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Professional Development: The Landscape Of Opportunity In Early Care And Education, Mccormick Center For Early Childhood Leadership Aug 2008

Professional Development: The Landscape Of Opportunity In Early Care And Education, Mccormick Center For Early Childhood Leadership

McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership Publications

The McCormick Tribune Center for Early Childhood Leadership recently concluded a study to understand more about the different kinds of professional development experiences offered in center-based early care and education programs. The research sought to answer three questions: 1) What professional development opportunities are most frequently offered in centers? 2) Do professional development opportunities offered vary by program type? 3) Is the level of education of the director related to the provision of professional development offered to teachers?


When Quality Counts And Money Matters, Mccormick Center For Early Childhood Leadership Mar 2008

When Quality Counts And Money Matters, Mccormick Center For Early Childhood Leadership

McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership Publications

A study was conducted by the McCormick Tribune Center for Early Childhood Leadership to determine the effectiveness of observing a sample of classrooms in a center rather than observing all the classrooms to determine the level of quality of the learning environment.


The Dynamic Relationship Between Child Care Work Environments And Learning Environments, Mccormick Center For Early Childhood Leadership Feb 2008

The Dynamic Relationship Between Child Care Work Environments And Learning Environments, Mccormick Center For Early Childhood Leadership

McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership Publications

The child care industry has long struggled with poor working conditions, low wages, a lack of benefits, and low status, all contributing to an unstable and undereducated workforce. Research has shown that the ability to recruit and retain qualified teachers is impacted not only by wages and benefits, but the quality of the work environment. There has been little empiracal research, however, on the relationship between program administration and global quality? What is the relationship between organizational climate and global quality? What is the relationship between a program's administrative practices and staffs' perceptions of organizational climate? These questions were the …


Int 100 Winter 2008, Rob Morrison Jan 2008

Int 100 Winter 2008, Rob Morrison

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