Research on a Joint Leadership Model for Early Childhood Education in Finland
This article presents the results of a study assessing the quality of joint leadership in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) in the city of Hämeenlinna, Finland. The assessment was carried out through an online survey in August 2015. The study’s respondents were ECEC centre directors and tea...
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Early Childhood Education Association Finland
2016-12-01
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| author | Marja-Liisa Keski-Rauska Elina Fonsén Katri Aronen Annika Riekkola |
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| description | This article presents the results of a study assessing the quality of joint leadership in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) in the city of Hämeenlinna, Finland. The assessment was carried out through an online survey in August 2015. The study’s respondents were ECEC centre directors and teachers in Hämeenlinna. The results indicated that the teachers did not consider the joint leadership model to be as yet entirely successful, but the directors were more satisfied. The challenges of this model focused on the different dimensions of joint leadership, namely time, interaction, situation, and diversity. To develop joint leadership, the following conditions are necessary: time for reflection, discussion, and the clarification of practices and structures; permanency in interactions, communication, and relationships; the vertical distribution of leadership between directors and teachers; and the commitment of all stakeholders. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0bd2ec9fc431418a987988ac563d2f7c2022-12-22T04:25:10ZengEarly Childhood Education Association FinlandJournal of Early Childhood Education Research2323-74142016-12-0152Research on a Joint Leadership Model for Early Childhood Education in FinlandMarja-Liisa Keski-Rauska0Elina Fonsén1Katri Aronen2Annika Riekkola3Regional State Administrative Agency of West and Central FinlandUniversity of Tampere, School of Education, FinlandEarly Childhood Education Department, Municipality of Hattula, FinlandUniversity of Tampere, School of Education, Finland This article presents the results of a study assessing the quality of joint leadership in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) in the city of Hämeenlinna, Finland. The assessment was carried out through an online survey in August 2015. The study’s respondents were ECEC centre directors and teachers in Hämeenlinna. The results indicated that the teachers did not consider the joint leadership model to be as yet entirely successful, but the directors were more satisfied. The challenges of this model focused on the different dimensions of joint leadership, namely time, interaction, situation, and diversity. To develop joint leadership, the following conditions are necessary: time for reflection, discussion, and the clarification of practices and structures; permanency in interactions, communication, and relationships; the vertical distribution of leadership between directors and teachers; and the commitment of all stakeholders.https://journal.fi/jecer/article/view/114063Joint leadershipdistributed leadershipearly childhood education and careevaluation |
| spellingShingle | Marja-Liisa Keski-Rauska Elina Fonsén Katri Aronen Annika Riekkola Research on a Joint Leadership Model for Early Childhood Education in Finland Journal of Early Childhood Education Research Joint leadership distributed leadership early childhood education and care evaluation |
| title | Research on a Joint Leadership Model for Early Childhood Education in Finland |
| title_full | Research on a Joint Leadership Model for Early Childhood Education in Finland |
| title_fullStr | Research on a Joint Leadership Model for Early Childhood Education in Finland |
| title_full_unstemmed | Research on a Joint Leadership Model for Early Childhood Education in Finland |
| title_short | Research on a Joint Leadership Model for Early Childhood Education in Finland |
| title_sort | research on a joint leadership model for early childhood education in finland |
| topic | Joint leadership distributed leadership early childhood education and care evaluation |
| url | https://journal.fi/jecer/article/view/114063 |
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