1. A Comprehensive Perspective on Early Childhood: Educator Professional Development / ichael L. Kamil
I. Who Are Early Childhood Educators: Understanding the Needs, Challenges, and Opportunities
2. Emerging Research on Early Childhood Professional Development / Martha Zaslow, Kathryn Tout, Tamara Halle, Jessica E. Vick Whittaker, & Bridgett Lavelle
3. Beyond Babysitting: Challenges and Opportunities in Early Childhood Education / Shira M. Peterson & Connie Valk
II. What Practices Are Promising
4. Choosing Content / Richard G. Lambert, Annette Sibley, & Robert Lawrence
5. Coaching: It's Not Just for Little League / Sarah Jo Sandefur, Amye R. Warren, Anne B. Gamble, Jenny M. Holcombe, & Heather K. Hicks
6. Mentoring: More Than a Promising Strategy / Annette Sibley, Robert Lawrence, & Richard G. Lambert
7. Participatory Action Research: An Effective Methodology for Promoting Community-Based Professional Development / Amy C. Baker & Shira M. Peterson
III. Where Does Professional Development Occur?
8. Professional Development in the Community College Setting / Susan M. Doescher & Jennifer Knapp Beudert
9. Professional Development in Training Programs / Jacqueline Hawkins, Courtney Crim, Jenifer Thornton, & Amye R. Warren
10. Professional Development in Culturally Diverse Settings / Renee Rubin, John A. Sutterby, & James V. Hoffman
IV. When to Do It and How Do You Know It's Working
11. Beyond How Much: What We Are Learning About Structuring Effective Early Childhood Professional Development / Tamara Halle, Martha Zaslow, Kathryn Tout, Rebecca Starr, Julia Wessel, & Meagan McSwiggan
12. Measuring Early Childhood Educators' Instruction Practices and Interactions / Amye R. Warren, Jenny Holcombe, Sarah Jo Sandefur, Anne Gamble, & Heather K. Hicks
13. Online Logs: A Tool to Monitor Fidelity of Implementation in Large-Scale Interventions / Tanya S. Wright
14. The Research We Have; The Research We Need / Susan B. Neuman.
