Category Archives: Journal Articles

In 2007 Stephen Prothero wrote a book that caused a great deal of discussion. It’s entitled, “Religious Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know – and Doesn’t.” It is based on a survey which reveals how little most Americans, especially … Continue reading →

Kidd, J.E., Sanchez, S.Y, and Thorp, E.K. (2005). Cracking the challenge of changing dispositions:Changing hearts and minds through stories, narratives, and direct cultural interactions. Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 26, 347–359. This article is about a cohort of students … Continue reading →

Marchel, M.A., and Keenan, K.M.S. (2005). Tradition and change: The voyage of revising an early childhood studies preparation program. Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 26, 331-345. A Midwestern university early childhood education (ECE) program was found to be lagging … Continue reading →

Milner, H. R.(2009) What Does Teacher Education Have to Do With Teaching? Implications for Diversity Studies. Journal of Teacher Education, 61(1-2) 118–131. http://jte.sagepub.com/content/61/1-2/118 Milner tackles the issue of teacher preparation for the increasing diversity in P-12 classrooms and concludes that … Continue reading →

I am looking at another journal this week, the Journal of Teacher Education. Fairbanks, C.M., Duffy, G.G., Faircloth, B.S., He, Y., Levin, B., Rohr, J., and Stein, C. (2010). Beyond knowledge: Exploring why some teachers are more thoughtfully adaptive than … Continue reading →

Anderson, G. T. (2005). Introductions in early childhood teacher education: Reflections on practice. Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 26, 91-95. While I was pondering how to approach my teaching philosophy assignment, I read this article from my chosen teaching … Continue reading →

Leatherman, J. M., and Niemeyer, J. A. (2005). Teachers’ attitudes towards inclusion: Factors influencing classroom practice. Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 26, (1), 23-36. This article looks at early childhood education (ECE) teachers’ training about including children with disabilities … Continue reading →

Journals in Teaching and Early Childhood Education The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) is the preeminent professional association for early childhood professionals in America.  The annual conference draws thirty to forty thousand teachers, center staff, and … Continue reading →