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Process Mediates Structure: The Relation between Preschool Teacher Education and Preschool Teachers' Knowledge
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Blömeke, Sigrid; Jenßen, Lars; Grassmann, Marianne; Dunekacke, Simone; Wedekind, Hartmut – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2017
Data about processes and outcomes of preschool teacher education is scarce. This paper examines the opportunities to learn (OTL) of prospective preschool teachers (N = 1,851) at different types and stages of preschool teacher education and their relation to general pedagogical knowledge (GPK), mathematics pedagogical content knowledge (MPCK), and…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education
Does Early Childhood Teacher Education Affect Students' Cognitive Orientations? The Effect of Different Education Tracks in Teacher Education on Prospective Early Childhood Teachers' Cognitive Orientations in Germany
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Mischo, Christoph; Wahl, Stefan; Strohmer, Janina; Wolf, Carina – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2014
Early childhood teachers may differ regarding the knowledge base they use when making professional decisions. In this study two orientations are distinguished: the orientation towards scientific knowledge vs. the orientation towards intuition and subjective experience. As different tracks in early childhood teacher education qualify for…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Teacher Education, Beginning Teachers, Cognitive Style