Supervision in Early Childhood Education 3rd Edition
Written for practitioners who must supervise staff from a wide variety of educational and cultural backgrounds, this pioneering volume was the first to provide guidelines and practical suggestions for staff training and development in early childhood settings. Now this resource has been completely updated to reflect the many notable changes that have taken place in the early childhood field. The new Second Edition includes special attention to issues of diversity; a number of promising new...
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Written for practitioners who must supervise staff from a wide variety of educational and cultural backgrounds, this pioneering volume was the first to provide guidelines and practical suggestions for staff training and development in early childhood settings. Now this resource has been completely updated to reflect the many notable changes that have taken place in the early childhood field. The new Second Edition includes special attention to issues of diversity; a number of promising new staff development and evaluation practices; greater emphasis on career ladders and lattices; a focus on the importance of collaboration among staff, and between supervisors and staff members; relevant NAEYC accreditation criteria at the end of several chapters; and a new chapter on "Caring Knowing and Imagining".
PrefacePt. IThe Supervisory Context1Myths About Supervision32Early Childhood Programs and Their Implications for Supervision103Supervisors and Staff: Roles and Responsibilities26Pt. IIA Developmental Perspective4Caring, Knowing, and Imagining455The Developmental Dynamic546Supervisor Development737Supervisee Development858The Developmental Dynamic at Work: A Case Study in Supervision96Pt. IIIA Framework for Supervision9Clinical Supervision10310The Supervisory Conference10711Observation and Analysis13012Evaluating Staff151Pt. IVStaff Development in Practice13Special Issues Affecting Early Childhood Supervision17514A Framework for Staff Development and Training19115Tools for Staff Development and Training209Appendix AResponding to Linguistic and Cultural Diversity: Recommendations for Effective Early Childhood Education225Appendix BOrganizational Resources227Appendix CCDA Competency Goals and Functional Areas229References231Index241About the Authors252
