Supporting leaders in early childhood education settings: an evaluation of a clinical supervision program for centre directors
AbstractEarly childhood educators’ work, especially with children and families experiencing vulnerability, is complex, highly skilled, and can place significant psychological burdens on educators. This may adversely affect educators’ well-being and contribute to the high levels of attrition seen glo...
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| description | AbstractEarly childhood educators’ work, especially with children and families experiencing vulnerability, is complex, highly skilled, and can place significant psychological burdens on educators. This may adversely affect educators’ well-being and contribute to the high levels of attrition seen globally. This article reports on an evaluation of a clinical supervision program supporting centre directors in Australian early learning services facing disadvantages. Drawing on data from surveys of centre directors, and interviews with centre directors and clinical supervisors, findings indicate that best-practice supervision has a range of benefits for centre directors’ well-being, professional practice, and growth. Implications for employers and policy-makers are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-659aa52efd4448168187bfb3581a02c02024-02-07T12:50:15ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Education2331-186X2024-12-0111110.1080/2331186X.2024.2309749Supporting leaders in early childhood education settings: an evaluation of a clinical supervision program for centre directorsSandie Wong0Rebecca Bull1Tamara Cumming2Laura McFarland3Centre for Research in Early Childhood Education, Macquarie School of Education, Macquarie University, Sydney, AustraliaCentre for Research in Early Childhood Education, Macquarie School of Education, Macquarie University, Sydney, AustraliaCentre for Research in Early Childhood Education, Macquarie School of Education, Macquarie University, Sydney, AustraliaMelbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, AustraliaAbstractEarly childhood educators’ work, especially with children and families experiencing vulnerability, is complex, highly skilled, and can place significant psychological burdens on educators. This may adversely affect educators’ well-being and contribute to the high levels of attrition seen globally. This article reports on an evaluation of a clinical supervision program supporting centre directors in Australian early learning services facing disadvantages. Drawing on data from surveys of centre directors, and interviews with centre directors and clinical supervisors, findings indicate that best-practice supervision has a range of benefits for centre directors’ well-being, professional practice, and growth. Implications for employers and policy-makers are discussed.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/2331186X.2024.2309749Clinical supervisionearly childhoodwell-beingcentre directorsleadersSammy King Fai Hui |
| spellingShingle | Sandie Wong Rebecca Bull Tamara Cumming Laura McFarland Supporting leaders in early childhood education settings: an evaluation of a clinical supervision program for centre directors Cogent Education Clinical supervision early childhood well-being centre directors leaders Sammy King Fai Hui |
| title | Supporting leaders in early childhood education settings: an evaluation of a clinical supervision program for centre directors |
| title_full | Supporting leaders in early childhood education settings: an evaluation of a clinical supervision program for centre directors |
| title_fullStr | Supporting leaders in early childhood education settings: an evaluation of a clinical supervision program for centre directors |
| title_full_unstemmed | Supporting leaders in early childhood education settings: an evaluation of a clinical supervision program for centre directors |
| title_short | Supporting leaders in early childhood education settings: an evaluation of a clinical supervision program for centre directors |
| title_sort | supporting leaders in early childhood education settings an evaluation of a clinical supervision program for centre directors |
| topic | Clinical supervision early childhood well-being centre directors leaders Sammy King Fai Hui |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/2331186X.2024.2309749 |
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