Inquiry on early childhood teachers preparation and retention

• Authors: Nowak-Fabrykowski Krystyna , Lou Aylor Mary
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The purpose of this study is to analyze early childhood teacher preparation and investigate the factors that motivated individuals to become early childhood teachers and that have kept them in the profession. This study reports the results of an online survey investigating motives of staying or leaving the early childhood profession. The results of this inquiry point to factors that influenced their choice, taking into consideration their professional preparation. Advice for new early childhood educators just entering the profession is also provided.

Keywords

EN

early childhood; teachers; retention

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Gdański
• Journal: Problemy Wczesnej Edukacji
• Year: 2017
• Volume: 13
• Issue: 3(38)
• Pages: 61-72

Dates

published

2017-09-30

Contributors

author

Nowak-Fabrykowski Krystyna

• Central Michigan University

author

Lou Aylor Mary

• Central Michigan University

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Identifiers

ISSN

1734-1582

ISSN

e-ISSN 2451-2230

DOI

https://doi.org/10.26881/pwe.2017.38.05