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Early Childhood Challenge: Preparing High-Quality Teachers for a Changing Society in the USA

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Early Childhood Education in Three Cultures

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Over the past decade, population trends for school-age children in the USA show (a) higher percentages of children of color; (b) a higher percentage of children in poverty, with a disproportionate number attending high-poverty schools; (c) an increase in the percentage of English language learners; and (d) a high percentage of students with learning disabilities receiving special education services Aud et al. (The Condition of Education 2012, National Center for Education Statistics. Washington, DC, 2012).

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  1. College of Education, Health, and Human Services, University of Michigan Dearborn, Dearborn, USA

    Martha A. Adler

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  1. Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China

    Liyan HUO

  2. School of Education, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

    Susan B. NEUMAN

  3. Department of Education Early Childhood Education, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshim, Japan

    Atsushi NANAKIDA

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Adler, M.A. (2015). Early Childhood Challenge: Preparing High-Quality Teachers for a Changing Society in the USA. In: HUO, L., B. NEUMAN, S., NANAKIDA, A. (eds) Early Childhood Education in Three Cultures. New Frontiers of Educational Research. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-44986-8_7

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