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This second edition of Leading and Managing in the Early Years explores and integrates leadership and management practice with a real understanding of early years settings.
Revised and updated, this new edition includes:
- Further coverage of reflective practice and reflective leadership skills
- EYPS as well as integrated center leadership
- More on CPD (Continuing Professional Development)
- The impact of CLLD (Communication, Language and Literacy Development) initiatives and implementation of APP (Assessing Pupils' Progress)
- Practical suggestions for working with resistant groups and individuals
Carol Aubrey investigates different concepts and characteristics of EC leadership as well as the roles and responsibilities of EC leaders. She also explores the types of leadership programs or development which is needed to maximize the effectiveness of EC leaders.
This book is essential reading for students in Early Childhood courses, Early Years Practitioners and local authority employees involved with the integrated centers initiative.
Carol Aubrey is Professor of Early Childhood Studies at the University of Warwick and UK editor of Journal of Early Childhood Research.
Contents
Introduction: Theorizing Leadership in Early Childhood
Introduction: Theorizing Leadership in Early Childhood
The Early Childhood Leaders' Agenda
- Context
- What Do We Know Already?
- What Leadership Research Applies?
- What Do We Need to Know?
Leadership in English Early Childhood Education and Care
- Introduction
- Our Objectives
- What We Asked Our Early Childhood Professionals about Leadership
- What We Found Out
- What We Made of the Findings
Practitioners' Understandings of Early Childhood Leadership
- Introduction
- Characteristics of the Leaders and Staff That We Talked to
- Definitions and Perceptions of Leadership
- Roles, Responsibilities and Functions of Leaders
- Decision-Making
- Internal and External Influences on Leadership
- Training
- Leadership in a Changing World
Early Childhood Leaders' Work
- Introduction
- A Typical Day
- Roles, Responsibilities and Functions
- Decision-Making
- Influences on Leadership
- Training
- Collective Views on the Video Highlights
'I Don't Like the Idea of Making a Profit... Exploiting Those on Low Wages'
- Introduction
- Early Childhood Education and Care Policy
- Early Childhood Profession and Workplace Issues
- Making a Profit: The Role of the Private Sector
- Preschool Care and Education plc?
Journeys into Leadership
- Introduction
- A journey?
- Career Paths of Early Childhood Leaders
- Support through the Career Cycle
Mentoring as a Leadership Strategy
- Introduction
- Learning from Experience
- The Nature of Mentoring
- Establishing Appropriate Ground Rules
- What Does Learning from Day-to-Day Experience Really Mean?
- A Framework for Staff Development
- Mentoring for the Leader
- Future Possibilities
The Challenge of Leading Multi-Agency Teams
- Introduction
- Challenges to Collaboration
- Questions to Ask
- What Do We know about Effective Multi-Agency Working?
- Models of Multi-Agency Working
- Organization of Professional Groups
- Views on Multi-Agency Working from Four Integrated Centres
- What we found out
- A closer look at the challenges of multi-agency working
- Case Studies
- Leadership by the Many
Leading in a Time of Change
- Introduction
- A Need for Interprofessional Education
- Staff Resistance to Change
- A Model for Improving the Early Childhood Integrated Centre
- Understanding Change
Reflective Practice and Action Learning
- Introduction
- Reflective Process of Progressive Problem-Solving
- Planning an Action Research Cycle with Integrated Centre Leaders
- Doing Action Research in the Early Childhood Field
- Conclusions
Reflections
- Revisiting Our Initial Objectives
- Conclusions
Additional materials
Description
This second edition of Leading and Managing in the Early Years explores and integrates leadership and management practice with a real understanding of early years settings.
Revised and updated, this new edition includes:
- Further coverage of reflective practice and reflective leadership skills
- EYPS as well as integrated center leadership
- More on CPD (Continuing Professional Development)
- The impact of CLLD (Communication, Language and Literacy Development) initiatives and implementation of APP (Assessing Pupils' Progress)
- Practical suggestions for working with resistant groups and individuals
Carol Aubrey investigates different concepts and characteristics of EC leadership as well as the roles and responsibilities of EC leaders. She also explores the types of leadership programs or development which is needed to maximize the effectiveness of EC leaders.
This book is essential reading for students in Early Childhood courses, Early Years Practitioners and local authority employees involved with the integrated centers initiative.
Carol Aubrey is Professor of Early Childhood Studies at the University of Warwick and UK editor of Journal of Early Childhood Research.
Contents
Introduction: Theorizing Leadership in Early Childhood
Introduction: Theorizing Leadership in Early Childhood
The Early Childhood Leaders' Agenda
- Context
- What Do We Know Already?
- What Leadership Research Applies?
- What Do We Need to Know?
Leadership in English Early Childhood Education and Care
- Introduction
- Our Objectives
- What We Asked Our Early Childhood Professionals about Leadership
- What We Found Out
- What We Made of the Findings
Practitioners' Understandings of Early Childhood Leadership
- Introduction
- Characteristics of the Leaders and Staff That We Talked to
- Definitions and Perceptions of Leadership
- Roles, Responsibilities and Functions of Leaders
- Decision-Making
- Internal and External Influences on Leadership
- Training
- Leadership in a Changing World
Early Childhood Leaders' Work
- Introduction
- A Typical Day
- Roles, Responsibilities and Functions
- Decision-Making
- Influences on Leadership
- Training
- Collective Views on the Video Highlights
'I Don't Like the Idea of Making a Profit... Exploiting Those on Low Wages'
- Introduction
- Early Childhood Education and Care Policy
- Early Childhood Profession and Workplace Issues
- Making a Profit: The Role of the Private Sector
- Preschool Care and Education plc?
Journeys into Leadership
- Introduction
- A journey?
