Urgently needed: Autonomous early childhood teacher educators

This article is a call for early childhood teacher educators to take action against increasing national mandates with the potential for negatively impacting young children and early childhood teachers. Voices of teachers, teacher educators, and administrators presented in this article reflect the st...

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Published in:Journal of early childhood teacher education 2003-01, Vol.24 (2), p.111-118
Main Authors: Castle, Kathryn, Ethridge, Elizabeth A.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:This article is a call for early childhood teacher educators to take action against increasing national mandates with the potential for negatively impacting young children and early childhood teachers. Voices of teachers, teacher educators, and administrators presented in this article reflect the struggles of being autonomous professionals in a heteronymous educational environment. The authors conclude with several suggestions for early childhood teacher educators to become more involved in advocacy and policy by engaging students in campaigns for important issues, sharing information with policy makers, and networking with other professionals.
ISSN:1090-1027
1745-5642
DOI:10.1080/1090102030240207