Note For Expert:

Note For Expert:

Subject: Leadership and Service Management at Early Childhood Education Setting.

Topic literature review: "Empowering Educators: The Role of Leadership in Early Childhood Setting"

Word Count: 3000 words.

Due date: 18 .10.2024 at 6pm Sydney Time.

Please use APA 7 citation style, include a plagiarism check,

Please include to the reading resources on pages 3-4 and the provided rubric.

Thank you!

Task Question:

For the assessment task, you will need to completea literature review on early childhood leadership and management in the 21stCentury.

Topic that I choose for literature review: "Empowering Educators: The Role of Leadership in Early Childhood Setting"

This will include:

Identification of a conceptualising early childhood leadership and management topic or issue that you are personally interested in as an early childhood professional.

Creation of a thesis question on your topic or issue requiring further exploration.

Once your topic or issue and thesis question are approved you will:

Gather literary evidence to conduct and write a literature review on your thesis question.

Critically examine the research findings within your literary evidence.

Provide strategies and skills that future early childhood managers and leaders require to operate viable services.

Conclude your literature review by answering your thesis question.

RUBRIC MARKING POINT

Criteria: Use of Academic Conventions - Presentation, Structure & Academic Language

Target score: 8.5 to >7.5 pts Distinction

Superior organisation, presentation, structure and following of assessment requirements. Academic writing and language use are outstanding with minor grammatical, spelling, word choice, syntax errors.

Criteria: Use of Academic Conventions - Research, Resources and Referencing Protocols

Target Score: 8.5 to >7.5 pts Distinction

Superior evidence of in-depth research, reading, analysis, and evaluation. Superior use of academic referencing system with minor in-text or reference list errors.

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Content Knowledge and Synthesis of Understanding

Target Score: 25.5 to >22.5 pts Distinction

Superior literature review on early childhood leadership and management in the 21st century. Which includes a superior Identification of a conceptualising early childhood leadership and management topic or issue and creation of a thesis question.

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Content Knowledge and Synthesis of Understanding

Target score: 17 to >15.0 pts Distinction

Superior literary evidence and review of the thesis question. Superior critically examined research findings within the literary evidence.

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Content Knowledge and Synthesis of Understanding.

Target Score: 25.5 to >22.5 pts Distinction

Superior use of strategies and skills that future early childhood managers and leaders require to operate viable services.

READING RESOURCE

Kearns, K. (2021). The Business of Child Care (5th ed.). Cengage Learning.

Heikka, J., Waniganayake, M. & Hujala, E. (2012). Contextualizing Distributed Leadership WithinEarly Childhood Education: Current Understandings, Research Evidence and FutureChallenges. Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 41(1) 30-44.

Heikkinen, K., Ahtiainen, R. & Fonsen, E. (2022). Perspectives on Leadership in Early ChildhoodEducation and Care Centres Through Community of Practice. Sage Open, April-June 2022:1-9.

Lyon, A. (n.d.). Leadership Top 10 [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-S7j2ZpwExc

Moloney, M., & Pettersen, J. (2018). Early Childhood Education Management: Insights into businesspractice and leadership. (1st ed.). Routledge.Rodd, J. (2013). Leadership in early childhood (4th ed.). Allen & Unwin.

Stamopoulos, E. & Barblett, L. (2018). Conceptualizing and theorising early childhood leadership. In Early childhood leadership in action: Evidence-based approaches for effective practice. Allen &Unwin

Waniganayake, M., Cheeseman, S., Fenech, M., Hadley, F. & Shepherd, W. (2017). Leadership:Contexts and complexities in early childhood (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press

ACECQA. (2022, May). Guide to the NQF. https://www.acecqa.gov.au/nqf/about/guide.

iEduNote. (2020, April 21). What is management? definition, features. https://www.iedunote.com/management

Moloney, M., & Pettersen, J. (2018). Early Childhood Education Management: Insights into business

practice and leadership. (1st ed.). Routledge.

NSW Department of Education. (2022, May 22). Planning for early childhood education. Choosing a service for your child.

https://education.nsw.gov.au/parents-and-carers/inclusive-learning-support/early-childhood-education/planning-for-early-

childhood-education-with-disability

Waniganayake, M., Cheeseman, S., Fenech, M., Hadley, F. & Shepherd, W. (2017). Leadership:

Contexts and complexities in early childhood (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press

ACECQA. (2022, May). Guide to the NQF. https://www.acecqa.gov.au/nqf/about/guide.

ACECQA. (2022, September 5). Work Health and Safety In Education and Care Services. PSC National Alliance.

https://www.acecqa.gov.au/

Early Childhood Education and Schools Policy. (2022, April 29). Service approval. Education.

https://education.nsw.gov.au/early-childhood-education/operating-an-early-childhood-education-service/setting-up-a-new-

service

Moloney, M., & Pettersen, J. (2018). Early Childhood Education Management: Insights into business

practice and leadership. (1st ed.). Routledge.

NSW Department of Education. (2022, May 22). Planning for early childhood education. Choosing a service for your child.

https://education.nsw.gov.au/parents-and-carers/inclusive-learning-support/early-childhood-education/planning-for-early-childhood-education-with-disabilityACECQA. (2022, May). Guide to the NQF. https://www.acecqa.gov.au/nqf/about/guide.

ACECQA. (2021, November 3). Self-assessment Tool. https://www.acecqa.gov.au/assessment/quality-improvement-plans#SATMoloney, M., & Pettersen, J. (2018). Early Childhood Education Management: Insights into business practice and leadership. (1st ed.). Routledge.

NSW Department of Education. (2020, September). Self-assessment-working-document . Early childhood regulation and quality assessment. https://www.education.vic.gov.au/childhood/providers/regulation/Pages/default.aspxWaniganayake, M., Cheeseman, S., Fenech, M., Hadley, F. & Shepherd, W. (2017). Leadership:Contexts and complexities in early childhood (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press.