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| Challenges and Trends in Early Childhood Education | p. 1 |
| Challenges in Developing Programs for Young Children | p. 5 |
| Parent Education and Parent Involvement | p. 27 |
| Human Resource Issues | p. 57 |
| Staff Selection, Development, and Evaluation | p. 59 |
| Team Building and Small Group Interaction | p. 71 |
| Motivating Staff, Parents, and Children | p. 83 |
| Professionalism: More Than Meets the Eye | p. 105 |
| The Role of the Director | p. 119 |
| Understanding Leadership and the Use of Power | p. 123 |
| Planning | p. 141 |
| Decision-Making for Administrators | p. 155 |
| Creative and Analytical Problem-Solving | p. 173 |
| Operational Issues | p. 191 |
| Facilities, Equipment, Room Arrangement, and Scheduling | p. 193 |
| Finances, Record-Keeping, and Proposal Writing | p. 213 |
| Appendix A: Home Learning Enablers | p. 235 |
| Appendix B: Parent Papers | p. 307 |
| Appendix C: Program Enrichment Papers | p. 355 |
| Appendix D: The University Children's Educational Center | p. 469 |
| Appendix E: Motivator Activities | p. 477 |
| Appendix F: Leadership Enablers | p. 493 |
| Index | p. 503 |
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