Leaders and Supervisors in Child Care Programs

, by Sciarra, Dorothy June; Dorsey, Anne

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ISBN: 9780766825772 | 0766825779
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Copyright: 7/20/2001

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"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.

SECTION I DESCRIBING THE LEADER

(46)

Understanding the Leader's Roles

(24)

Leadership in Early Childhood Education

(2)

Defining Leadership

(8)

Leaders' Approaches Toward Influencing Others

(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

(2)

The Role of the Manager

(2)

Leadership Contrasted with Management

(2)

What Followers Want from Their Leaders

(2)

Direction

(1)

Trust

(1)

Hope

(1)

The Special Role of the Early Childhood Leader

(1)

Summary

(1)

Class Assignments

(1)

Class Exercises

(1)

Working Paper 1--1

(1)

Working Paper 1--2

(1)

Working Paper 1--3

(1)

Working Paper 1--4

(1)

References

(1)

The Leader as Role Model

(20)

Modeling Expected Practices

(2)

Modeling Respect for Others

(1)

Modeling Good Communication

(2)

Communication of a Business Nature

(1)

Communication of a Personal Level

(1)

Modeling Professional Behavior

(2)

Personal Appearance

(1)

Significance of the Role Model in Early Childhood Programs

(2)

Working With Minimally Prepared Staff

(1)

Considering Isolation in the Classroom

(1)

Serving as Role Models for Children and Families

(1)

Recognizing Early Childhood Issues

(1)

Conflict Resolution

(4)

Providing Training in Conflict Resolution

(1)

Supporting Conflict Resolution

(1)

Summary

(1)

Class Assignments

(1)

Class Exercises

(1)

Reference

(1)

Working Paper 2--1

(1)

Working Paper 2--2

(1)

Working Paper 2--3

(2)

SECTION II SUPERVISION 101

(138)

Setting the Stage for Effective Supervision

(24)

Developing the Organizational Culture

(2)

Culture Is What We Are and Who We Want to Be

(2)

The Center Program

(2)

Documents Describing the Program

(2)

Establishing Expectations

(2)

Dealing With Staff Conflict

(1)

Summary

(1)

Class Assignments

(1)

Class Exercises

(2)

Leader's Resource 3--1

(9)

Leader's Resource 3--2

(1)

Leader's Resource 3--3

(2)

References

(2)

Making the Supervisory Program Work

(16)

Basic Assumptions

(2)

The Adult Learner

(4)

Adult Development Levels

(1)

Approaches to Supervision of Adults

(2)

Adults Are Active Learners

(1)

Development of Teachers and Supervisors

(6)

Developmental Levels---Supervisors

(3)

New Supervisors

Experienced Supervisors

Accomplished Supervisors

Developmental Levels---Teachers

(3)

New Teachers

Experienced Teachers

Accomplished Teachers

Summary

(1)

Class Assignments

(1)

Class Exercises

(1)

Working Paper 4--1

(1)

References

(1)

The Orientation Program: Starting the Relationship

(54)

Orientation of New Staff

(1)

Orientation of Classroom Teachers

(3)

Phases of the Classroom Teachers Orientation Program

(2)

Understanding Expectations

(1)

Summary

(1)

Class Assignments

(1)

Class Exercises

(1)

Working Paper 5--1

(1)

Leader's Resource 5--1

(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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