Study Reveals Challenges for Early Childhood Education Teacher Education Programs
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Study Reveals Challenges for Early Childhood Education Teacher Education Programs

Penn State researchers have completed research on Early Childhood Education teacher education programs in the U.S., which was funded by a grant from the Foundation for Child Development.

University Park, Pa. -- Penn State researchers have completed an investigation of 42 Early Childhood Education Teacher Education programs at major universities in 38 states. The research, which was funded by a grant from the Foundation for Child Development, identified several tensions between Early Childhood Education and elementary teacher education programs, as well as several recommendations to mitigate these tensions. To read the policy brief, click here.

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The Penn State College of Education serves approximately 2,800 undergraduate and 1,200 graduate students each year. The College prepares administrators, counselors, psychologists and researchers, as well as P-12 teachers in 21 different specialty areas. U.S. News & World Report ranks ten of the College's graduate programs in the top 20 of their respective program rankings, with six programs in the top 10. The College is known nationally for its education research and outreach, housing such centers as the Center for the Study of Higher Education, the Center for Science and the Schools, and the Mid-Atlantic Center for Mathematics Teaching and Learning.

For more information on Penn State's College of Education, contact EdRelations@psu.edu, call 814-863-2216, or visit www.ed.psu.edu.

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