TY - BOOK AU - Goffin,Stacie G. AU - Day,David E. ED - National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators TI - New perspectives in early childhood teacher education: bringing practitioners into the debate T2 - Early childhood education series SN - 0807733814 AV - LB1732.3. N48 1994 U1 - 370.71 PY - 1994///] CY - New York PB - Teachers College Press KW - Early childhood teachers KW - Training of KW - United States KW - Early childhood education N1 - 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 ER -