- Career Paths of Early Childhood Leaders
- Support through the Career Cycle
Mentoring as a Leadership Strategy
- Introduction
- Learning from Experience
- The Nature of Mentoring
- Establishing Appropriate Ground Rules
- What Does Learning from Day-to-Day Experience Really Mean?
- A Framework for Staff Development
- Mentoring for the Leader
- Future Possibilities
The Challenge of Leading Multi-Agency Teams
- Introduction
- Challenges to Collaboration
- Questions to Ask
- What Do We know about Effective Multi-Agency Working?
- Models of Multi-Agency Working
- Organization of Professional Groups
- Views on Multi-Agency Working from Four Integrated Centres
- What we found out
- A closer look at the challenges of multi-agency working
- Case Studies
- Leadership by the Many
Leading in a Time of Change
- Introduction
- A Need for Interprofessional Education
- Staff Resistance to Change
- A Model for Improving the Early Childhood Integrated Centre
- Understanding Change
Reflective Practice and Action Learning
- Introduction
- Reflective Process of Progressive Problem-Solving
- Planning an Action Research Cycle with Integrated Centre Leaders
- Doing Action Research in the Early Childhood Field
- Conclusions
Reflections
- Revisiting Our Initial Objectives
- Conclusions
Additional materials
Reviews
May 2011 | 240 pages | Sage UK
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This second edition of Leading and Managing in the Early Years explores and integrates leadership and management practice with a real understanding of early years settings.
Revised and updated, this new edition includes:
- Further coverage of reflective practice and reflective leadership skills
- EYPS as well as integrated center leadership
- More on CPD (Continuing Professional Development)
- The impact of CLLD (Communication, Language and Literacy Development) initiatives and implementation of APP (Assessing Pupils' Progress)
- Practical suggestions for working with resistant groups and individuals
Carol Aubrey investigates different concepts and characteristics of EC leadership as well as the roles and responsibilities of EC leaders. She also explores the types of leadership programs or development which is needed to maximize the effectiveness of EC leaders.
This book is essential reading for students in Early Childhood courses, Early Years Practitioners and local authority employees involved with the integrated centers initiative.
Carol Aubrey is Professor of Early Childhood Studies at the University of Warwick and UK editor of Journal of Early Childhood Research.
Table Of Contents:
- Introduction: Theorizing Leadership in Early Childhood
- The Early Childhood Leaders' Agenda
- Context
- What Do We Know Already?
- What Leadership Research Applies?
- What Do We Need to Know?
- Leadership in English Early Childhood Education and Care
- Introduction
- Our Objectives
- What We Asked Our Early Childhood Professionals about Leadership
- What We Found Out
- What We Made of the Findings
- Practitioners' Understandings of Early Childhood Leadership
- Introduction
- Characteristics of the Leaders and Staff That We Talked to
- Definitions and Perceptions of Leadership
- Roles, Responsibilities and Functions of Leaders
- Decision-Making
- Internal and External Influences on Leadership
- Training
- Leadership in a Changing World
- Early Childhood Leaders' Work
- Introduction
- A Typical Day
- Roles, Responsibilities and Functions
- Decision-Making
- Influences on Leadership
- Training
- Collective Views on the Video Highlights
- 'I Don't Like the Idea of Making a Profit... Exploiting Those on Low Wages'
- Introduction
- Early Childhood Education and Care Policy
- Early Childhood Profession and Workplace Issues
- Making a Profit: The Role of the Private Sector
- Preschool Care and Education plc?
- Journeys into Leadership
- Introduction
- A journey?
- Career Paths of Early Childhood Leaders
- Support through the Career Cycle
- Mentoring as a Leadership Strategy
- Introduction
- Learning from Experience
- The Nature of Mentoring
- Establishing Appropriate Ground Rules
- What Does Learning from Day-to-Day Experience Really Mean?
- A Framework for Staff Development
- Mentoring for the Leader
- Future Possibilities
- The Challenge of Leading Multi-Agency Teams
- Introduction
- Challenges to Collaboration
- Questions to Ask
- What Do We know about Effective Multi-Agency Working?
- Models of Multi-Agency Working
- Organization of Professional Groups
- Views on Multi-Agency Working from Four Integrated Centres
- What we found out
- A closer look at the challenges of multi-agency working
- Case Studies
- Leadership by the Many
- Leading in a Time of Change
- Introduction
- A Need for Interprofessional Education
- Staff Resistance to Change
- A Model for Improving the Early Childhood Integrated Centre
- Understanding Change
- Reflective Practice and Action Learning
- Introduction
- Reflective Process of Progressive Problem-Solving
- Planning an Action Research Cycle with Integrated Centre Leaders
- Doing Action Research in the Early Childhood Field
- Conclusions
- Reflections
- Revisiting Our Initial Objectives
- Conclusions
Recent Product Reviews:
Gives a grounded and realistic overview of leadership in the Early Years
Mrs Louise Atkins, School of Education & Training, Greenwich University
Useful book for 3 year undergraduate early years students
Miss Lorna Wardle, School of Education, Nottingham Trent University
This is an essential part of the reading list for any leadership modules. Aubrey creates a step by step process of what it takes to develop effective leadership skills. The layout enables students to dip in and out to support their own professional development and academic writing skills. I am a particular fan of how she includes the reflection-in-action chapter which is an excellent support for foundation degree students.
Mrs Angela Mahon, Vocational Education , Manchester College of Arts & Techn.
Relevant and useful text to support practioners in developing Leadership and Management skills.
Miss Jackie Sumner, Childhood & Youth Studies, Edge Hill University
An informative book giving a well-balanced and realistic view of leadership within the Early Years.
Mrs Angela Hodgkins, Institute Of Education, Worcester University