Mentoring And Facilitating Professional Engagement As Quality Enhancement Strategies: An Overview And Evaluation Of The Family Child Care Partnerships Program

Authors

Ellen Abell, Auburn University
Dilbur D. Arsiwalla, University of Northern IowaFollow
Robin I. Putnam
Ellaine B. Miller, Auburn University

Document Type

Article

Keywords

Family child care, Mentoring, Professional development

Journal/Book/Conference Title

Child and Youth Care Forum

Volume

43

Issue

5

First Page

569

Last Page

592

Abstract

Background: The importance of professional development training for individuals tasked with providing quality early child care is widely accepted. However, research assessing the impact of specific, long-term professional development programs on changes in caregiver behavior is largely absent, as is research about the processes and mechanisms of such training efforts that produce changes in child care practices.

Department

Department of Psychology

Original Publication Date

9-1-2014

DOI of published version

10.1007/s10566-014-9254-1

Recommended Citation

Abell, Ellen; Arsiwalla, Dilbur D.; Putnam, Robin I.; and Miller, Ellaine B., "Mentoring And Facilitating Professional Engagement As Quality Enhancement Strategies: An Overview And Evaluation Of The Family Child Care Partnerships Program" (2014). Faculty Publications. 1365.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/facpub/1365