Synopses & Reviews
Everyone who works with children is a teacher and a leader. Written for early childhood teachers at all levels, Learning to Lead combines accessible leadership theory and practice with important topics and issues such as human development, diversity, anti-bias, work with families, and social change. Each chapter is built around a combination of theories, examples, and reflection questions—all designed to prompt self-evaluation and personal leadership development.
Debra Ren-etta Sullivan is President and Cofounder of the Praxis Institute for Early Childhood, Seattle, Washington. She has twenty-three years of experience in higher education as a teacher, researcher, and administrator and served as the first Dean of Pacific Oaks College Northwest in Seattle. She lives in Seattle.
Synopsis
An in-depth look at how leadership skills impact all areas of early childhood care and education. Everyone who works with children is a teacher and a leader. Written for early childhood teachers at all levels, Learning to Lead combines accessible leadership theory and practice with important topics and issues such as human development, diversity, antibias, work with families, and social change. Each chapter is built around a combination of theories, examples, and reflection questions--all designed to prompt self-evaluation and personal leadership development.
Synopsis
An in-depth look at how leadership skills impact all areas of early childhood care and education.
About the Author
Debra Ren-Etta Sullivan is president of the Praxis Institute for Early Childhood. She has over 25 years of experience in higher education as a teacher, researcher, and administrator. She holds a doctorate in educational leadership and a master's degree in curriculum and instruction from Seattle University. Debra was the first dean at Pacific Oaks College.