Böcker av Carollee Howes

Improving teacher quality in early education is a major part of ensuring young children's school readiness and closing the achievement gap. This is the book decision-makers and administrators need to begin developing coordinated, effective teacher quality systems-ones that not only get teachers ready for the classroom, but also promote continuous learning of new skills and strategies.

In this volume, the authors draw on their experiences as a developmental psychologist and as a teacher educator to provide ways for teachers to create positive child-teacher relationships and classroom climates.

Early childhood education programs are expected to provide exemplary care for all children while also adapting care to include children's families and cultures. In this book, Carollee Howes shows how high-quality programs successfully adapt child development guidelines within cultural contexts, and why quality needs to be and can be measured in culturally specific ways.