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Head Start Administrative Practices, Director Qualifications, And Links To Classroom Quality, Mccormick Center For Early Childhood Leadership
Head Start Administrative Practices, Director Qualifications, And Links To Classroom Quality, Mccormick Center For Early Childhood Leadership
McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership Publications
An emerging body of research confirms practical wisdom from the field that center directors are the gatekeepers to quality. Through the teachers they hire, the administrative practices they put into place, and their ability to promote a shared vision, directors create professional environments that enable teachers to provide enriching learning environments for children. Recognizing the importance of program leadership, an increasing number of state initiatives are including a measure of administrative practices in their approaches to assessing and improving program quality across early learning settings. To help inform these initiatives, this research examined how administrative practices in Head Start programs …
Factors Impacting Job Satisfaction And Commitment In The Early Childhood Workforce, Mccormick Center For Early Childhood Leadership
Factors Impacting Job Satisfaction And Commitment In The Early Childhood Workforce, Mccormick Center For Early Childhood Leadership
McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership Publications
Job satisfaction is one of the most widely researched topics in psychology. Its popularity is not difficult to understand; the topic has immediate relevance to our own lives. With the latest wave of educational reform, the issue has taken on heightened importance. Across the educational spectrum, work satisfaction is related to organizational and professional commitment. Thus, understanding the factors that influence job satisfaction is central to attracting and retaining an effective and committed workforce. The present study was designed to provide a profile of the early childhood workforce to understand the specific job facets that contribute most to professional fulfillment. …
Connecting The Dots: Director Qualifications, Instructional Leadership Practices, And Learning Environments In Early Childhood Programs, Mccormick Center For Early Childhood Leadership
Connecting The Dots: Director Qualifications, Instructional Leadership Practices, And Learning Environments In Early Childhood Programs, Mccormick Center For Early Childhood Leadership
McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership Publications
It has long been assumed that directors are a linchpin to high-quality early care and education programs. However, research investigating the influence of director qualifications on instructional leadership practices and the quality of classroom learning environments is sparse. The research that has been conducted, however, supports conventional wisdom that better educated directors provide teachers with supervision that enables more effective classroom teaching.1 The purpose of the current study was to explore different aspects of directors’ qualifications to determine how they relate to the quality of instructional leadership practices and the quality of the learning environment in center-based early childhood programs.
A Window On Early Childhood Administrative Practices, Mccormick Center For Early Childhood Leadership
A Window On Early Childhood Administrative Practices, Mccormick Center For Early Childhood Leadership
McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership Publications
There is strong consensus among early childhood professionals that sound administrative practices in center-based programs help ensure high-quality learning opportunities for young children. Since its publication in 2004, the Program Administration Scale (PAS) has been used across the country to reliably measure and improve center-based leadership and management practices.1 Data from these initiatives have been compiled to provide a window into the administrative practices of a large, national sample of center-based programs.