International Perspectives on Early Childhood Teacher Education in the 21st Century

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Early Childhood Education; Teacher Education Programs; Educational Quality; Educational Policy; Program Content; Teacher Shortage; Teacher Supply and Demand; Preschool Teachers; Cross Cultural Studies; Foreign Countries; Educational Change; Child Care; Confucianism; Teacher Competencies; Barriers; Educational Trends

Australia; China; Finland; Germany; New Zealand; Sweden; Marshall Islands; United Kingdom; Zambia; Turkey; Vietnam; Japan; Ireland; Canada

10.1007/978-981-16-5739-9

This book provides significant information regarding the policies and provisions for early childhood teacher education programs in universities in fourteen different countries. Early childhood education and care (ECEC) is expanding rapidly across the globe with unprecedented numbers of children attending EC centres, requiring the investment in educators to provide good quality ECEC. Yet, there is an inconsistent approach to early childhood teacher preparation and the quality of existing programs is not known. Each country's contributing author/s is/are well known in their field for their in-depth knowledge of early childhood teacher education programs including content, structure, and professional experience that works within the scope of policy and registration agencies. The chapters address the current situation of staffing--shortage or oversupply--of early childhood teachers in their country. The book informs policy regarding content of early childhood teacher preparation programs and provides evidence of current courses across many under-represented countries throughout the world. It makes a significant contribution to understanding the environment for early childhood teacher programs.

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