A teacher at work : professional development and the early childhood educator / Margaret V. Yonemura in collaboration with Jean Acosta- Colletti and Jeffrey Collins.
Studying one effective teacher. Effective teaching ; Values and beliefs ; A wealth of hidden knowledge ; One early childhood educator ; Procedures ; Introducing ourselves ; Plan of the book -- Jean's beliefs about children. The setting ; The children ; Beliefs emerge -- Jean's perspectives on teaching. Sharing decision making ; Balancing individual and group needs ; Facilitating all as teacher-learners ; Disciplining ; Influence lives ; Observing ; Feelings -- Jean's views of a sound educational program. Formal knowledge ; Play Porpoises at play ; Ubiquity of feelings ; Children teach children ; Teachers/learners -- Jean's beliefs in action. Mickey ; Marcia ; A healthy group ; Effective teachers -- Other values and beliefs. Jean and Ken ; Obstacles ; Moving ahead -- Implications for professional development. A balance of the technical and the human ; respect for practitioners' knowledge ; An exploration of values and beliefs ; Shared power ; Abbott house.