Archana V Hegde, Jessica Resor, Jocelyn B Dixon, Lucía I Méndez, Tammy D Lee, Valerie Jarvis McMillan, L Suzanne Goodell, Virginia C Stage
{"title":"North Carolina Head Start Teachers' Needs, Resources, Experiences, and Priority for Science Education and Professional Development.","authors":"Archana V Hegde, Jessica Resor, Jocelyn B Dixon, Lucía I Méndez, Tammy D Lee, Valerie Jarvis McMillan, L Suzanne Goodell, Virginia C Stage","doi":"10.1080/10901027.2024.2413596","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10901027.2024.2413596","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Early science learning is a part of preschool curriculum that can have positive outcomes for children's scientific knowledge and interest. Head Start teachers are well positioned to implement quality science lessons. Through an in-depth needs assessment survey, the current study examined North Carolina preschool Head Start teachers' responses on needs, resources, experiences with professional development, and personal priority level for science education. Our analysis revealed that Head Start teachers mostly utilized informal teaching methods, used curricular and organizational resources, but utilizing mealtimes for teaching science had mixed responses. Teachers reported their access to resources and connections to community partnerships. Teachers preferred asynchronous or online PD formats and were motivated by compensation and continuing education credits while accessing PD. Most teachers rated science to be a very or extremely important personal priority. Differences in teacher education, experience, and position levels also influenced the findings of the study. The implication section delineates steps that can be taken towards strengthening science education within Head Start settings along with support that can be provided to the teachers.</p>","PeriodicalId":45981,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education","volume":"46 1","pages":"123-149"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11879258/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143568456","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Early childhood inquiry and e-learning: recontextualizing a progressive pedagogy in online school","authors":"Stephanie C. Sanders-Smith, Tanya Espinosa Cordoba, Jadyn Laixely, Giselle Martinez Negrette","doi":"10.1080/10901027.2024.2371318","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10901027.2024.2371318","url":null,"abstract":"This is a study of progressive education in the context of virtual preschool. The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged teachers globally to adapt to new e-learning environments while finding creative s...","PeriodicalId":45981,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education","volume":"51 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141608573","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Julie Katter, Natalia M. Rojas, Stephanie L. Albert, Bethany Springer, Nicole Huang-Greco, Bonnie Kerker
{"title":"“Let’s just be human:” kindergarten teachers leveraging collegial supports during the first covid-19 school year","authors":"Julie Katter, Natalia M. Rojas, Stephanie L. Albert, Bethany Springer, Nicole Huang-Greco, Bonnie Kerker","doi":"10.1080/10901027.2024.2362648","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10901027.2024.2362648","url":null,"abstract":"Although efforts have been made to improve teacher professional development and ongoing supports, limited research has examined how early childhood education (ECE) teachers support each other infor...","PeriodicalId":45981,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education","volume":"40 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141510592","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"How constructivism influences pre-service teachers’ beliefs and practices and child self-regulation","authors":"Haruka Konishi, Ronda Chesney","doi":"10.1080/10901027.2024.2345064","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10901027.2024.2345064","url":null,"abstract":"Project Construct is a learner-centered constructivist framework that emphasizes positive teacher-student relationships, autonomy, and child-led experiences. Constructivist pedagogy promote cogniti...","PeriodicalId":45981,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education","volume":"51 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-04-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140636279","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Differential long-term effects of a language-based professional development program on instructional support quality","authors":"Stefanie Horner, Gisela Kammermeyer","doi":"10.1080/10901027.2024.2327422","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10901027.2024.2327422","url":null,"abstract":"The present study focused on the differential effects of two German PD programs in the ECEC field. We examined whether PD programs are equally effective for all ECEC professionals or whether ECEC p...","PeriodicalId":45981,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education","volume":"56 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140166038","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alfredo Bautista, Kate E. Williams, Kerry Lee, Siu-Ping Ng
{"title":"Early self-regulation: kindergarten teachers’ understandings, estimates, indicators, and intervention strategies","authors":"Alfredo Bautista, Kate E. Williams, Kerry Lee, Siu-Ping Ng","doi":"10.1080/10901027.2024.2327424","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10901027.2024.2327424","url":null,"abstract":"Self-regulation is arguably one of the most crucial predictors of school readiness, academic achievement, and lifelong well-being. While educators in the prior-to-school years have a pivotal role t...","PeriodicalId":45981,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education","volume":"68 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-03-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140148948","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Sense of belonging among students preparing for early childhood-related careers","authors":"Maria Fusaro, Tuka Almamori","doi":"10.1080/10901027.2024.2325355","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10901027.2024.2325355","url":null,"abstract":"The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for higher education institutions to take a holistic approach to early childhood teacher preparation, which includes fostering students’ social connection...","PeriodicalId":45981,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education","volume":"16 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-03-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140149142","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jenna M. Weglarz-Ward, Maryssa Kucskar Mitsch, Jessica M Branch, Melissa Yarczower, Cyndy Anang
{"title":"Family practices in educator licensure: a content analysis of U.S. state requirements","authors":"Jenna M. Weglarz-Ward, Maryssa Kucskar Mitsch, Jessica M Branch, Melissa Yarczower, Cyndy Anang","doi":"10.1080/10901027.2024.2314290","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10901027.2024.2314290","url":null,"abstract":"Families are critical to children’s learning and play a vital role on their children’s team. As such, preparation standards across the Division for Early Childhood, National Association for the Edu...","PeriodicalId":45981,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education","volume":"34 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-03-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140072642","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Culturally, linguistically, and legally relevant caring for undocumented migrant children and their families","authors":"Yeji Kim, Jiyoung Kang","doi":"10.1080/10901027.2024.2304047","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10901027.2024.2304047","url":null,"abstract":"Merely juxtaposing the accelerating number of undocumented migrant children and their distinctive struggles is an inadequate approach to educational scholarship of early childhood teachers working ...","PeriodicalId":45981,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education","volume":"34 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-01-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139465020","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Play-based assessment through a simulation-based widget: reflection to practice","authors":"Krisztina Weiszhaupt, Kathleen Bastedo, Marisa Macy","doi":"10.1080/10901027.2024.2302624","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10901027.2024.2302624","url":null,"abstract":"As the application of authentic assessment (AA) in early childhood education (ECE) programs is emerging, the demand for professionals who understand the fundamental elements of AA and can incorpora...","PeriodicalId":45981,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education","volume":"80 2 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139413151","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}