Deconstructing teacher quality in urban early childhood education

• Published in: Journal for multicultural education Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 25 - 34
• Main Authors: Young, Jemimah L, Butler, Bettie Ray, Dolzhenko, Inna N, Ardrey, Tameka N
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley Emerald Publishing Limited 01.01.2018; Emerald Group Publishing Limited
• Subjects: Academic Achievement; African American Children; African American Students; Child Development; Early Childhood Education; Early Childhood Teachers; Educational Benefits; Educational Quality; Educational Trends; Head Start project; Kindergarten; Learning; Longitudinal Studies; Multicultural education; Parent Participation; Preschool Education; Preschool Teachers; Preservice Teacher Education; School Readiness; Skill Development; Student Needs; Student Participation; Students; Teacher Background; Teacher Certification; Teacher Effectiveness; Teaching; Thinking Skills; Urban Education; Urban Schools; Young Children; North Carolina; United States > US; Texas; Baltimore Maryland; Teacher quality; Multicultural; Early childhood education; African American learners; Urban education

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to deconstruct the extant scholarship on quality in early childhood education and to emphasize the importance of extending the literature to explore the potential influence that a teachers’ educational background may have on kindergarten readiness for African Ame...