(Porto, Portugal): EECERA 2012 CONFERENCE, INSTITUTO SUPERIOR de ENGENHARIA do PORTO, PORTUGAL:
Keynote Speaker
Tracing Learning Journeys Beyond the Horizon, Margaret Carr, Univ of Waikato, Aotearoa/New Zealand
NZ Ministry of Education website has more than 25 books about ECE assessment (eg., bicultural assessment)
Early Childhood Leadership: Cross-cultural Learnings from Leadership Research
1. Pedagogical Leadership in ECE in Finland, Elina Fonsen, Univ of Tampere
Transformational leadership & leadership as pedagogy
Action research with narrative research (from diaries) & interviews
Quality assessment as a tool of PL among 100 directors of child care centers in 7 Finnish municipalities
How do directors define, implement, & develop PL?
What changes happen in the directors’ conception of PL?
Resources of PL include: adequate resources, confidence with higher levels of policy & governing, personnel management skills, & pedagogical management skills
2. Two Case Studies: Analysis of a Leadership Phenomenon in Azerbaijani ECE, Ulviyya Mikayilova, Center for Innovations in Education, Azerbaijan
CIE is an NPO providing professional development / teacher trainings
Context of research was the Step by Step (SbS) Program ECE program
What are the elements of and factors affecting development of leadership skills of directors in pilot SbS?
Why do some of the ECE directors return to methodologies of the traditional (teacher-directed, Soviet period) and some move forward (learner-directed, democratic period)?
What kinds of ECE leaders are needed in Azerbaijan?