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'Essential reading and a powerful tool for emerging early childhood leaders.' - Catharine Hydon, Early Childhood ConsultantWith increasing community insistence for quality and accountability in early childhood education and care, there is a need for effective and professional leadership in these services. Leadership in Early Childhood is a practical resource for early childhood practitioners who want to understand how to create and sustain successful childcare and early education settings.Fully revised and updated, this fourth edition is divided into three sections: deconstructing leadership; leadership in practice; and special responsibilities of early childhood leaders. This edition also includes new case studies, an additional chapter summarising the key contributing factors to effective leadership and examples based on an extensive international study of early childhood leaders.Leadership in Early Childhood has been widely used in early childhood education programs and as a professional reference text and remains a valuable resource for both students and professionals.
Contents
ForewordPreface and acknowledgementsIntroductionPART ILEADERSHIP1 Unravelling leadership in the early childhood sector2 The personal qualities of leaders in early childhood3 Theories, models and styles Meeting others' needs5 Leading through communication: Meeting personal needs6 Leading conflict resolution: From discord to accord7 Leading decision-making: Transforming vision into action8 Leading collaboratively: Cultivating collective responsibility9 Leading professional development: Supervision, mentoring and coaching10 Leading in changing timesPART III: SPECIAL quality forward12 Leading partnerships: Engaging families and communities13 Leading ethical practice14 Leading for succession: Building leadership capacity15 Postscript: An aide-memoire for aspiring leaders in early childhoodReferencesAuthor indexSubject index
