Leadership behaviours during crises
Cases from early childhood education and care in England
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21685947 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Trevor Male (0000-0002-3703-3469, UCL Centre for Educational Leadership, London, UK, corresponding author), Ioanna Palaiologou (0000-0003-0666-3959, University of Bristol), Amanda Ince (0000-0002-6852-6346, UCL Institute of Education, London, UK) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 852-864 |
| Publication date | 2024-09-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1350-293X • E-ISSN: 1752-1807 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1350293x.2024.2329617 |
| OpenAlex | W4392937169 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 18 |
In this paper, we present research into how leaders in early childhood education and care (ECEC) in England conceptualise and respond to sudden and challenging circumstances at organisational and personal levels. A distinction is made in this paper between critical incidents, such as a fire in the kitchen, and crises whereby leaders need to respond to unexpected, long term and evolving events. Although the impact of Covid-19 pandemic was uppermost in participants’ minds, crises emerging from other issues were also investigated. The data informing this study were collected during the first half of 2021, nearly a year after the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, with ECEC leaders experiencing drastic changes which extended existing perceptions of crises. The research employed qualitative methodology using interviews with 16 accountable leaders in 13 different settings, with a further interview of a local authority officer with responsibility for advising and guiding multiple settings
Developmental psychology · Early childhood · Early childhood education · Educational leadership · Pedagogy · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Disaster Management and Resilience · Psychology · Public Relations and Crisis Communication · Teacher Education and Assessments
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |