Early Childhood Programs as Professional Development Schools

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Author(s): Linda K. Taylor (Ball State University, USA)and Patricia Clark (Ball State University, USA)
Copyright: 2015
Pages: 10
Source title: Professional Development Schools and Transformative Partnerships
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Drew Polly (UNC Charlotte, USA), Tina Heafner (UNC Charlotte, USA), Marvin Chapman (UNC Charlotte, USA)and Melba Spooner (UNC Charlotte, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-6367-1.ch011

Keywords: Education / Higher Education / Information Science Reference

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The focus of this chapter is on the establishment and maintenance of early childhood Professional Development Schools (PDSs). While the advent of PDS partnerships goes back to the 1980s and 1990s, very few of the PDSs have involved university partnerships with early childhood (pre-K) programs. This chapter outlines some of the opportunities and possibilities that early childhood PDSs offer, as well as some of the unique obstacles that are encountered when working with pre-kindergarten programs. Specific examples are provided of work in three different early childhood PDSs. The chapter concludes with an examination of future directions for early childhood Professional Development Schools.

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