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Brown, Christopher P.; Ku, Da Hei; Barry, David P. – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2021
Many within early childhood and early childhood teacher education are concerned about the changed kindergarten. At the same time, students entering early childhood teacher education programs were educated in these changed schooling systems that emphasize standards and accountability, which can impact the ways in which they make sense of teaching…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Kindergarten, Early Childhood Teachers, Teacher Educators
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Brown, Christopher P.; Lan, Yi-Chin – Teachers College Record, 2013
Background: As policymakers and advocates across the United States look to early childhood educators to improve children's cognitive development so they enter elementary school ready to learn, debates have emerged over what types of practices these educators should be engaged in to achieve this goal. Historically, the field of early childhood…
Descriptors: Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Cognitive Development, Meta Analysis, Early Childhood Education
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Brown, Christopher P.; Lan, Yi-Chin – Early Education and Development, 2015
Research Findings: The National Association for the Education of Young Children's guidelines for developmentally appropriate practices (DAP) have been imported and researched by others across the globe. A central issue that has arisen for these international early childhood educators is whether these best practices are sensitive to the…
Descriptors: Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Teaching Methods, Guidelines, Preschool Education