Leading Anti-Bias Early Childhood Programs - Louise Derman-Sparks, Debbie Leekeenan, John Nimmo

Leading Anti-Bias Early Childhood Programs

A Guide to Change, for Change
Buch | Softcover
224 Seiten
2023 | 2nd edition
Teachers' College Press (Verlag)
978-0-8077-6852-5 (ISBN)
36,15 inkl. MwSt
Focuses on the leader's role in initiating and sustaining anti-bias education in programs for young children and their families. This second edition emphasizes how the journey requires thoughtful, strategic, long-term planning that addresses all components of an early childhood care and education program.
This popular book focuses on the leader’s role in initiating and sustaining anti-bias education in programs for young children and their families. This second edition emphasizes how the journey requires thoughtful, strategic, long-term planning that addresses all components of an early childhood care and education program. The authors, who are recognized leaders and experts on anti-bias education with extensive experience as early childhood directors, use a powerful combination of frameworks and practical tools to explain the structural and individual changes that leaders must foster. This updated edition features anti-bias leaders from diverse settings who share their insights and strategies for working with teachers and families. It is essential reading for current and aspiring leaders seeking change in early childhood settings.


Book Features:




The principles and guidelines for program-wide transformation.
Professional development activities for teachers at all levels of awareness and experience in anti-bias education.
Approaches for engaging with families around social justice values.
Strategies for supporting and strengthening the leader’s ability to initiate and sustain anti-bias change.
Support for leaders in embracing and negotiating positive conflict and responding to opposition to anti-bias change.
Tools for documenting a program’s readiness for and progress in anti-bias education.

New for the Second Edition:




Voices and wisdom of additional leaders from the field, highlighting BIPOC center directors from diverse settings.
Updated research, references, and terminology on early childhood care, education leadership, and anti-bias education.
New and expanded strategies and activities for teacher professional development and family engagement based on 7 years of using the first edition.
Expanded section on responding to opposition to anti-bias education, addressing the current political environment.

Louise Derman-Sparks is an international consultant on anti-bias education and a professor emerita of Pacific Oaks College. Debbie LeeKeenan is a lecturer, consultant, and retired long-time director of the Eliot-Pearson Children’s School, Tufts University. John Nimmo is a professor of early childhood inclusive education at Portland State University and former laboratory school director.

Contents


Foreword Iheoma U. Iruka  xi


Acknowledgments  xiii


Introduction  1


Organization of This Book  2


Meet the Authors and Contributors  5


1.  Pursuing the Anti-Bias Vision: The Conceptual Framework  11


Revisiting Anti-Bias Education  11


Becoming an Anti-Bias Program  13


Changing Adult Consciousness and Behavior  15


Understanding the Phases of Adult Anti-Bias Development  18


Recognizing Contested Grounds for Anti-Bias Education  23


Anti-Bias Education—Within Reach  26


2.  Best Practices of Early Childhood Program Leaders: The Foundation for Anti-Bias Leadership  29


Key Aspects of ECCE Program Leadership  30


Core Attributes of Effective ECCE Program Leaders  35


Professional Development of ECCE Program Leaders  37


Taking on the Challenge  38


3.  Reading the Program and Preparing for Anti-Bias Change  39


Collecting Preliminary Impressions: Establishing a Baseline for Planning  40


Making Sense of the Baseline for Strategic Planning  48


Setting the Stage for Action  57


A Dynamic and Cyclical Process  59


4.  Fostering Reflective Anti-Bias Educators  61


Building a Community of Anti-Bias Learners  62


Committing to an Anti-Bias Education Framework  70


Being a Lifelong Learner  81


5.  Engaging Families and Growing Anti-Bias Partnerships  83


The Framework for Working With Families  83


Introducing Anti-Bias Values and Expectations  86


Family Anti-Bias Education and Dialogue  95


Promoting Family Partnership and Leadership  99


Making All Families Visible  104


6.  Deepening and Sustaining Anti-Bias Awareness, Knowledge, and Skills  107


Enhancing the Professional Development of Anti-Bias Teachers  107


Facilitating Teachers’ Work With Families  120


Staff Development Throughout the Year  126


7.  Managing and Negotiating Disequilibrium and Conflict  127


Understanding Conflict  128


Building the Foundation for Productive Conflict  134


Turning Conflict into Growth  137


Responding to Pushback and Opposition  145


Thoughtful Risk-Taking  148


8.  Documenting and Assessing Anti-Bias Education Change  151


Reflections About Documentation in an Anti-Bias Program  153


Indicators and Strategies for Documenting Anti-Bias Change  154


Strategically Managing External Standards Requirements and Assessment Tools  170


Documentation and Empowerment  174


Epilogue: Sustaining the Anti-Bias Vision  177


Motivation Comes From Our Inner Core  177


“Man Man Lai”: Slowly It Will Come  179


Fostering a Community for Change  179


Staying Over the Long Haul  181


Carry on the Movement for Change  183


References  185


Index  195


About the Authors  207

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Early Childhood Education Series
Mitarbeit Herausgeber (Serie): Nancy File, Christopher P. Brown
Verlagsort New York
Sprache englisch
Maße 156 x 229 mm
Gewicht 318 g
Themenwelt Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Vorschulpädagogik
ISBN-10 0-8077-6852-9 / 0807768529
ISBN-13 978-0-8077-6852-5 / 9780807768525
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