Part I: Context, history, and public policy of early childhood teacher education
1. 21st century early childhood teacher education: new frames for a shifting landscape / Rebecca S. New
2. History of early childhood teacher education / Blythe Farb Hinitz and Betty Liebovich, with Charlotte Jean Anderson
3. Public policy and workforce in early childhood education / W. Steven Barnett and Shannon Riley-Ayers
4. Beyond the status quo: rethinking professional development for early childhood teachers / Pamela J. Winton, Patricia A. Snyder, and Stacie G. Goffin
5. Accreditation and patterns of licensure: achieving the potential / Marilou Hyson and Marica Cox Mitchell.
Part II: The knowledge base of early childhood teacher education
6. Preparing teachers for infant care and education / Susan L. Recchia
7. The simplicity of complexity: early childhood teacher education for pre-kindergarten/kindergarten (PRE-K/K) / Doris Pronin Fromberg
8. What's research got to do with it?: moving theory into practice in grades 1-3 / Sam Oertwig [and 4 others]
9. What teachers need to know about family-centered practice / Douglas R. Powell and Sara A. Schmitt
10. What teachers need to know: professional ethics / Nancy K. Freeman and Stephanie Feeney.
Part III: Models/approaches to early childhood teacher education
11. Pathways to early childhood teacher preparation / Eun Kyeong Cho
12. Reimagining teacher education to attract and retain the early childhood workforce: addressing the needs of the "nontraditional" student / Vicki Garavuso
13. Preservice early childhood teacher education / Sharon Ryan and Megan Gibson
14. Field experiences in the preparation of early childhood teachers / Karen M. La Paro
14. Teacher inquiry and professional development / Kathryn Castle.
Part IV: Pedagogical approaches that prepare teachers to support diverse learners
16. Preparing teachers to support transition and bridge discontinuity for children and families / Beth S. Rous and Helena P. Mawdsley
17. Addressing the needs of young children with diverse abilities and developmental differences / Leslie J. Couse
18. "My mommy doesn't speak English": supporting children as emergent bilinguals / Celia Genishi and Tara Lencl
19. Multiculturally sustaining pedagogy in early childhood teacher education / Mariana Souto-Manning and Ranita Cheruvu
20. A social justice approach to diverse families / Beatrice S. Fennimore.
Part V: Contemporary influences in early childhood teacher education
21. Emerging role of technology to support early childhood pedagogy / Claire E. Hamilton and Ellen Edge
22. Promising practices in early childhood teacher assessment / Faiza M. Jamil and Robert C. Pianta
23. Globalization: international perspectives on early childhood teacher education / James L. Hoot [and 5 others]
24. Alternative perspectives on early childhood teacher education: shifting pedagogies / J. Amos Hatch
25. Future directions for early childhood teacher education / Leslie J. Couse and Susan L. Recchia.
