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Taking a Detailed Look at Early Childhood Educators' Worktime
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Linda J. Harrison; Sandie Wong; Judith E. Brown; Megan Gibson; Tamara Cumming; Michael Bittman; Frances Press – Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 2024
Despite the acknowledged complexity and time pressures of early childhood educators' work, very few studies have examined the nature of this work, minute-by-minute, over the working day. This paper reports on data gathered through 10,155 time-use diary (TUD) records provided by 321 educators participating in the Exemplary Early Childhood Educators…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Preschool Education, Working Hours, Educational Quality
Constructing Positions of Support: Acknowledging Workplace Discourses in the Midst of Early Childhood Reform
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Rivalland, Corine; Armstrong, Lauren C.; Monk, Hilary – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2019
Early childhood education has undergone immense change over the years. In Australia, this has included the introduction of curriculum and quality frameworks [ACECQA. 2012. "National Quality Framework." http://acecqa.gov.au/national-quality-framework/the-national-quality-standard; DEEWR. 2009. "Belonging, Being and Becoming: The…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Change, Educational Quality, Guidelines
Teachers of Preschool-Age Children in California: A Comparison of Lead Teachers in Transitional Kindergarten, Child Care Centers, and Family Child Care Homes. Brief
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Powell, Anna; Montoya, Elena; Austin, Lea J. E.; Kim, Yoonjeon; Muruvi, Wanzi; Copeman Petig, Abby – Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, 2023
Early care and education (ECE) programs for children prior to kindergarten in California are provided through a mixed delivery system that includes licensed home- and center-based programs as well as school settings. The requirements, experience, and supports for educators vary widely across settings, depending more on funding sources and…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Preschool Education, Child Care, Child Care Centers
Closing the Gap: An Analysis of Teacher and Administrator Perceptions of Organizational Climate in the Early Childhood Setting.
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Jorde-Bloom, Paula – 1987
This paper provides an overview of the dimensions of organizational climate as they relate to early childhood work environments. It reports the results of a study involving 629 early childhood workers representing 65 nonprofit and for-profit, center-based programs. The focus of the inquiry was to determine in what ways the 94 administrators and…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Child Caregivers, Day Care Centers, Early Childhood Education
Helping Teachers Love Their Work.
Hill, Lynn T. – Child Care Information Exchange, 1995
Examines three reasons teachers leave their profession and approaches for helping them to love their work. Suggests that when teachers feel challenged, in control of their lives, and have a sense of belonging, their needs have been met. Then they can become the adult attachment figure that children must have in order to have their own needs…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Day Care Centers, Early Childhood Education, Employer Employee Relationship
The Visionary Director: A Handbook for Dreaming, Organizing, and Improvising in Your Center.
Carter, Margie; Curtis, Deb – 1998
Written for child care center directors, this book offers a framework for thinking about and organizing the director's work along with principles and strategies to cultivate the kind of thinking and activities that support a vision of early childhood programs as learning communities. Chapter 1, "Guiding Your Program with a Vision," offers a vision…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Administrators, Day Care