Early Childhood Leadership in Action

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Stamopoulos ◽  
Lennie Barblett
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Leadership

scholarly journals A Learning Journey through a Heart-Centered Book

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-100
Author(s):  
Wendy Allen ◽  
Lori Ryan
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Community Engagement ◽  
Sense Of Community ◽  
Graduate Program ◽  
Collective Learning ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Early Childhood Leadership ◽  
Personal Stories ◽  
Learning Journey

As faculty for a graduate program in early childhood leadership, we co-designed a course on community-based action research around Patricia Wilson’s book, The Heart of Community Engagement: Practitioner Stories from Across the Globe. In this review we share how it mirrored our own deepening sense of community engagement practices, and how our students engaged with this unique text on their individual and collective learning journeys. We share highlights from the text that reinforced our sense of liberatory pedagogy.  Wilson’s  personal  stories, as well as the stories of community-engaged practitioners across the globe , invite all of us to create our own purpose and intentions for the evolving path of facilitating change within ourselves and with others.    

Conceptions of early childhood leadership: driving new professionalism?

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 149-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret Sims ◽  
Rhonda Forrest ◽  
Anthony Semann ◽  
Colin Slattery
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Leadership

scholarly journals Early Childhood Leadership: A Photovoice Exploration

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristi Cheyney-Collante ◽  
Melissa Cheyney
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Resource Scarcity ◽  
Caste System ◽  
Professional Support ◽  
Children And Families ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
Literacy Leadership ◽  
Early Childhood Leadership

The first five years of a child’s life represent critical windows in physiological, social-emotional, and cognitive development. Administrators of early childhood (EC) programs play a pivotal role in determining the quality of experiences that unfold for young children in center-based care. Using photovoice, semi-structured administrator interviews, and participant-observation, we aimed to identify the factors contributing to one center’s atypically excellent outcomes with diverse children and families. Our textual and photographic analyses revealed three findings. First, administrators saw themselves as embedded within a larger system of barriers characterized by low positionality within an educational caste system that is marked by pervasive resource scarcity. Second, with external supports marginal at best, they leveraged multiple internal supports and resources, including agency, interdependence, and advocacy. Third, administrators operationalized literacy leadership by building and sustaining a climate of professional support for teachers within a “25 Books a Day” guiding philosophy.

Characteristics of Effective Early Childhood Leaders

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-27
Author(s):  
Mastaneh Hazegh
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Effective Leadership ◽  
Work Environments ◽  
Relational Leadership ◽  
Early Childhood Leadership ◽  
Effective Leaders ◽  
Early Childhood Care ◽  
Childhood Care

Effective leadership in early childhood is vital for quality early childhood care and education. There is a need for a comprehensive and coordinated system of early childhood leadership training. To create fiscally sound early childhood programs with learning environments that nurture and challenge young children and with work environments that develop, support, and retain skilled teachers, program directors capable of strong leadership are essential. There is a need to establish policies and pathways to ensure early childhood leaders are well prepared. The purpose of this study was to identify sets of characteristics that are essential for effective early childhood leadership and explore the challenges early childhood leaders encounter in an effort to become effective leaders. Based on the findings, the researcher recommends relational leadership as an essential component of the framework for effective leadership in early childhood education.

Preschool Leadership: A Review and Critique

1983 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 78-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margie K. Kitano ◽  
Nancy Tafoya
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Identification ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Training Methods ◽  
Leadership Potential ◽  
Early Childhood Leadership ◽  
Training Techniques ◽  
Preschool Leadership ◽  
And Training

Literature on early childhood leadership urges promotion of leadership abilities prior to the school years, offers methods for early identification of leadership potential, and suggests training techniques. Yet critical analysis of the literature on leadership cautions that such efforts may be premature. This article evaluates the concept of preschool leadership and points to several topics requiring consideration. These include consensus on definitions of preschool leadership, validation of identification and training methods, and examination of models for reflective as well as action leadership.

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