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The Impact of a Sustained Oral Language Professional Learning Program on Australian Early Years' Teachers' Knowledge, Practice and Beliefs: A Mixed-Methods Exploration
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Stark, Hannah L.; Eadie, Patricia A.; Snow, Pamela C.; Goldfeld, Sharon R. – Professional Development in Education, 2020
Teachers in the early years of primary school play an important role in supporting students' oral language skills; however, there is evidence to suggest many Australian teachers are not adequately prepared to provide systematic, evidence-based instruction in oral language and early literacy. The aim of this study was to describe the observed and…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Faculty Development, Foreign Countries, Kindergarten
Early Childhood Teachers' Perceived Competence during Transition from Teacher Education to Work: Results from a Longitudinal Study
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Mischo, Christoph – Professional Development in Education, 2015
The transition from education to work is a challenge for early childhood teachers. In this study, competence self-ratings of 348 German early childhood teachers were investigated one year before, at the end of and four months after early childhood teacher education at universities and vocational schools. Perceived competence was assessed by means…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Teachers, Early Childhood Education, Teacher Competencies