References on Professional Development in Early Childhood Development

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. (2011). Building a high-quality teaching profession: Lessons from around the world. Paris, France: Author. http://www.wikiprogress.org/index.php/Building_a_High-Quality_Teaching_Profession_Lessons_from_around_The_world_-_OECD_2011

Catlett, C. (2009). Supporting inclusion through new approaches to professional development. Impact, 22(1), 10-11. http://ici.umn.edu/products/impact/221/8.html

Darling-Hammond, L., Wei, R. C., Andree, A., Richardson, N., & Orphanos, S. (2009). Professional learning in the learning profession: A status report on teacher development in the United States and abroad. Dallas, TX: National Staff Development Council.

Dunst, C. M., Trivette, C. J., Hamby, D. W., & O’Herin, C. E. (2009). Characteristics and consequences of adult learning strategies. Tots-n-Tech Research Brief 3(1), 1-33. http://tnt.asu.edu/files/AdultLearning_rev7-04-09.pdf

Fixsen, D. L., Naoom, S. F., Blase, K. A., Friedman, R. M., & Wallace, F. (2005). Implementation research: A synthesis of the literature. Tampa, FL: University of South Florida, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute. http://ctndisseminationlibrary.org/PDF/nirnmonograph.pdf

Hyson, M., Tomlinson, H. B., & Morris, C. A. S. (2009). Quality improvement in early childhood teacher education: Faculty perspectives and recommendations for the future. Early Childhood Research & Practice, 11(1). http://ecrp.uiuc.edu/v11n1/hyson.html#responses

Joyce, B., and Showers, B. (2002). Student achievement through staff development. (3rd ed.). Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

Maude, S. P., Catlett, C., Moore, S., Sánchez, S. Y., Thorp, E. K., & Corso, R. (2010). Infusing diversity constructs in preservice teacher preparation: The impact of a systematic faculty development strategy. Infants and Young Children, 23(2), 1-19.

National Professional Development Institute on Inclusion. (2008). What do we mean by professional development in the early childhood field? Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina, FPG Child Development Institute, Author.

http://npdci.fpg.unc.edu/resources/articles/NPDCI-ProfessionalDevelopment-03-04-08

Sheridan, S. M., Edwards, C. P., Marvin, C. A., & Knoche, L. L. Professional development in early childhood programs: Process issues and research needs. Early Education & Development, 20(3), 377-401. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10409280802582795

Trivette, C. M. (2005). Effectiveness of guided design learning strategy on the acquisition of adult problem solving skills. Bridges, 3(1), 1-18. Asheville, NC: Research and Training Center on Early Childhood Development, Orelena Hawks Puckett Institute.

Zafeirakou, A. (2012). A framework and toolbox for monitoring quality. UNICEF. http://www.unicef.org/ceecis/ECD_Framework_PART_II_june3.pdf

Zaslow, M., Tout, K., Halle, T., Whittaker, J. V., & Lavelle, B. (2010). Toward the identification of features of effective professional development for early childhood educators: Literature review. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, Policy and Program Studies Service. http://www2.ed.gov/rschstat/eval/professional-development/literature-review.pdf

Zollitsch, B., & Dean, A. (2010). Early childhood professional development: A synthesis of recent research. Portland, ME: University of Maine, Muskie School of Public Service, Cutler Institute for Health and Social Policy. http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/Publications/CYF/Early-Childhood-Professional-Development.pdf