptions of quality need to be holistic and specific to the community context being served.
Author: D.B. Rao
Publisher: Discovery Publishing House
ISBN: 9788171416523
Category : High school teachers
Languages : en
Pages : 116
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Identifying the importance of job satisfaction in the life and career of teachers, a study was undertaken to identify the job satisfaction of secondary school teachers. The secondary school teachers are with good job satisfaction. There is no significant influence of age, sex, experience, qualifications, teaching subjects location of the school, and type of management on the status of job satisfaction of teachers. This book will be of much use to the people who wish to know about job satisfaction and its correlates.
Author: John Chi-kin Lee
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 9463002324
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 352
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In 2000, the “Western Development” plan of the Chinese Mainland attracted attention of educators and policy makers. Around that period, the Chinese government also launched large scale and systemic curriculum reforms in basic education and secondary education in achieving quality education across the vast country. Despite significant progress that has been made in educational investments and attainments in China, issues of quality and regional disparities across China remain, especially in the less developed, western part of China where the significance of ethnic diversity, urban-rural disparity and variations in school development exists. In addition, there have been entrenched problems of teacher and teaching quality, resources inadequacy and ‘left-behind’ children. Written by a group of Chinese and international scholars, the book provides an updated analysis and discussion of educational development and related issues in the less developed part of Western China. These chapters cover broad contextual issues of educational development and reforms, issues of quality and equality in different sectors of education, as well as curriculum implementation, teaching innovations and professional development of teachers.
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
ISBN: 9264276254
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 296
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The transition from early childhood education to primary school is a big step for all children, and a step which more and more children are having to take. Quality transitions Should be well-prepared and child-centred, managed by trained staff collaborating with one another, and guided by ...
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 372
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Author: Kimberly A. Gordon Biddle
Publisher: SAGE Publications
ISBN: 1483301095
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 577
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Early Childhood Education: Becoming a Professional is an inspiring introduction to the world of early childhood education, preparing the teachers of tomorrow to reach their full potential in their schools and communities. Written by a diverse and experienced author team (Kimberly A. Gordon Biddle, Ana Garcia-Nevarez, Wanda J. Roundtree-Henderson, and Alicia Valero-Kerrick), this text engages readers to connect contemporary educational and developmental theory and research to developmentally appropriate practices and applications that are easily implemented in the classroom. In response to today's ever-changing educational environment, the text focuses on both the importance of taking personal and professional responsibility, as well as today's issues in diversity—from supporting children with exceptionalities to supporting children and families in broader cultural contexts.
Author: Caterina Fiorilli
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
ISBN: 2889660648
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 288
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This eBook is a collection of articles from a Frontiers Research Topic. Frontiers Research Topics are very popular trademarks of the Frontiers Journals Series: they are collections of at least ten articles, all centered on a particular subject. With their unique mix of varied contributions from Original Research to Review Articles, Frontiers Research Topics unify the most influential researchers, the latest key findings and historical advances in a hot research area! Find out more on how to host your own Frontiers Research Topic or contribute to one as an author by contacting the Frontiers Editorial Office: frontiersin.org/about/contact.
Author: Library of Congress
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Category : Subject headings, Library of Congress
Languages : en
Pages :
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Author: Ali Derakhshan
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
ISBN: 2889768570
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 457
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Author: Clarke, Karis L.
Publisher: IGI Global
ISBN: 1668423367
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 302
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Self-care is a topic that is often challenging in education. Educators are required to learn to teach, advise, and cope with organizational change as well as encourage their students to take responsibility for their actions, say no, identify burnout, establish a network of family and friends, schedule breaks, do things they enjoy, and take care of themselves physically. However, teachers often do not follow these guidelines themselves. It is important that teachers allow themselves the time and space to do the same things that they insist their students do. Moreover, it is important that administrators recognize and support these efforts as well. Self-Care and Stress Management for Academic Well-Being discusses why self-care for educators is needed in order for them to sustain the growth of the students at their institutions. It explores the ways in which educators devote themselves to helping students develop their creativity and their academic voices but do not always give themselves the same permission. Covering a range of topics such as physical care, stress, and self-advocacy, this reference work is ideal for researchers, academicians, practitioners, scholars, administrators, instructors, and students.
