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Reaching Consensus on a Definition of Professional Development for the Early Childhood Field
Abstract
Reaching consensus on the meaning of professional development is needed to integrate professional development across various sectors of the early childhood field, distinguish various professional development approaches, match learning opportunities to learner characteristics, and evaluate its effects on professional practices and child and family outcomes. This article proposes a definition and conceptual framework for professional development across all sectors of early childhood and describes methods used to validate them. A case example illustrates how the definition and framework can be used to organize and plan professional development. Future directions for how a shared definition could move the field closer to a shared vision for planning, implementing, and evaluating professional development are discussed.
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“A growing body of empirical evidence suggests that effective PD requires the use of multiple methods of training and intensive on-going support that is embedded within practice and adapted to the local needs and goals (e.g., Buysse et al., 2009;Parkhouse et al., 2019;Siraj et al., 2019).”
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- Authors
- Buysse, V., Winton, P. J., & Rous, B.
- Affiliations
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- University of Kentucky (US)
- Corresponding author
- Buysse, Virginia
- ORCID
- Rous, Beth
- Venue
- Topics in Early Childhood Special Education
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2009-02
- Volume
- 28
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 235-243
- ISSN
- 0271-1214 (ISSN-L)
- 1538-4845
- OpenAlex
- W2168044215
- Cited by
- 169
- References
- 9
- Citations by year
- 2026: 7 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 12 · 2023: 14 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 15 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 11 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 9 · 2016: 11 · 2015: 13 · 2014: 9 · 2013: 11 · 2012: 10
- FWCI
- 17.37
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Topics in Early Childhood Special Education (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Education › Teacher Education and Leadership Studies
- Social Sciences › Education › Early Childhood Education and Development
- Social Sciences › Education › Education Systems and Policies
- Keywords
- professional development, early childhood education, conceptual framework, consensus, early childhood workforce, professional development planning, professional development evaluation, child and family outcomes, early childhood special education
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