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Preschool teacher education alone unlikely to improve classroom quality or learning
03-26-2007 · EurekAlert!An analysis of seven major studies of early childhood education has found that neither the level of teacher education nor teachers’ degree increased classroom quality or children’s learning. The findings suggest a need for a broad approach to improving classroom quality, rather than focusing only on teachers' educational attainment. These findings have implications for current policy efforts that aim to improve teacher quality in preschool classrooms.
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