Leading change in the early years : principles and practice / Jillian Rodd.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rodd, Jillian, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Educational change.

Educational leadership.

Social change.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (159 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkshire, England : Open University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Leading Change in the Early Years focuses on the type of leadership skill needed for leading the reform and change agendas that challenge the early years sector.

Contents:

LEADING CHANGE IN THE EARLY YEARS; Leading Change in the Early Years; Praise for this book; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 CHANGE IN EARLY YEARS PROVISION; Understanding change; Theoretical perspectives of change; Dimensions of change; Process and models of change; The process of change as a cycle of learning; Factors that hinder and help the implementation of change; Closing thoughts; 2 AUTHENTIC LEADERSHIP AND CHANGE; Quality improvement through competent leadership; The power of leadership presence; Leadership skills for making change happen

Leadership roles for addressing change initiativesClosing thoughts; 3 LEADERSHIP: THE FUEL DRIVING QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; The relationship between leadership and quality; Differentiating leadership from management; The contribution of leadership to effecting change; The impact of complexity on leading change for improvement; A model for leading complex change; Closing thoughts; 4 INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS: THEFOUNDATIONS FOR EFFECTING CHANGE; The role of trust in developing professional relationships; Professional interpersonal relationships in early years settings

Key interpersonal skills for leading changeIssues affecting interpersonal relationships in early years settings; Key skills for interpersonal competence in early years settings; Closing thoughts; 5 EFFECTING CHANGE THROUGHINTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; Communicating and listening: essential skills for effecting change; Emotional intelligence and leading change; Roadblocks to effective communication in early years settings; Communicating the vision for change; Closing thoughts; 6 FROM REACTIVE OPPOSITION TOPROACTIVE RECEPTIVITY TO CHANGE; The phenomena of opposition and resistance

Moving from shock to adjustmentReducing stress in times of change; Common reactions to conflict about change; Strategies for channelling opposition into commitment; Encouraging proactive receptivity to change; Closing thoughts; 7 EFFECTING CHANGE THROUGHCOLLECTIVE ENDEAVOUR; Benefits of collective leadership; Fostering collective commitment through change champions; The power of collaborative teams in the change process; Closing thoughts; 8 SUSTAINING CHANGE IN A CULTUREOF LEARNING; The role of learning in change; Early years settings as learning organizations

Building a culture of learning and thinkingLearning, leadership and change; Learning and the development of capacity for change leadership; Closing thoughts; 9 AIDE-MEMOIRE FOR LEADING CHANGEIN THE EARLY YEARS; References; Author Index; Subject Index; Back Cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 2, 2015).

ISBN:

0-335-26371-2

OCLC:

900346885