Format:
xxii, 338 Seiten
,
Illustrationen, Porträts
,
25 cm
Edition:
Second Edition
ISBN:
9780190309367
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0190309369
Content:
Part 1: Concepts of leadership -- Chapter 1. Conceptualising early childhood leadership -- Contexts of EC leadership -- Intentional leadership -- What do we know about EC leadership -- Theorising EC leadership -- Elements of leadership activity -- Pivotal role of leadership in EC settings -- Leadership and ethics -- Chapter 2. The Australian policy context -- Why do I need to know about politics? -- What is policy? -- The Australian context -- Government in Australia -- Creating policy from legislation -- Policy in the EC context -- EC settings -- Why are governments involved in EC? -- Australian government involvement in EC provision -- The Australian government's reform agenda for EC -- National Quality Standard and enhanced regulatory arrangements -- A quality rating system -- A national Early Years Learning Framework -- Indigenous initiatives aimed at 'Closing the Gap' -- Universal access to EC education with a university-qualified EC teacher --^
Content:
Strengthening the EC workforce -- Chapter 3. Leading for quality -- Introduction -- Quality EC education -- Overview of legal, regulatory and professional accountabilities for EC settings -- The National Quality Framework (NQF) -- Quality from whose perspectives? -- Professional judgment and professional autonomy: essential tools in an intentional leader's repertoire -- Chapter 4. Leadership and governance -- What is governance? -- Global, national and local contexts of governance -- Good governance -- Governance in practice -- EC management structures and governance -- Governance roles and responsibilities in EC settings -- Governance and human rights -- Chapter 5. Strategic planning and social entrepreneurship -- Context misconception -- What is social entrepreneurship? -- The many faces of organisational planning -- The leader's role in organisational planning and development -- Strategic organisational development -- Getting started - guiding beliefs and values --^
Content:
Developing an organisational vision -- Evaluation -- Gathering insights -- Including the voices of children -- Collating and analysing data -- Identifying the goals, outcomes or key results area -- Developing strategies - getting everyone on board -- Keeping the plan alive -- Making mistakes and changing direction -- From planning to marketing -- Marketing - communicating vision to stakeholders -- Recognition and image -- Chapter 6. Pedagogical leadership -- Now is the time -- The importance of philosophy in pedagogical leadership -- The role of the educational leader -- Creating a vision -- How can I lead a team to facilitate better learning outcomes for children? -- Getting started -- What else can I do? -- Chapter 7. Leading intentionally through advocacy and activism -- The case for advocacy and activism -- Exploring advocacy and activism: two types of influence -- Starting points for advocacy and activism -- Intended impact of advocacy and activism --^
Note:
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Language:
English
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