Chapter 11 Knowledge Check

Chapter 11

Quiz yourself using the following chapter review questions to check how well you can recall the material.

Review Questions

1. A professional can be defined as…
   1. A good employee that does their job well.
   2. An individual that works in an occupation serving the public good.
   3. An individual that has completed specialized education required for the role.
   4. Both B and C are necessary to fully define the term professional
2. True or false. Early Childhood Education is well-established as a profession.
3. In 2017, NAEYC began an initiative called _______ that aimed to move ECE to the status of a Profession.
4. The Power to the Profession initiative includes:
   1. Was a multi-year process
   2. Involved 8 decision cycles
   3. Provided opportunity for practitioners to have input
   4. Included all of the above characteristics
5. The Power to the Profession Task force presented the results of their work in a document titled the _______ for the Early
6. True or false. Currently, no established standards exist for the regulation of early childhood education, which is why the Unifying Framework is so important.
7. In Washington state, regulations regarding the operation of licensed child care facilities are spelled out in the _______.
8. True or false. The WA State Core Competencies for Early Care and Education professionals sets the professional development requirements for educators in licensed child care facilities.
9. The NAEYC Professional Standards and Competencies
   1. Are meant to provide a unified position on what is required to practice in the profession of early childhood education
   2. Are “leveled” to provide clarity about expectations for professionals with differing scopes of practice
   3. Are aspirational–they have not yet been adopted universally in the US
   4. All of the above describe the NAEYC Professional Standards and Competencies
10. Because professionals often provide service to a vulnerable population, it is important that a _______ be in place to protect against exploitation.
11. True or false. Ethical principles are components of the NAEYC Code of Ethics that are aspirational—they are goals we strive for.
12. True or false. While it is appropriate to advocate for children and families, it is inappropriate for early childhood educators to advocate for the profession of ECE.
13. True or false. It is inappropriate for early childhood educators to advocate for compensation for members of the profession.
14. When an early childhood educator speaks up to support best practices for young children, they are engaged in:
    1. Personal advocacy
    2. Public advocacy
    3. Political Action
    4. Inappropriate outspokenness
15. When early childhood educators participate in a community awareness event, like Week of the Young Child, they are engaged in _______.

Answer Key

1. Both B and C are necessary to fully define the term professional. A professional is commonly defined as one who has completed specialized education allowing that person to be in an occupation that serves the public good.
2. False. While unfortunate, the field of ECE does not meet enough of the characteristics of a profession to allow it to be called that.
3. Power to the Profession. Power to the Profession is what the work of a 15 entity task force was called.
4.  Included all of the above characteristics. All of the listed characteristics describe the Power to the Profession work.
5. Unifying Framework. This is the title of the document that captured the recommendations of the Power to the Profession Task Force.
6. False. This statement is false, because although the Unifying Framework strives to provide a single set of standards, it is not because none exist, but because so many, differing standards exist.
7. Washington Administrative Code/WAC
8. False. While the Core Competencies offer guidelines for the content of professional preparation, it is the WAC that actually sets the rules for professional preparation.
9. All of the above describe the NAEYC Professional Standards and Competencies.
10. Code of ethics. A power differential often exists between professionals and those they serve.  Thus, a code of ethics is important to spell out how to avoid exploiting clients.
11. False. Ethical principles are not aspirational.  They are concrete mandates describing what to do or not do in professional practice.
12. False. Early childhood educators are expected to advocate for both the clientele they serve, as well as the profession itself.
13. False.  It is not inappropriate to advocate on behalf of the profession, including advocating for compensation that is comparable to other similar professions.
14. Personal advocacy. Personal advocacy happens through the course of one’s work day, whenever a professional speaks up for best practice.
15. Public advocacy.  Public advocacy is speaking out publicly about best practice.