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Become a stronger, more effective teacher and learn how leadership skills impact all areas of early childhood care and education
Working with children requires you to be an adaptable leader and teacher, no matter the setting. Learning to Lead helps early childhood professionals at any level cultivate their leadership potential and skills with an introduction to leadership theory and practice, including definitions of the functions and styles of leadership and examinations of the roles of empowerment, followership, and advocacy in the leadership process.
Use your knowledge of child development to transfer your natural skills to a range of leadership situations. Each chapter is built around a combination of theories, examples, and reflection questions, concluding with a vignette and references for further study.
The third edition includes:
- Updated and expanded material on working with children in a culturally diverse community while addressing the racial and social injustice and inequity in society
- Updated and expanded material on how bias, prejudice, discrimination, oppression, and inequity intersect with cultural differences and diversity
- Updated resources for further reading
- A new chapter on how to create a leadership and advocacy plan based on topics, reflections, and questions in from the book, to help you take on a leadership role in your program.
Details
- Price: $24.95
- Pages: 176
- Carton Quantity: 21
- Publisher: Redleaf Press
- Imprint: Redleaf Press
- Publication Date: 1st November 2022
- Trim Size: 7 x 10 in
- ISBN: 9781605547541
- Format: Paperback
- BISACs:
EDUCATION / Teaching Methods & Materials / General
EDUCATION / Leadership
EDUCATION / Preschool & Kindergarten
EDUCATION / Professional Development
Reviews
In Learning to Lead, Debra Sullivan appears to look directly into the reader’s eyes as she emphatically declares that leadership is not mysterious. And, most important, it is well within the reader’s capabilities. She shares that there are many ways to lead, but the key is purposeful self-reflection as well as making room for the perspectives of others. Anyone in search of a set of formulaic “right answers” will soon learn that there are none. Dr. Sullivan alerts the reader to the “potential smog” that emerges when various needs and perspectives come together. She clarifies the options through vignettes and suggests questions for consideration. Learning to lead is not serendipitous. It is an intentional journey done with a purpose in mind.
—Jerlean Daniel, former Executive Director of NAEYC and emeritus faculty at the School of Education, University of Pittsburgh
Our times require enhanced leadership skills that confront change and unforeseen challenges. Debra's work in Learning to Lead continues to provide a practical framework in adapting to new worlds while maintaining a steady vision of professional growth and integrity.
—Luis A. Hernandez, ECE Specialist/Consultant
Are you a leader? Debra Sullivan would say, “Yes!” Whatever our role is with young children, we are leaders. Debra carefully constructs an inclusive vision of community that includes both good leaders and followers. After reading this book, you will be inspired to continue your own path to leadership.
—Sandy Heidemann, past president of the Minnesota Association for the Education of Young Children
Learning to Lead provides an uncommon view of a common topic. In a unique way, Debra Ren-Etta Sullivan blends her reverence for the contribution each person brings with a vast body of scientific knowledge to help each of us understand what leadership is and how to become an effective leader—no matter where we might be.
—Carol Brunson Day, president of the National Black Child Development Institute
Author Bio
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Leadership in Early Childhood Education
Chapter 2: Who, Me, a Leader?
Chapter 3: The Cultural Context of Leadership
Chapter 4: Values, Vision, and Communication
Chapter 5: It Takes a Village
Chapter 6: Leadership Connections with Schools and Communities
Chapter 7: Empowerment, Followership, and Advocacy
Chapter 8: Nurturing Leadership in Children
Chapter 9: A Future Leader’s Journey
Become a stronger, more effective teacher and learn how leadership skills impact all areas of early childhood care and education
Working with children requires you to be an adaptable leader and teacher, no matter the setting. Learning to Lead helps early childhood professionals at any level cultivate their leadership potential and skills with an introduction to leadership theory and practice, including definitions of the functions and styles of leadership and examinations of the roles of empowerment, followership, and advocacy in the leadership process.
Use your knowledge of child development to transfer your natural skills to a range of leadership situations. Each chapter is built around a combination of theories, examples, and reflection questions, concluding with a vignette and references for further study.
The third edition includes:
- Updated and expanded material on working with children in a culturally diverse community while addressing the racial and social injustice and inequity in society
- Updated and expanded material on how bias, prejudice, discrimination, oppression, and inequity intersect with cultural differences and diversity
- Updated resources for further reading
- A new chapter on how to create a leadership and advocacy plan based on topics, reflections, and questions in from the book, to help you take on a leadership role in your program.
- Price: $24.95
- Pages: 176
- Carton Quantity: 21
- Publisher: Redleaf Press
- Imprint: Redleaf Press
- Publication Date: 1st November 2022
- Trim Size: 7 x 10 in
- ISBN: 9781605547541
- Format: Paperback
- BISACs:
EDUCATION / Teaching Methods & Materials / General
EDUCATION / Leadership
EDUCATION / Preschool & Kindergarten
EDUCATION / Professional Development
In Learning to Lead, Debra Sullivan appears to look directly into the reader’s eyes as she emphatically declares that leadership is not mysterious. And, most important, it is well within the reader’s capabilities. She shares that there are many ways to lead, but the key is purposeful self-reflection as well as making room for the perspectives of others. Anyone in search of a set of formulaic “right answers” will soon learn that there are none. Dr. Sullivan alerts the reader to the “potential smog” that emerges when various needs and perspectives come together. She clarifies the options through vignettes and suggests questions for consideration. Learning to lead is not serendipitous. It is an intentional journey done with a purpose in mind.
—Jerlean Daniel, former Executive Director of NAEYC and emeritus faculty at the School of Education, University of Pittsburgh
Our times require enhanced leadership skills that confront change and unforeseen challenges. Debra's work in Learning to Lead continues to provide a practical framework in adapting to new worlds while maintaining a steady vision of professional growth and integrity.
—Luis A. Hernandez, ECE Specialist/Consultant
Are you a leader? Debra Sullivan would say, “Yes!” Whatever our role is with young children, we are leaders. Debra carefully constructs an inclusive vision of community that includes both good leaders and followers. After reading this book, you will be inspired to continue your own path to leadership.
—Sandy Heidemann, past president of the Minnesota Association for the Education of Young Children
Learning to Lead provides an uncommon view of a common topic. In a unique way, Debra Ren-Etta Sullivan blends her reverence for the contribution each person brings with a vast body of scientific knowledge to help each of us understand what leadership is and how to become an effective leader—no matter where we might be.
—Carol Brunson Day, president of the National Black Child Development Institute
Chapter 1: Leadership in Early Childhood Education
Chapter 2: Who, Me, a Leader?
Chapter 3: The Cultural Context of Leadership
Chapter 4: Values, Vision, and Communication
Chapter 5: It Takes a Village
Chapter 6: Leadership Connections with Schools and Communities
Chapter 7: Empowerment, Followership, and Advocacy
Chapter 8: Nurturing Leadership in Children
Chapter 9: A Future Leader’s Journey
