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9780766825772

Leaders and Supervisors in Child Care Programs

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  • ISBN13:

    9780766825772

  • ISBN10:

    0766825779

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2001-07-20
  • Publisher: Cengage Learning

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Summary

"Leadership and Supervision in Child Care Centers" is an excellent guide for anyone interested in a leadership role within a child care organization. This informative guide covers the importance of good communication and professional behavior and how the leader can serve as an agent of change. It includes detailed information on developing and implementing effective supervisory and staff orientation programs, with numerous sample documents and schedules for reference.

Table of Contents

SECTION I DESCRIBING THE LEADER 1(46)
Understanding the Leader's Roles
3(24)
Leadership in Early Childhood Education
4(2)
Defining Leadership
6(8)
Leaders' Approaches Toward Influencing Others
7(5)
Legitimate Power
Communication Power
Power over Work Environment
Expert Power
Loyalty as a Source of Followers
Reciprocal Nature of the Development of Leadership
Leaders Recognize That Change Is Essential
12(2)
The Role of the Manager
14(2)
Leadership Contrasted with Management
16(2)
What Followers Want from Their Leaders
18(2)
Direction
18(1)
Trust
19(1)
Hope
19(1)
The Special Role of the Early Childhood Leader
19(1)
Summary
20(1)
Class Assignments
20(1)
Class Exercises
21(1)
Working Paper 1--1
22(1)
Working Paper 1--2
23(1)
Working Paper 1--3
24(1)
Working Paper 1--4
25(1)
References
26(1)
The Leader as Role Model
27(20)
Modeling Expected Practices
28(2)
Modeling Respect for Others
30(1)
Modeling Good Communication
30(2)
Communication of a Business Nature
31(1)
Communication of a Personal Level
32(1)
Modeling Professional Behavior
32(2)
Personal Appearance
33(1)
Significance of the Role Model in Early Childhood Programs
34(2)
Working With Minimally Prepared Staff
35(1)
Considering Isolation in the Classroom
35(1)
Serving as Role Models for Children and Families
36(1)
Recognizing Early Childhood Issues
36(1)
Conflict Resolution
37(4)
Providing Training in Conflict Resolution
39(1)
Supporting Conflict Resolution
40(1)
Summary
41(1)
Class Assignments
41(1)
Class Exercises
42(1)
Reference
42(1)
Working Paper 2--1
43(1)
Working Paper 2--2
44(1)
Working Paper 2--3
45(2)
SECTION II SUPERVISION 101 47(138)
Setting the Stage for Effective Supervision
49(24)
Developing the Organizational Culture
50(2)
Culture Is What We Are and Who We Want to Be
50(2)
The Center Program
52(2)
Documents Describing the Program
52(2)
Establishing Expectations
54(2)
Dealing With Staff Conflict
56(1)
Summary
57(1)
Class Assignments
57(1)
Class Exercises
57(2)
Leader's Resource 3--1
59(9)
Leader's Resource 3--2
68(1)
Leader's Resource 3--3
69(2)
References
71(2)
Making the Supervisory Program Work
73(16)
Basic Assumptions
73(2)
The Adult Learner
75(4)
Adult Development Levels
75(1)
Approaches to Supervision of Adults
76(2)
Adults Are Active Learners
78(1)
Development of Teachers and Supervisors
79(6)
Developmental Levels---Supervisors
79(3)
New Supervisors
Experienced Supervisors
Accomplished Supervisors
Developmental Levels---Teachers
82(3)
New Teachers
Experienced Teachers
Accomplished Teachers
Summary
85(1)
Class Assignments
85(1)
Class Exercises
86(1)
Working Paper 4--1
87(1)
References
88(1)
The Orientation Program: Starting the Relationship
89(54)
Orientation of New Staff
91(1)
Orientation of Classroom Teachers
92(3)
Phases of the Classroom Teachers Orientation Program
93(2)
Understanding Expectations
95(1)
Summary
96(1)
Class Assignments
97(1)
Class Exercises
97(1)
Working Paper 5--1
98(1)
Leader's Resource 5--1
99(1)
Leader's Resource 5--2
100(1)
Leader's Resource 5--3
101(1)
Leader's Resource 5--4
102(3)
Leader's Resource 5--5
105(37)
References
142(1)
The Supervision Process
143(42)
Connection: Supervision and Evaluation
144(1)
Individualizing Supervision
145(2)
The Supervisory Cycle
147(9)
The Discovery Step
147(4)
The Conference Step
151(4)
The Formative Conference
The Summative Evaluation Conference
The Planning and Goal-Setting Step
155(1)
Dismissal of an Employee
156(3)
Dismissal Guidelines
157(1)
Healing Staff after a Dismissal
158(1)
Exit Interviews
159(1)
Evaluating Center Leaders
159(1)
Self-Evaluation
160(1)
Summary
161(1)
Class Assignments
161(1)
Class Exercises
161(2)
Working Paper 6--1
163(1)
Leader's Resource 6--1
164(2)
Leader's Resource 6--2
166(1)
Leader's Resource 6--3
167(1)
Leader's Resource 6--4
168(1)
Leader's Resource 6--5
169(6)
Leader's Resource 6--6
175(1)
Leader's Resource 6--7
176(1)
Leader's Resource 6--8
177(1)
Leader's Resource 6--9
178(1)
Leader's Resource 6--10
179(2)
Leader's Resource 6--11
181(2)
References
183(2)
SECTION III THE LEADER IN ACTION 185(44)
The Leader as a Change Agent
187(22)
Using Change to Move an Organization Forward
189(2)
Using Principles to Guide Change
190(1)
Determining the Need For Change
191(3)
Changes Affected by the Community Culture
192(1)
Changes in Day-to-Day Operations
192(2)
Planning for the Change Process
194(4)
Organizing the Change Teams
194(1)
Building Team and Leaders' Strengths
195(1)
Making Decisions Independently
196(1)
Dissemination of Plans for Change
197(1)
Addressing Resistance to Change
198(4)
Employee-Instigated Change
199(1)
Meeting Continued Resistance
199(1)
Providing for Ongoing Staff Needs
200(1)
Setting Limits
201(1)
Summary
202(1)
Class Assignments
202(1)
Class Exercises
202(1)
Working Paper 7--1
203(1)
Working Paper 7--2
204(1)
Working Paper 7--3
205(1)
Leader's Resource 7--1
206(1)
References
207(2)
The Leader As a Professional
209(20)
Why Leaders Should Keep Current
210(1)
Legal Issues Related to Keeping Current
211(1)
Updating Understanding of the Leader's Role
212(7)
Sources of Information
213(5)
Local Professional Groups
State and National Professional Organizations
Publications
Internet
Conferences
Continuing Education
Personal Contacts
Evaluating Information
218(1)
Making Time to Keep Current
219(1)
Using Ethics Codes to Make Professional Decisions
220(1)
The Leader As an Advocate
220(1)
Summary
221(1)
Class Assignments
222(1)
Class Exercises
222(1)
Working Paper 8--1
223(1)
Working Paper 8--2
224(1)
Leader's Resource 8--1
225(1)
References
226(3)
Leader's Resource: Leader's Library 229(4)
Index 233

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