Routledge Releases Special Issue from the Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education
The Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education releases a special issue: Early Childhood Education: Why Does It Matter? How Does It Matter? Special Guest Editors Frances Rust and Jan Gunnels Burcham write in their introduction, “When we conceived of this special issue, we hoped that early childhood teacher educators and researchers in the field of teacher education would take up the challenges confronting the field—challenges about vision, resources, ethics, priorities, policy, politics, and practice; challenges about who should speak for early childhood and what the arguments should be; and most important for readers of this journal, challenges about whether and how those who care for and educate our youngest children should be prepared and supported.”
The Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, the official journal of the National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators, publishes original manuscripts, reviews, and information about association activities. Its purpose is to provide a forum for consideration of issues and for exchange of information and ideas about research and practice in early childhood teacher education. JECTE welcomes research reports, position papers, essays on current issues, reflective reports on innovative teacher education practices, letters to the editor and book reviews.
Articles Include:
From the Guest Editors: Early Childhood Teacher Education: Why Does It Matter? How Does It Matter?
Frances Rust JECTE & Jan Gunnels Burcham JECTE
Fieldwork With Infants: What Preservice Teachers Can Learn From Taking Care of Babies,
Lisa M. Beck
Preparing the Next Generation of Early Childhood Teachers: The Emerging Role of Interprofessional Education and Collaboration in Teacher Education, Elizabeth M. Anderson
Early Childhood Teachers Reconstruct Beliefs and Practices Through Reflexive Action,
Mari Riojas-Cortez, Iliana Alanís & Belinda Bustos Flores
Early Care and Education Matters: A Conceptual Model for Early Childhood Teacher Preparation Integrating the Key Constructs of Knowledge, Reflection, and Practice,
Shulamit N. Ritblatt, Sarah Garrity, Sascha Longstreth, Audrey Hokoda & Nina Potter
Early Childhood Teacher Preparation: Essential Aspects for the Achievement of Social Justice,
Linda R. Kroll
Australian Early Childhood Educators: From Government Policy to University Practice,
Sharon Davies & Sue Trinidad
The Conflict Within the Role: A Longitudinal Study of Preschool Student Teachers' Developing Competence In and Attitudes Towards Science Teaching in Relation to Developing a Professional Role,
Bodil Sundberg & Christina Ottander
Research on Early Childhood Teacher Education: Evidence From Three Domains and Recommendations for Moving Forward, Diane M. Horm, Marilou Hyson & Pamela J. Winton
Commentary: Looking Back and Moving Forward, Rebecca New
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