Comparative Research on the Attitudinal Competence for Early Childhood Education and Care in Europe

Abstract

Her research interests center on the quality of early childhood services, with her fellowship focusing on the knowledge, skills, and attitudes required of the early childhood education and care workforce. She has a background in researching the provision of early childhood services and policy developments in early childhood education and care. Jan Georgeson is a research fellow at Plymouth University, currently investigating professional development for early years practitioners, especially in the context of multiagency working and working with very young children. She has a background in teaching young children with special educational needs, particularly speech, language, and communication difficulties. Jan carried out research at Birmingham University from 1995 onward, completing an EdD in Educational Disadvantage and Special Educational Needs in 2006. Since then she has worked on a range of research projects on disability, special educational needs, and provision in the early years.