AECE-216 - Administrative Licensing & Leadership - 3.00 Credits
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Course Details
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Students will study the differences between transformational and transactional leadership styles. Students will identify and practice the leadership skills, required to be a daycare supervisor or to be an administrator. Additionally, students will examine sound program management, fiscal management, licensing, personal management and organizational structure.
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Part of the:CAREER TRAINING (EDUCATION) Department
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Available/Required in the following Programs:Aboriginal Early Childhood Education Diploma - Year 2 Fall
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Prerequisites : AECE Certificate or equivalent
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Course Outline
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Instructors Qualifications:
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Bachelor Degree in related field. Experience working in an early childhood educational setting. Aboriginal background and/or experience working in an Aboriginal adult educational setting an asset.
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Office Hours:
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1.5 per week
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Contact Hours:
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45
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Student Evaluation
Procedure:
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Assignments 50-70%, Final Exam 30-50%, total 100%.
Grading procedures follow NVIT guidelines.
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Learning Outcomes:
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Upon successful completion of this course students should be able to:
outline leadership roles and the stages of leadership; demonstrate knowledge of leadership from a developmental leadership perspective;develop leadership skills and abilities related to infant toddler and special needs settings;compare transformational and transactional leadership styles by:o defining each term;
o distinguishing the characteristics of each;
compare great Aboriginal leaders with respect to their leadership styles;identify the roles and values, visions, culture and perceptions influencing leadership;discuss leadership in teaching, negotiating, planning, resolving conflict, allocating resources and motivating staff, parents and children;describe the BC Child Care Licensing Regulations Act and the BC Community Care Facility; categorize the roles of government in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal childcare settings;evaluate the curriculum and quality of a daycare setting;construct human resource policies and procedures with regards to recruitment, hiring and performance and unions;define the role of a board, an administrator and a supervisor in an early childhood setting;analyze the importance of budgeting and financial planning in an early childhood setting; andconstruct, implement and evaluate administrative policies and procedures.
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Text and Materials:
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Chandler, K. Administering for quality: Canadian early childhood development program. Current edition, Toronto, ON. Pearson
Education.Hearron, P. F., & Hildebrand, V. Management of child development centers.Current edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ. Merrill/Prentice Hall.Ren, D., & Sullivan, E. Learning to lead: Effective leadership skills for teachers of young children. Current edition St. Paul, MN. Redleaf Press.British Columbia Child Care Facility Act. Current edition. Victoria, BC. Retrieved from http://www.qp.gov.bc.ca/statreg/stat/C/01004_01.htmBritish Columbia Child Care Regulations. Current edition. Victoria, B.C. Retrieved from http://www.qp.gov.bc.ca/statreg/stat/C/01004_01.htm
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Other Resources:
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Yeates, M., McKenna, D., Warberg, C., Chandler K. (current edition). Administering early childhood settings: The Canadian perspective. Toronto, ON: Prentice Hall.
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Transfer Credits:
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For more information please visit: www.bctransferguide.ca
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Other Information:
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Education Council approved October 31, 2012.
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