| Description |
1 online resource (318 pages) |
| Contents |
Foreword; List of figures; List of tables; List of practitioner profiles; List of acronyms; Websites of peak organisations; In acknowledgment; About the authors; Preface-how to use this book; PART ONE Contexts of Leadership; Chapter 1 Conceptualising Early Childhood Leadership; Contexts of early childhood leadership; Reflection on practice 1.1; Reflection on practice 1.2; What do we know about early childhood leadership?; Reflection on practice 1.3; Theorising early childhood leadership; Reflection on practice 1.4; Elements of leadership activity; Reflection on practice 1.5 |
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Intentional leadershipPivotal role of leadership in early childhood settings; Reflection on practice 1.6; Leadership and ethics; Reflection on practice 1.7; Reflection on practice 1.8; Chapter 2 The Australian Policy Context; Why do I need to know about politics?; Reflection on practice 2.1; What is policy?; The Australian context; Government in Australia; Reflection on practice 2.2; Creating policy from legislation; Policy in the early childhood context; Early childhood settings; Why are governments involved in early childhood?; Australian government involvement in early childhood provision |
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Reflection on practice 2.3The Australian government's reform agenda for early childhood; Reflection on practice 2.4; Chapter 3 Leading for Quality; Introduction; Quality early childhood education; Overview of legal, regulatory and professional accountabilities for early childhood settings; Reflection on practice 3.1; Reflection on practice 3.2; The national quality framework; Reflection on practice 3.3; Reflection on practice 3.4; Quality from whose perspective?; Reflection on practice 3.5; Professional judgment and professional autonomy: Essential tools in an intentional leader's repertoire |
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Chapter 4 Governance and Management StructuresWhat is governance?; Reflection on practice 4.1; Global contexts of governance; Reflection on practice 4.2; Early childhood management structures; Reflection on practice 4.3; Governance roles and responsibilities in early childhood; Reflection on practice 4.4; Reflection on practice 4.5; Style of governance; Reflection on practice 4.6; Role of local government in early childhood settings; Reflection on practice 4.7; Governance and human rights; Reflection on practice 4.8; Bringing together management structures and governance |
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Reflection on practice 4.9Chapter 5 Strategic Planning and Development; Context; The many faces of organisational planning; The leader's role in organisational planning and development; Reflection on practice 5.1; Strategic organisational development; Getting started-guiding beliefs and values; Reflection on practice 5.2; Developing an organisational vision; Reflection on practice 5.3; Evaluation; Reflection on practice 5.4; Gathering data; Including the voices of children; Reflection on practice 5.5; Collating and analysing the data; Identifying the goals, outcomes or key result areas |
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Developing strategies-getting everyone on board |
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Print version record |
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Early childhood education -- Australia
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Early childhood educators -- Australia
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Early childhood education.
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Early childhood educators.
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Australia.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Cheeseman, Sandra
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Fenech, Marianne
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Hadley, Fay
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Shepherd, Wendy
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| ISBN |
9780195523874 |
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0195523873 |
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