A Leadership Strategy: Coaching, a Singaporean Example

Autor/inn/en	Ebbeck, Marjory A.; Lian, Connie Seah Geok
Titel	A Leadership Strategy: Coaching, a Singaporean Example
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 43 (2018) 8, S.123-139, Artikel 8 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0313-5373
Schlagwörter	Leadership Effectiveness; Leadership Styles; Coaching (Performance); Foreign Countries; Teacher Administrator Relationship; Principals; Preschool Teachers; Early Childhood Education; Child Care Centers; Administrator Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; Organizational Climate; Intervention; Teacher Effectiveness; Singapore + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Führungseffizienz; Führungsstil; Ausland; Principal; Schulleiter; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Child care facilities; Child care services; Kinderzentrum; Kinderbetreuung; Lehrerverhalten; Organisationsklima; Effectiveness of teaching; Instructional effectiveness; Lehrerleistung; Unterrichtserfolg; Singapur
Abstract	The demand for recruiting and retaining early childhood teachers remains a challenging problem in the early childhood field in Singapore as well as in many other countries. A research study was devised to investigate if the use of a 'coaching approach' could bring about change in teachers' participation in their centre's management and organisational climate. The study involved 72 teachers and seven principals from seven, privately owned child care centres. A before-and-after study intervention was conducted over an 18-month period of time. Results showed significant statistical increases in that a coaching intervention had made a difference to both teachers and principals in their flexibility and openness to changing relationships within their centres. There was a statistically significant improvement in the principals' relationships, particularly how they listened to their staff and understood their concerns. The findings also showed that the role of a leader is critical in managing the change process. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Edith Cowan University. Bradford Street, Mount Lawley, West Australia 6050, Australia. Web site: http://ro.ecu.edu.au/ajte/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01