Leadership Tasks in Early Childhood Education in Finland, Japan, and Singapore

Hujala, Eeva; Eskelinen, Mervi; Keskinen, Soili; Chen, Christine; Inoue, Chika; Matsumoto, Mariko; Kawase, Masahiro

doi:10.1080/02568543.2016.1179551

Cited by 32 publications

(45 citation statements)

References 17 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…Ito (2002) interviewed ten leaders and revealed their role as both managers and holders of exclusive knowledge in ECE. This double role was confirmed by Hujala et al (2016) in a cross-cultural study between Finland, Japan and Singapore. Japanese leaders spent most of their time on service management, human resource management, and daily managerial tasks, whereas pedagogical leadership remained in the background.…”

Section: Japan -Aspiration To Harmonize Ece Systemsmentioning

confidence: 70%

“…In 2016, a cross-cultural research study was conducted by researchers in Finland, Japan and Singapore to examine and compare leadership tasks in each country (Hujala et al, 2016). Building on Finnish leadership research and using contextuality as a theoretical framework, a semi-structured questionnaire was administered.…”

Section: Singapore -National Investment and Governancementioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

International review of ECE leadership research – Finland, Germany, Japan, Singapore, South Africa and the United States under Review

Fonsén¹,

Varpanen²,

Strehmel³

et al. 2019

Leadership in Early Education in Times of Change

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This chapter reviews selected research about leadership in early childhood education (ECE) in Finland, Germany, Japan, Singapore, South Africa, and USA. A short general introduction to ECE in each country is offered, followed by the summary of the research conducted in the country in question. In addition, a comparative synthesis of research is presented in which the methodological choices, broader societal and educational background and the research contributions to understanding leadership in ECE are discussed from international and transnational perspectives. This review concludes that ECE is of growing interest in the countries included in the study and its impact is widely recognised. Furthermore, the review indicates that in Finland and the USA, there has been extensive research on ECE leadership research, while in Germany, Singapore, South Africa and Japan research into ECE leadership has only recently emerged. Despite the differences in the traditions and roots of leadership research, good quality early childhood education is seen as the main objective of the leadership in every country.

show abstract

Section: Japan -Aspiration To Harmonize Ece Systemsmentioning

confidence: 70%

Section: Singapore -National Investment and Governancementioning

confidence: 99%

International review of ECE leadership research – Finland, Germany, Japan, Singapore, South Africa and the United States under Review

Fonsén¹,

Varpanen²,

Strehmel³

et al. 2019

Leadership in Early Education in Times of Change

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…A study in Chinese Taipei conducted a survey and focus groups with over 900 ECEC professionals to identify the content focus for a new training program for centre leaders (Hsue, 2013 [38]). They identified seven areas of focus: legal aspects of ECEC, financial management, program administration, curriculum, health and safety, personnel management and school-community communications.…”

Section: Leadership Preparation and Credentialsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Leadership for quality early childhood education and care

Douglass¹

2019

OECD Education Working Papers

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This document, as well as any data and map included herein, are without prejudice to the status of or sovereignty over any territory, to the delimitation of international frontiers and boundaries and to the name of any territory, city or area. 2  EDU/WKP(2019)19 LEADERSHIP FOR QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND CARE Unclassified OECD EDUCATION WORKING PAPERS SERIES OECD Working Papers should not be reported as representing the official views of the OECD or of its member countries. The opinions expressed and arguments employed herein are those of the author(s). Working Papers describe preliminary results or research in progress by the author(s) and are published to stimulate discussion on a broad range of issues on which the OECD works. Comments on Working Papers are welcome, and may be sent to the Directorate for Education and Skills, OECD,

show abstract

“…Research comparing ECE in three countries – Finland, Japan and Singapore – found that principals had similar roles and priorities, which included pedagogical leadership and service management, including engaging with parents and community groups and dealing with managerial and administrative tasks (Hujala et al, 2016). The Vital voices for vital years report referred to earlier highlights the importance of leaders being involved in policy development and advocacy, as well as nurturing future leaders.…”

Section: Leadership In Ecementioning

confidence: 99%

Professional learning communities: Enhancing collaborative leadership in Singapore early childhood settings

Vijayadevar

Thornton

Cherrington

2019

Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Leadership in early childhood education has been promoted as a collaborative process in which all teachers, rather than just the positional leader, are involved. Collaborative leadership practices are not well understood within the marketised Singapore early childhood education context. Beyond mandatory leadership training, little is known about how leaders are supported to strengthen their leadership practices and involve others in leadership activities. School-based literature suggests that learning through professional learning communities expands the collective capacity of organisations; however, literature on professional learning communities in early childhood education is limited. This article reports on the findings of an interpretive case study examining the current understandings and leadership practices of principals in the Singapore early childhood education context, and investigating how participation in professional learning communities can support the development of collaborative leadership practices. The participants in two professional learning communities established as part of this study were six principals from an anchor-operator childcare provider and five principals from private childcare centres in Singapore. Two teachers working with each of the respective principals were also involved in focus group interviews to ascertain if there were changes in their principals' leadership practices. Data was collected from professional learning community meetings, online reflections, pre-and post-professional learning community interviews with the principals, and follow-up focus group discussions with the teachers. The key findings indicate that praxis as a result of participation in a professional learning community led to some shifts in principals' thinking about collaborative

show abstract

Leadership Tasks in Early Childhood Education in Finland, Japan, and Singapore

Cited by 32 publications

References 17 publications

International review of ECE leadership research – Finland, Germany, Japan, Singapore, South Africa and the United States under Review

International review of ECE leadership research – Finland, Germany, Japan, Singapore, South Africa and the United States under Review

Leadership for quality early childhood education and care

Professional learning communities: Enhancing collaborative leadership in Singapore early childhood settings

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About