Grantham-Caston Michelle, DiCarlo Cynthia Fontcuberta
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA USA.
Early Child Educ J. 2023;51(1):105-114. doi: 10.1007/s10643-021-01282-2. Epub 2021 Nov 20.
Leadership is of paramount importance to any organization, as leaders can set the tone for the organization's employees. The path to leadership in childcare can be markedly different from other professions, as there is no qualifying criteria; however, previous research has identified that for leaders to be effective they must possess skills, characteristics, and traits of effective leadership. The present study used (in Bass and Avolio, Multifactor leadership questionnaire (TM), Mind Garden, Inc., Menlo Park, 1995) with childcare directors to determine their self-identified leadership styles including , , and to determine if their leadership style was consistent with recommendations from the field. Results suggest that childcare directors who remain in the role of (displaying either or leadership styles) do not provide the leadership needed to provide a high quality of education for young children, which is consistent with previous research. This research echoes concern from the field for credentialing of childcare directors.
领导力对任何组织都至关重要，因为领导者能够为组织员工树立榜样。儿童保育领域的领导之路可能与其他职业显著不同，因为不存在资格认定标准；然而，先前的研究已经确定，领导者若要有效发挥作用，必须具备有效领导的技能、特质和品质。本研究使用（见巴斯和阿沃利奥，《多因素领导力问卷》（TM），思维花园公司，门洛帕克，1995年）对儿童保育机构主管进行调查，以确定他们自我认定的领导风格，包括[此处原文缺失具体风格内容]，并确定他们的领导风格是否与该领域的建议一致。结果表明，那些保持[此处原文缺失具体角色内容]角色（表现出[此处原文缺失具体领导风格内容]或[此处原文缺失具体领导风格内容]领导风格）的儿童保育机构主管无法提供为幼儿提供高质量教育所需的领导力，这与先前的研究一致。这项研究呼应了该领域对儿童保育机构主管资质认证的关注。
