What Are The Four Values Of Early Childhood Leadership?

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In this way, Lily is able to hold a vision, integrity and savvy, which are key essential of authentic leadership. She may adopt a role which is full of creativity and visionary. She might have a vision to accept different approach as a centre manager to provide effectiveness to early childhood centre. In the words of Carnell (1995), if the vision of a leader is clear then it will become easy to gain professional values (cited in Rodd, 1998). She appears to be determined to provide well planned and effective learning experiences to the young children. Her vision may encourage others to participate in common dream and idea of an organisation’s accomplishment of task. So, she may have an ability to transform vision into achievable goals of early …show more content…

These values are vision, heart, competence and spirit. The first value is vision, which means clear vision for the future of children, families and communities and makes a difference in their lives through strong vision. The next value is heart, means with heart and kindness; we can praise the individual’s qualities and aptitudes and put positive impact on children, their families and community with affection. Competence is the next value which depicts with professional skills the teacher will increase the competence and confidence towards the responsibility of excellence in early childhood teaching. And last is spirit, it includes soul to act with strength and acknowledge the soul of the God within everyone. All these values can be reflected in the Lily’s philosophy of life and philosophy of centre. Moreover, in New Zealand, in early childhood education, leadership characteristics are, “courageous ethical practice; fostering of a culture of critical reflection; having a belief in self and others; and self-awareness” (Wansbrough, 2010, cited in Notman, 2010, p.19). Lily approximately have all these ethical qualities to be genuine, humility, honesty, fair-minded, courage in taking decisions, caring, supportive in practices, which will help her to become authentic leader in early childhood

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