title: Teachers' education, classroom quality, and young children's academic skills: results from seven studies of preschool programs.
abstract: In an effort to provide high-quality preschool education, policymakers are increasingly requiring public preschool teachers to have at least a Bachelor's degree, preferably in early childhood education. Seven major studies of early care and education were used to predict classroom quality and children's academic outcomes from the educational attainment and major of teachers of 4-year-olds. The findings indicate largely null or contradictory associations, indicating that policies focused solely on increasing teachers' education will not suffice for improving classroom quality or maximizing children's academic gains. Instead, raising the effectiveness of early childhood education likely will require a broad range of professional development activities and supports targeted toward teachers' interactions with children.
authors: Child Development Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 27599, USA. diane_early@unc.edu
authors: Diane M
authors: DM
authors: Early
authors: Kelly L
authors: KL
authors: Maxwell
authors: Margaret
authors: M
authors: Burchinal
authors: Soumya
authors: S
authors: Alva
authors: Randall H
authors: RH
authors: Bender
authors: Donna
authors: D
authors: Bryant
authors: Karen
authors: K
authors: Cai
authors: Richard M
authors: RM
authors: Clifford
authors: Caroline
authors: C
authors: Ebanks
authors: James A
authors: JA
authors: Griffin
authors: Gary T
authors: GT
authors: Henry
authors: Carollee
authors: C
authors: Howes
authors: Jeniffer
authors: J
authors: Iriondo-Perez
authors: Hyun-Joo
authors: HJ
authors: Jeon
authors: Andrew J
authors: AJ
authors: Mashburn
authors: Ellen
authors: E
authors: Peisner-Feinberg
authors: Robert C
authors: RC
authors: Pianta
authors: Nathan
authors: N
authors: Vandergrift
authors: Nicholas
authors: N
authors: Zill
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003479:Curriculum / Q000592:standards; D003625:Data Collection; D018479:Early Intervention, Educational; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000592:standards; D008297:Male; D011361:Professional Competence / Q000592:standards*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000592:standards; D012578:Schools, Nursery; D013663:Teaching / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States