"We All Share a Common Vision and Passion": Early Years Professionals Reflect upon Their Leadership of Practice Role

Autor/in	Hallet, Elaine
Titel	"We All Share a Common Vision and Passion": Early Years Professionals Reflect upon Their Leadership of Practice Role
Quelle	In: Journal of Early Childhood Research, 11 (2013) 3, S.312-325 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1476-718X
DOI	10.1177/1476718X13490889
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Preschool Teachers; Leadership Role; Leadership Styles; Reflection; Preschool Education; Case Studies; Mixed Methods Research; Questionnaires; Professional Development; Communities of Practice; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Führungsstil; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Fragebogen; Community
Abstract	Early Years Professionals are graduate leaders working with children below 5 years of age, their families and practitioners in early years settings in the private, voluntary and independent sectors and children's centres in England. Their leadership of practice role is central to raising the quality of early years provision and practice. In this qualitative research study, the leadership role of the Early Years Professional is explored. The biographical and reflective methodology enabled them to reflect upon their role and deconstruct their leadership style and practices. The study found that Early Years Professionals had a defined role as "Leaders of Learning," a specialist group within the early years workforce. Their experience of working in settings, continuing professional learning in higher education, reflective practice, emotional passion and enthusiasm for working with young children enabled them to lead change in pedagogy and shape and improve professional practice through a collaborative leadership style. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10