Reframing leadership as a participative pedagogy: the working theories of early years professionals

Murray, Janet; Clark, Rory McDowall

doi:10.1080/09575146.2013.781135

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“…Hundreds of articles can be found explaining how a new frame for a problem can lead to new approaches and interventions in risky behaviour (Lustig & Sung, 2013;Pingel, Bauermeister, Johns, Eisenberg, & LeslieSantana, 2013), domestic violence (Arnold & Ake, 2013;Behr, Grit, Bal, & Robben, 2015), leadership (Murray & Clark, 2013;Raelin, 2016), education (Masocha, 2015;Winstone & Millward, 2012), and developmental disabilities (Grinker, 2015;Lester & Paulus, 2014).…”

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“…In recent years, British and Australian leaders in early childhood education have advised building relationships with stakeholders through empowering practitioner participation and knowledge sharing to improve quality standards (Murray & Clark, 2013). In Hong Kong, the Education Bureau published a very comprehensive set of Performance Indicators (PIs) to provide a common standard for assessing early childhood education (Rao & Li, 2009).…”

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“…The interviews indicated that the participants had been deeply impressed by such cases, even describing in detail how they contacted or dealt with different parties. In addition, the participants recognized that a preschool principal should be the key person to lead all teachers and staff in providing a safe environment for young children, which is similar to working for the well-being and education of young children (Murray & Clark, 2013).…”

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“…The research found that the participants had many ways to invite parents to get involved in their preschool activities and listen to parents' voices. Murray and Clark (2013) mentioned that leadership of early childhood education in both England and Australia requires building relationships with stakeholders through empowering practitioner participation. They found that principals viewed parents' involvement as positive: it improved children's learning and preschool quality (Murray & Clark, 2013).…”

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“…Murray and Clark (2013) mentioned that leadership of early childhood education in both England and Australia requires building relationships with stakeholders through empowering practitioner participation. They found that principals viewed parents' involvement as positive: it improved children's learning and preschool quality (Murray & Clark, 2013). The participants also shared that they had inspired teachers to design various activities that could entice more parents to get involved.…”

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Preschool veteran principals' perceptions of leadership in Hong Kong early childhood education

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This doctoral thesis explored six preschool principals' perceptions of leadership in early childhood education in Hong Kong. The Hong Kong government implemented a series of educational reforms in 2000, introduced the Pre-Primary Education Voucher Scheme (PEVS) during the 2007-2008 school term, and planned to implement a free kindergarten education policy beginning in 2017-2018. Since 2000, the Education Bureau (EDB) has been executing a Quality Assurance Inspection (QAI) to assess the current quality of preschool services. Some researchers point out that Hong Kong preschool educators are struggling with a heavy workload as they try to meet the QAI requirements (M. N. C. Wong & Li, 2010). In addition, market choice ideas stemming from the PEVS are leading some parents to view themselves as consumers; this will create inequality of choice among parents (W. K. G. Yuen, 2007). The primary research question for this study was: How do experienced principals in early childhood education in Hong Kong perceive their role as preschool leaders? A qualitative study using the interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) approach was conducted to explore six preschool principals' perceptions of leadership. Four superordinate themes, Difficult decisions as leaders, Concerns about early childhood education quality, Working with parents, and Characteristics of preschool principals, were identified. The findings revealed that the participants' leadership behaviors were aligned with Bass' (1998) transformational leadership theory and that preschool principals encountered challenges from stakeholders in society.

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