Doing the Right Thing for Children: Eight Qualities of Leadership

WHEN VIEWING ON A TABLET OR MOBILE -- DOUBLE TAP TO ZOOM Published by Redleaf Press 10 Yorkton Court St. Paul, MN 55117 www.redleafpress.org © 2014 by Maurice Sykes All rights reserved. Unless otherwise noted on a specific page, no portion of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or capturing on any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer, who may quote brief passages in a critical article or review to be printed in a magazine or newspaper, or electronically transmitted on radio, television, or the Internet. First edition 2014 Cover design by Jim Handrigan Interior design by Ryan Scheife, Mayfly Design Typeset in Sabon and Trade Gothic Printed in the United States of America 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Sykes, Maurice. Doing the right thing for children : eight qualities of leadership / Maurice Sykes ; foreword by Thomas Schultz. pages cm Includes index. Summary: “This book provides a clear framework and a systematic approach to help early childhood professionals become more capable, competent, and effective leaders as they serve young children. It presents eight core leadership values—human potential, knowledge, social justice, competence, fun and enjoyment, personal renewal, perseverance, and courage—and shares stories to inspire and challenge readers as they guide the teachers and directors they work with” — Provided by publisher. ISBN 978-1-60554-296-6 (paperback) ISBN 978-1-60554-390-1 (e-book) 1. Early childhood education—United States—Administration. 2. Educational leadership— United States. 3. Early childhood teachers—Training of—United States. 4. Early childhood educators—United States. I. Title. LB2822.6.S95 2014 372.210973—dc23 2014009007 Printed on acid-free paper COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL