New perspectives in early childhood teacher education : bringing practitioners into the debate / a project of the National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators ; edited by Stacie G. Goffin, David E. Day.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Early Childhood Teacher Education in Context -- Facilitating the Distinctive Role of Infant and Toddler Teachers -- Defining Competence as Readiness to Learn -- Preparing Early Childhood Educators for Constructivist Teaching -- "You Might as Well Go on Home" -- The Competence of Entry-Level Early Childhood Teachers: Teachers as Learners -- New, with Something More to Learn: Comments on the Skills Necessary for Entry into an Early Childhood Classroom as a Competent Teacher -- Listening to Teachers to Improve the Profession -- Moving Beyond an Initial Level of Competence as an Infant Teacher -- Preparing Early Childhood Teachers for Careers in Learning -- Deepening Teacher Competence Through Skills of Observation -- Preserving Commitment to Teaching and Learning -- Developmental Stages in the Lives of Early Childhood Educators -- Knowledge of Child Development and the Competence of Developing Teachers -- Reflections on the Growth and Development of Teachers in Early Childhood Education -- Preparing Tomorrow's Inventors -- The Value of Developmentally Appropriate Practice for All Children -- Viewed Through a Prism: The Multifaceted Enterprise of Early Childhood in Higher Education -- Accomplishing My Work as a Teacher Educator: Hopes, Practices, Supports, and Constraints -- Early Childhood Teacher Educators in the Context of Professional Change -- Reflections of an Early Childhood Teacher Educator In-the-Making -- "Women's Work" -- Thoughts on Educating Teachers -- Moving Toward a Vision of Early Childhood Education -- Epilogue: Generating New Perspectives in Early Childhood Teacher Education -- Index -- About the Editors and Contributors.

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