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- Title
Enhancing Professionalism and Quality Through Director Training and Collegial Mentoring.
- Authors
Ressler, Glory; Doherty, Gillian; McCormick Ferguson, Tammy; Lomotey, Jonathan
- Abstract
Several studies report an association between administrative and program quality. Research also indicates that effective program administration requires a director with leadership as well as management knowledge and skills. This paper reports on the evaluation findings and lessons learned from a training program, Mentoring Pairs for Child Care, which combined a formal curriculum to enhance administrative and leadership knowledge and skills, a collegial learning and mentoring process, and activities related to professionalism. The 340 graduates of the 2010 program showed definite preEpost improvement in their selfEreported attitudes and activities associated with leadership and professionalism. Furthermore, the preEpost global classroom quality and administrative knowledge and professional practice in a subsample of participating centres also improved. These finding suggest that the program was effective and provide some insight into policy and professional learning.
- Subjects
PROFESSIONALISM; EARLY childhood education; LEARNING ability; EDUCATIONAL quality; LEADERSHIP
- Publication
Canadian Children, 2015, Vol 40, Issue 1, p55
- ISSN
0833-7519
- Publication type
Article