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Stine, Helen; Aviles, Jill; McCreedy, Barbara; Rajesh, Anubha; Sethi, Ridhi; Gupta, Vini – Young Children, 2007
When a Virginia-based international consulting company extended its early education services to India, a model of collaborative, interactive training--Training of Trainers--was born. To apply the principles of quality early childhood education in India, training must be meaningful, sustainable, and relationship based. In this article,…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Quality, Foreign Countries, Training Methods
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Weir, Mary Knox – Young Children, 1975
Describes an early childhood education course project in which students participated in developing, organizing, and conducting a play group, one day a week, for two- to five-year-old children and their parents. (Author/SDH)
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Parent Participation, Play, Teacher Education
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Fink, Joel; Sponseller, Doris – Young Children, 1977
Describes a training method, through simulation exercise, for developing child advocacy skills. A sample exercise is presented, as used with early childhood education graduate students. (BF)
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Early Childhood Education, Role Playing, Simulation
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Rafael, Berta; Marinoff, Shirley Likach – Young Children, 1973
Essentially, videotape helps the teacher learn about herself, her children, her methods and the larger dynamics of her total group or class. (Authors)
Descriptors: Handicapped Children, Multiple Disabilities, Physical Therapists, Teacher Education
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Parten, Carroll B. – Young Children, 1970
Descriptors: Mexican Americans, Mothers, Parent Participation, Preschool Education
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Rosenthal, Miriam K. – Young Children, 1980
Describes a training program for early childhood program directors in Israel. The program focuses on leadership training and is based on the belief that the growth and development of children and their families depends on the home, the educational setting, and the community at large. (CM)
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Environmental Influences, Foreign Countries, Leadership Training
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Christie, James F. – Young Children, 1982
Describes a play observation system and offers guidelines for using a recently developed play observation inventory. Two basic sociodramatic play training procedures are described which teachers can use to enhance the quality of children's play. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Dramatic Play, Early Childhood Education, Measures (Individuals)
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Galler, Barbara – Young Children, 1981
Presents an interactive model of child development associate (CDA) training. The article discusses a self-evaluation interview, training modules, field advisor meetings, discussion groups, and observation and feedback groups. CDA competencies and related functional areas are presented. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Child Development Specialists, Competence, Early Childhood Education, Learning Modules
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Pofahl, Darrell; Potaracke, Sister Rochelle – Young Children, 1983
Describes an inservice teacher education project designed, over a period of 3 years, to upgrade the quality of care provided to children in 10 day care centers in a six-county area of southwestern Wisconsin. (RH)
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Day Care Centers, Early Childhood Education, Inservice Teacher Education
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Kilmer, Sally – Young Children, 1979
Describes an approach used in Ramsey County, Minnesota to improve quality of family day care. (CM)
Descriptors: Family Day Care, Family School Relationship, Inservice Education, Models
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Muir, Katherine A.; And Others – Young Children, 1982
Describes the components of an educational project which teaches parents advocacy skills necessary for successful interaction with various kinds of agencies affecting their children's welfare. The components described include intake and assessment, staffing, medical visits, and program rationale. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Disabilities, Family Programs, Intervention