{"product_id":"professionalism-and-leadership-in-early-childhood-education-and-care-9780367415921","title":"Professionalism and Leadership in Early Childhood","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eProfessionalism and Leadership in Early Childhood Education and Care\u003c\/i\u003e explores the tension between what early years practitioners are expected to achieve, and the level of expertise and understanding required to underpin this. It examines the impact of recent policies on the agency of individual practitioners, and the culture and ethos of their settings, and questions the driving factors behind reforms to curriculum and practice and where this locates practitioners and their provision.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBringing together the latest research and ideas on professionalism and leadership, the book explores how professional status is understood and acquired and what makes this problematic in ECEC. It explores the impact of different leadership approaches, what needs to be challenged and sets out how the workforce might assert its own identity and values and continue to advocate for the needs of young children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncluding case studies to illustrate the lived experiences of individual pract\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlossary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1 The English early years sector\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2 Professionalisation and the early years workforce\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3 Constructing a professional identity, claiming professional agency\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4 Leadership and professionalisation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5 Reconceptualising professionalism in ECEC\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 6 Practice standards and the shaping of professional identity: Technicians or creative researchers?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 7 Unpicking the role of reflection and a transformative pedagogy for professional education\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 8 Empowerment and agency: Reflections on narratives of practice\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51017891676503,"sku":"9780367415921","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780367415921.jpg?v=1750775009","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/professionalism-and-leadership-in-early-childhood-education-and-care-9780367415921","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}