Rethinking Mentorship in Early Childhood Education and Care
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This essential collection presents a diverse range of perspectives on mentoring in Early Learning and Care from academic and applied viewpoints, challenging traditional approaches and providing a rich exploration of mentoring from both theoretical and practical angles. Drawing from the perspectives of critical inquiry, Reggio Emilia, Indigenous worldviews, feminist and post-humanist theories, Black feminist thought, and more, the book explores how mentoring can be reimagined to support policymaking, educator training, recruitment and retention, and professional development. With contributions…mehr

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This essential collection presents a diverse range of perspectives on mentoring in Early Learning and Care from academic and applied viewpoints, challenging traditional approaches and providing a rich exploration of mentoring from both theoretical and practical angles. Drawing from the perspectives of critical inquiry, Reggio Emilia, Indigenous worldviews, feminist and post-humanist theories, Black feminist thought, and more, the book explores how mentoring can be reimagined to support policymaking, educator training, recruitment and retention, and professional development. With contributions from leading scholars, practitioners, and advocacy groups, the book presents insights to revolutionize mentoring at every stage of an educator's career-whether pre-service, in-service, or retirement. Essential reading for Early Childhood Education faculty, administrators, pedagogical leaders, researchers, and those involved in workforce development, this book offers the knowledge and inspiration needed to elevate mentoring as a vital force for progress in the field.
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Barbara Pytka is a professor at the School of Early Childhood Education at Seneca Polytechnic and at University of Guelph Humber. All her work experience and educational endeavors have been in the field of early childhood education, especially in pedagogy and curriculum. Barbara's research focuses on the correlation between mentoring and leadership practices and the professional growth of educators. Terry Kelly is a professor in the School of Early Childhood Education at Seneca Polytechnic. She has had a long career rich in opportunities, including work in licensed child care, EarlyON, community and family support, municipal government, international work in Africa, Asia and the Caribbean. She also informally mentors ECE grads working abroad and in Canada, and new faculty in her department, all of which is truly reciprocal in nature.