Quality and Leadership in the Early Years: Research, Theory and Practice

Abstract

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. QUALITY AND LEADERSHIP-FRONT COVER; QUALITY AND LEADERSHIP; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABOUT THE AUTHORS; INTRODUCTION; PART ONE- QUALITY; CHAPTER 1- WHY AN INTEREST IN QUALITY?; CHAPTER 2- WHAT IS QUALITY? EXPLORING THE EVIDENCE BASE; PART TWO- LEADERSHIP; CHAPTER 3- TRACING THE DEVELOPMENT OF EARLY YEARS LEADERSHIP; CHAPTER 4- EARLY YEARS LEADERS -- ALL THINGS TO ALL PEOPLE; PART THREE- IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE; CHAPTER 5- VISIONS OF QUALITY; CHAPTER 6- REFLECTING ON LEADING QUALITY EARLY YEARS SERVICES; CONCLUSION; GLOSSARY; REFERENCES; INDEX