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Love-Based leadership in early childhood education
Love-Based leadership in early childhood education

Author(s): Kaarina Määttä, Satu Uusiautti
Subject(s): Education
Published by: Fundacja Pro Scientia Publica
Keywords: early childhood education; early childhood education teachers; caring; pedagogical love

Summary/Abstract: A day care center is not just any place where children can spend their day while parents are at work. How to ensure that children have good childhood experiences and how to support their positive development from the very beginning of their educational career? In this study, we introduce the concept of love-based leadership and discuss its role and implementation in early education. Love-based leadership in early education is a method that renews teachers’ professional skills. The Finnish early childhood education system offers favorable premises for love-based leadership in early education. The method should also be included in the curriculum of future early childhood education teachers.

  • Issue Year: 4/2013
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 109-120
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: English