Beschreibung:
Verity Campbell-Barr is a lecturer in early childhood studies at Plymouth University, undertaking a Marie Curie European Research Fellowship (funded by the European Commission) in the Department of Child Education at the Faculty of Child and Adult Education, University of Debrecen, Hungary. Her research interests center on the quality of early childhood services, with her fellowship focusing on the knowledge, skills and attitudes required of the early childhood education, and care workforce. She has a background in researching the provision of early childhood services and policy developments in early childhood education and care.
Do you need good leaders to achieve good quality or does good quality create good leadership? This book explores the meanings and understandings of quality and leadership that are present in early years services and how to lead in order to develop and achieve quality in your early years setting.
IntroductionSECTION 1: QUALITYChapter 1: Why an Interest in QualityChapter 2: What is Quality? Exploring the Evidence BaseSECTION 2: LEADERSHIPChapter 3: Tracing the Development of Early Years LeadershipChapter 4: Early Years Leaders - All Things to All PeopleSECTION 3: IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICEChapter 5: Visions of QualityChapter 6: Reflecting on Leading Quality Early Years Services