Publications by Sharon Ryan
March 1, 2014 • Report • By Sharon Ryan, Marcy Whitebook and Deborah Cassidy
Published in March 2014 with support from the Heising-Simons Foundation, this policy report explores the perspectives of nationally recognized experts in the field of mathematics and early care and education…
New Hampshire Early Childhood Higher Education Inventory
July 1, 2013 • Report • By Fran Kipnis, Lea J.E. Austin, Laura Sakai, Marcy Whitebook and Sharon Ryan
This report is part of our Early Childhood Higher Education Inventory. This report describes the early childhood degree programs offered in New Hampshire, focusing on variations in…
Rhode Island Early Childhood Higher Education Inventory
January 1, 2013 • Report • By Lea J.E. Austin, Fran Kipnis, Laura Sakai, Marcy Whitebook and Sharon Ryan
This report is part of our Early Childhood Higher Education Inventory. This report describes the early childhood degree programs offered in Rhode Island, focusing on variations in…
More than Teachers: The Early Care and Education Workforce
January 1, 2012 • Book • By Marcy Whitebook and Sharon Ryan
Dr. Marcy Whitebook and Dr. Sharon Ryan, Associate Dean of the School of Education at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, contributed a chapter to the Handbook of Early…
January 1, 2012 • Report • By Marcy Whitebook, Lea J.E. Austin, Sharon Ryan, Fran Kipnis, Mirella Almaraz and Laura Sakai
Understanding how higher education contributes to teacher performance is a complex undertaking. It requires identifying which variations in program content and delivery are most relevant to student learning and teacher…
April 1, 2011 • Brief • By Marcy Whitebook and Sharon Ryan
This policy brief was jointly published with the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER). Marcy Whitebook and Sharon Ryan argue that too much attention has been given to debating…