In Search of the Zone of Proximal Development: A Sociocultural View of the Stages of Teaching as Experienced by Novice and Experienced Early Childhood Teachers

Constructivism and classroom teachers: What can early childhood teacher educators do to support the constructivist journey?

“…While studies have looked at the teacher career cycle in general (Fessler, 1995;Huberman, 1995;Sluss & Thompson, 1998;Steffy et al, 2000), few have studied teachers* professional development in constructivist education. This qualitative research project examined early childhood teachers' understanding and implementation of constructivism in primary grade classrooms.…”

“…Further study Sluss and Thompson (1998) called for more attention to the "stages of teacher development." In this study; "stages" were not identified, but the question exists about further levels of understanding of constructivism and its implementation.…”