Professional Development and Quality in Early Childhood Education Co
This book provides a global overview of developments and discussion around the evaluation of quality of early childhood education environments, and the professional development of early childhood teachers, during the last decade. It reports on the Early C
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Professional Development and Quality in Early Childhood Education
Athanasios Gregoriadis Vasilis Grammatikopoulos Evridiki Zachopoulou Editors
Professional Development and Quality in Early Childhood Education Comparative European Perspectives
Editors Athanasios Gregoriadis Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Thessaloniki Greece Vasilis Grammatikopoulos University of Crete Rethymnon Greece
Evridiki Zachopoulou Alexander Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki Thessaloniki Greece
ISBN 978-3-319-64211-6 ISBN 978-3-319-64212-3 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-64212-3 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017948301 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: © Stephen Bonk/Fotolia.co.uk Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
“To the early childhood teachers of Early Change project.” “To those who never forget they can make a difference in a young child’s life and try to always be consistent.”
Acknowledgements
The Early change project. which was funded with the support of the Lifelong Learning Programme of the European Union, came to an end on May 31, 2014. The editors of this book would like to express their gratitude to the European Union. We would like to offer special thanks to Thelma Harms, Dick Clifford, and Thelma Cryer, the developers of the ECERS-R for their sincere support and guidance, whenever it was requested. We are also grateful to the municipalities, ministries, and educational districts that participated in the project and offered the fertile ground so that this book could come into being. More specifically, we would like to convey our th
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