(P/B) LEADERSHIP IN EARLY CHILDHOOD

Παρουσίαση

With community insistence on quality early childhood programs in a time of increasing accountability, skilled leadership is essential in early childhood services. Leadership in Early Childhood is a practical resource for early childhood practitioners who want to understand how to create successful childcare and early education settings.
This third edition has been fully revised and reflects important changes affecting leaders in early childhood: increasing flexibility required of children's services, working in multidisciplinary teams, and an increasing emphasis on the importance of early education. This edition also includes new case studies and examples based on an extensive international study of early childhood leaders.
Leadership in Early Childhood has been widely used in early childhood education services and as a professional reference and remains a valuable resource for both students and practitioners. (From the publisher)

Περιεχόμενα

Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
1 Unpicking leadership in the early childhood context
2 Who are the leaders in early childhood settings?
3 The personal qualities of early childhood leaders
4 Communication skills: Meeting others' needs
5 Communication skills: Meeting our own needs
6 Working together to find solutions and resolve differences
7 Decision-making
8 Building and leading a team
9 Supporting professional development: Supervision, mentoring and coaching
10 Initiating and implementing change
11 Leadership and the research connection
12 Building shared understanding with parents and the public
13 The ethics of leadership
14 Building and sustaining leadership capacity in early childhood
References
Index