ABSTRACT Research Findings: While leadership is not a novel concept, child leadership is
still an under-cultivated field. Despite nearly nine decades of research on play leadership in …

In the Australian early childhood sector the role of educational leader emerged as part of a
very large process of policy reform that began in 2009. The position of educational leader …

This paper reports the ways in which Educational Leaders in Australian early childhood
education workplaces are interpreting and implementing their mandatory role. Interviews …

Despite the relevance of early childhood services to children, families and nation states, the
sector is largely undervalued and under resourced and, is not recognised as an established …

Abstract HEIKKA, Johanna E.; KAHILA, Sanni K. and SUHONEN, Katja K.. A study of
pedagogical leadership plans in early childhood education settings in Finland. SAJCE …

This research is based in early childhood centres in Australia, Finland and Norway,
considered the leadership work of centre Directors and Deputy Directors. Theoretically, this …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify limitations in managing the implementation
of effective teaching and learning in township ECD centres. Design/methodology/approach …

Teacher performance assessments are positioned as a high stakes assessment that are
aimed to ensure that preservice teachers are ready for professional practice in education …

Despite the role pedagogical leadership plays in quality early childhood education and care
services, limited research to date has explored the appointment and enactment of …

This article puts forward a discursive analysis of early childhood leadership in Australia,
offering new ways of understanding the work of early childhood leaders and adding to the …