Advocating for Young Children: A Preservice Teacher Education Project

Autor/in	Dever, Martha Taylor
Titel	Advocating for Young Children: A Preservice Teacher Education Project
Quelle	In: Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 27 (2006) 4, S.391-399 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1090-1027
Schlagwörter	Young Children; Childhood Needs; Advocacy; Preservice Teachers; Preservice Teacher Education; Early Childhood Education; Conflict; Cultural Influences; Social Influences; Socioeconomic Influences; Student Projects; Politics of Education; Assignments + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Frühe Kindheit; Childhood; needs; Kindheit; Bedürfnis; Sozialanwaltschaft; Lehramtsstudiengang; Lehrerausbildung; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Konflikt; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Sozialer Einfluss; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Schulprojekt; Educational policy; Bildungspolitik; Assignment; Auftrag; Zuweisung
Abstract	As experts on the nature and needs of young children, early childhood educators are in prime positions to advocate for the health and well-being of young children. Advocacy can take the form of personal, public, or private-sector endeavors. Personal advocacy is usually informal and involves educating others on an issue about early childhood education. Similarly, public advocacy involves educating policy makers, and private-sector advocacy is directed toward businesses. The project described here is a course assignment for undergraduate teacher candidates in which they learn about advocacy strategies and design and implement authentic advocacy projects. Sample projects are discussed. Engaging in this project has raised awareness for teacher candidates about the importance of and strategies for being advocates. The response from early childhood teacher candidates has been positive. (Contains 3 figures.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10