Case-Based Leadership Learning: How to Improve Work-Related Stress in Early Childhood Education Centre Directors

Autor/inn/en	Bøe, Marit; Kristiansen, Elsa; Rydjord Tholin, Kristin
Titel	Case-Based Leadership Learning: How to Improve Work-Related Stress in Early Childhood Education Centre Directors
Quelle	In: Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 29 (2023) 2, S.180-194 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Bøe, Marit) ORCID (Kristiansen, Elsa)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1354-0602
DOI	10.1080/13540602.2022.2155808
Schlagwörter	Leadership Training; Coping; Stress Variables; Communities of Practice; National Programs; Administrator Attitudes; Early Childhood Education; Child Care Centers; Problem Solving; Case Method (Teaching Technique); Social Support Groups; Well Being; Course Evaluation; Group Discussion; Comparative Analysis; Foreign Countries; Faculty Development; Work Environment; Norway + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Führungslehre; Bewältigung; Community; nicht übertragen; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Child care facilities; Child care services; Kinderzentrum; Kinderbetreuung; Problemlösen; Case method; Fallmethode; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Gruppendiskussion; Ausland; Arbeitsmilieu; Norwegen
Abstract	The aim of this article is to investigate how case method can promote leadership learning and coping with stress. An exploratory qualitative investigation was undertaken to study 57 early childhood education centre directors' course evaluations from the National Leadership Program through an online survey done between 2020 and 2021. With respect to the centre director's reported experiences, our findings revealed that the case method offers promising learning opportunities for how to cope with work stress through four key themes: social comparison and sharing experiences from real-life cases, group discussions for problem solving, and a learning community for social support and linking practical (coping) tools. A variety of coping strategies with a focus on problem solving, in addition to support for each other (emotional support) and sharing information (informational support), were promoted. This implies that case method can support individual ways of coping with stress as well as create learning communities. The study adds to the limited research on ECE leadership education programmes by providing a new insight into how the case method can foster learning communities where participants can develop strategies to cope with work stress and thereby increase their well-being. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01