02614nam a2200337 i 4500 CSPC 20260923090340.0 ta 260922s2024 au a b 000 0 eng 9783031519840 CSPC eng CSPC rda 372.21 N963l Nuttall, Joce, author. Leadership in early childhood education : a cultural-historical theory of practice development / Joce Nuttall, [and 3 others]. Switzerland AG : Springer Nature, 2024. xiii, 187 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. rdacontent text txt rdamedia unmediated n rdacarrier volume nc Includes bibliographical references Introduction -- The research context: leadership policy in early childhood education in England and Australia -- Project theory and methods -- Constructing and communicating local accounts of changing professional participations -- Imagining practice otherwise: the role of epistemic objects and collective creativity in changing professional participation -- Quality of both conceptual tool and outcome in learning-rich leadership -- The limits of policy as a mediating cultural tool in leadership for quality improvement -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: initial brainstorm of sensitizing concepts -- Appendix B: Phase 1 interview protocol -- Appendix C: case account, dale side childcare center. This book outlines a new theorization of leadership for the field of early childhood education. Proposing a 'new' theorization perhaps implies there are 'old' theorization of leadership for the sector, but it would be more accurate to say that we are responding to persistent calls for theorization of this important aspect of early childhood education practice. There has been continuous (albeit modest) research into leadership that result positive outcomes for children, families, and colleagues remain limited. at the same time, leaders in early childhood education services now find themselves caught between old formulations of leadership practice and new internal and external demands on their work. Early childhood education Educational leadership Leadership in early childhood education Henderson, Linda, authir. Wood, ELizabeth, author. Martin, Jenny, author. ddc 0 BK 372.21 CIR 2024 N963l 0 0 ddc 0 0 BUHI BUHI CIR 2026-08-11 GAA 0 CIR 372.21 N963l 2024 002048-BUH 2026-09-22 00:00:00 1-1 2026-09-22 BK 33369 33369