Pedagogical Leadership in Early Childhood Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Finland
Publiceringsår
2023
Upphovspersoner
Korhonen, Taija ; Fonsén, Elina; Ahtiainen, Raisa
Abstrakt
The daily life of early childhood education and care (ECE) in Finland changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020. The pandemic has had a significant impact on society at many levels, and it also has affected the work and workload of ECE leaders and the realisation of leadership. The aim of this research was to investigate ECE leadersʼ views on pedagogical leadership from the perspective of opportunities and challenges during exceptional times. The research uses the conceptualisation of broad-based pedagogical leadership as an analytical framework. The data consisted of the responses of ECE leaders (n = 492) to an electronic survey conducted in February 2021. There were several sections in the questionnaire, and in our research, we focused on two open questions concerning pedagogical leadership. In their responses, ECE leaders dealt with contrasting experiences of exceptional time leadership. Some leaders perceived that there was more time for pedagogical leadership than before; some felt the opposite. The widespread use of digital devices and programs that allowed distance working, meetings, and education brought significant changes to ECE. The success of strategic pedagogical leadership contributed to the development of practices and pedagogy; distance education was developed in many centres. The leaders highlighted the importance of leading the staff to ensure their well-being, professional competence, and capacity building.
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Samlingsverk
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Moderpublikationens redaktörer
Fonsén, Elina; Ahtiainen, Raisa ; Heikkinen, Kirsi-Marja; Heikonen, Lauri; Strehmel, Petra; Tamir, Emanuel
Förläggare
Sidor
15-30
ISBN
Publikationsforum
Publikationsforumsnivå
1
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Ja
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Helt öppen publikationskanal
Licens för förläggarens version
CC BY
Parallellsparad
Ja
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CC BY
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Vetenskapsområden
Pedagogik
Nyckelord
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Publiceringsland
Tyskland
Förlagets internationalitet
Internationell
Språk
finska
Internationell sampublikation
Nej
Sampublikation med ett företag
Nej
DOI
10.2307/jj.2430379.4
Publikationen ingår i undervisnings- och kulturministeriets datainsamling
Ja