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Describing the Leader | |
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Understanding the Leader's Roles | |
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Leadership in Early Childhood Education | |
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Defining Leadership | |
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Leaders' Approaches Toward Influencing Others | |
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Legitimate Power | |
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Communication Power | |
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Power over Work Environment | |
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Expert Power | |
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Loyalty as a Source of Followers | |
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Reciprocal Nature of the Development of Leadership | |
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Leaders Recognize That Change Is Essential | |
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The Role of the Manager | |
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Leadership Contrasted with Management | |
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What Followers Want from Their Leaders | |
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Direction | |
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Trust | |
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Hope | |
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The Special Role of the Early Childhood Leader | |
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Summary | |
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Class Assignments | |
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Class Exercises | |
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Working Paper 1-1 | |
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Working Paper 1-2 | |
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Working Paper 1-3 | |
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Working Paper 1-4 | |
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References | |
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The Leader as Role Model | |
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Modeling Expected Practices | |
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Modeling Respect for Others | |
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Modeling Good Communication | |
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Communication of a Business Nature | |
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Communication at a Personal Level | |
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Modeling Professional Behavior | |
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Personal Appearance | |
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Significance of the Role Model in Early Childhood Programs | |
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Working With Minimally Prepared Staff | |
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Considering Isolation in the Classroom | |
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Serving as Role Models for Children and Families | |
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Recognizing Early Childhood Issues | |
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Conflict Resolution | |
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Providing Training in Conflict Resolution | |
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Supporting Conflict Resolution | |
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Summary | |
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Class Assignments | |
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Class Exercises | |
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Reference | |
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Working Paper 2-1 | |
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Working Paper 2-2 | |
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Working Paper 2-3 | |
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Supervision 101 | |
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Setting the Stage for Effective Supervision | |
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Developing the Organizational Culture | |
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Culture Is What We Are and Who We Want to Be | |
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The Center Program | |
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Documents Describing the Program | |
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Establishing Expectations | |
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Dealing With Staff Conflict | |
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Summary | |
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Class Assignments | |
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Class Exercises | |
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Leader's Resource 3-1 | |
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Leader's Resource 3-2 | |
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Leader's Resource 3-3 | |
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References | |
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Making the Supervisory Program Work | |
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Basic Assumptions | |
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The Adult Learner | |
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Adult Developmental Levels | |
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Approaches to Supervision of Adults | |
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Adults Are Active Learners | |
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Development of Teachers and Supervisors | |
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Developmental Levels--Supervisors | |
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New Supervisors | |
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Experienced Supervisors | |
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Accomplished Supervisors | |
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Developmental Levels--Teachers | |
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New Teachers | |
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Experienced Teachers | |
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Accomplished Teachers | |
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Summary | |
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Class Assignments | |
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Class Exercises | |
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Working Paper 4-1 | |
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References | |
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The Orientation Program: Starting the Relationship | |
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Orientation of New Staff | |
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Orientation of Classroom Teachers | |
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Phases of the Classroom Teacher Orientation Program | |
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Understanding Expectations | |
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Summary | |
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Class Assignments | |
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Class Exercises | |
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Working Paper 5-1 | |
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Leader's Resource 5-1 | |
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Leader's Resource 5-2 | |
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Leader's Resource 5-3 | |
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Leader's Resource 5-4 | |
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Leader's Resource 5-5 | |
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References | |
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The Supervision Process | |
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Connection: Supervision and Evaluation | |
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Individualizing Supervision | |
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The Supervisory Cycle | |
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The Discovery Step | |
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The Conference Step | |
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The Formative Conference | |
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The Summative Evaluation Conference | |
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The Planning and Goal-Setting Step | |
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Dismissal of an Employee | |
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Dismissal Guidelines | |
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Healing Staff after a Dismissal | |
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Exit Interviews | |
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Evaluating Center Leaders | |
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Self-Evaluation | |
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Summary | |
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Class Assignments | |
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Class Exercises | |
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Working Paper 6-1 | |
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Leader's Resource 6-1 | |
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Leader's Resource 6-2 | |
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Leader's Resource 6-3 | |
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Leader's Resource 6-4 | |
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Leader's Resource 6-5 | |
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Leader's Resource 6-6 | |
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Leader's Resource 6-7 | |
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Leader's Resource 6-8 | |
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Leader's Resource 6-9 | |
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Leader's Resource 6-10 | |
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Leader's Resource 6-11 | |
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References | |
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The Leader in Action | |
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The Leader as a Change Agent | |
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Using Change to Move an Organization Forward | |
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Using Principles to Guide Change | |
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Determining the Need For Change | |
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Changes Affected by the Community Culture | |
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Changes in Day-to-Day Operations | |
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Planning for the Change Process | |
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Organizing the Change Teams | |
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Building Team and Leaders' Strengths | |
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Making Decisions Independently | |
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Dissemination of Plans for Change | |
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Addressing Resistance to Change | |
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Employee-Instigated Change | |
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Meeting Continued Resistance | |
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Providing for Ongoing Staff Needs | |
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Setting Limits | |
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Summary | |
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Class Assignments | |
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Class Exercises | |
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Working Paper 7-1 | |
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Working Paper 7-2 | |
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Working Paper 7-3 | |
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Leader's Resource 7-1 | |
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References | |
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The Leader As a Professional | |
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Why Leaders Should Keep Current | |
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Legal Issues Related to Keeping Current | |
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Updating Understanding of the Leader's Role | |
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Sources of Information | |
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Local Professional Groups | |
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State and National Professional Organizations | |
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Publications | |
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Internet | |
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Conferences | |
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Continuing Education | |
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Personal Contacts | |
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Evaluating Information | |
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Making Time to Keep Current | |
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Using Ethics Codes to Make Professional Decisions | |
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The Leader As an Advocate | |
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Summary | |
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Class Assignments | |
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Class Exercises | |
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Working Paper 8-1 | |
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Working Paper 8-2 | |
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Leader's Resource 8-1 | |
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References | |
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Leader's Resource: Leader's Library | |
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Index | |