When School Doesn't Start at Age 5: Elementary Principal Leadership of Pre-K Programs in Schools

Autor/inn/en	Little, Michael; Drake, Timothy A.; Cohen-Vogel, Lora; Eagle, Jessica
Titel	When School Doesn't Start at Age 5: Elementary Principal Leadership of Pre-K Programs in Schools
Quelle	In: Elementary School Journal, 123 (2022) 1, S.176-202 (27 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-5984
DOI	10.1086/720563
Schlagwörter	Elementary Schools; Principals; Preschool Education; Leadership Responsibility; Beliefs; Administrator Attitudes; Administrator Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Principal; Schulleiter; Pre-school education; Vorschulerziehung; Belief; Glaube
Abstract	Today, about 50% of US elementary schools have a pre-kindergarten (pre-K) program located in the building. This article systematically reviews the empirical literature on principal leadership of pre-K programs in elementary schools. We collected studies using academic database searches, scanning reference lists of relevant articles, and consulting with experts in the field. Our efforts yielded 16 sources for review. Using thematic synthesis, we analyzed the data to reveal key findings related to principal leadership of pre-K programs. There has been limited scholarly attention to principal leadership in the pre-K context. Prominent themes in the existing literature on the topic include (1) a common framing of the "colliding" worlds of pre-K and K-12 education, (2) principals' beliefs about pre-K, (3) the scope of principal responsibility for pre-K programs, and (4) principal preparation to lead pre-K programs. We unearthed limited evidence on the topic but charted a path for future research on pre-K principal leadership. Future research should focus on the design of principal capacity building efforts that have direct, positive impacts for students. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01