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OverviewThis popular book focuses on the leader's role in initiating and sustaining anti-bias education in programs for young children and their families. This second edition emphasizes how the journey requires thoughtful, strategic, long-term planning that addresses all components of an early childhood care and education program. The authors, who are recognized leaders and experts on anti-bias education with extensive experience as early childhood directors, use a powerful combination of frameworks and practical tools to explain the structural and individual changes that leaders must foster. This updated edition features anti-bias leaders from diverse settings who share their insights and strategies for working with teachers and families. Book Features: The principles and guidelines for program-wide transformation. Professional development activities for teachers at all levels of experience. Approaches for engaging with families around social justice values. Strategies for strengthening the leader's ability to initiate and sustain anti-bias change. Tools for documenting a program's progress in anti-bias education. New for the Second Edition: Voices of additional leaders from the field, highlighting BIPOC center directors from diverse settings. Updated research, references, and terminology. Strategies and activities for teacher professional development and family engagement based on 7 years of using the first edition. Expanded section on responding to opposition to anti-bias education, addressing the current political environment. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Louise Derman-Sparks , Debbie LeeKeenan , John Nimmo , Nancy FilePublisher: Teachers' College Press Imprint: Teachers' College Press Edition: 2nd Revised edition Weight: 0.272kg ISBN: 9780807768525ISBN 10: 0807768529 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 31 October 2023 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents"Foreword by Iheoma U. IrukaAcknowledgments Introduction Organization of This Book Meet the Authors and Contributors 1. Pursuing the Anti-Bias Vision: The Conceptual Framework Revisiting Anti-Bias Education Becoming an Anti-Bias Program Changing Adult Consciousness and Behavior Understanding the Phases of Adult Anti-Bias Development Recognizing Contested Grounds for Anti-Bias Education Anti-Bias Education—Within Reach 2. Best Practices of Early Childhood Program Leaders: The Foundation for Anti-Bias Leadership Key Aspects of ECCE Program Leadership Core Attributes of Effective ECCE Program Leaders Professional Development of ECCE Program Leaders Taking on the Challenge 3. Reading the Program and Preparing for Anti-Bias Change Collecting Preliminary Impressions: Establishing a Baseline for Planning Making Sense of the Baseline for Strategic Planning Setting the Stage for Action A Dynamic and Cyclical Process 4. Fostering Reflective Anti-Bias Educators Building a Community of Anti-Bias Learners Committing to an Anti-bias Education Framework Being a Life-Long Learner 5. Engaging Families and Growing Anti-Bias Partnerships The Framework for Working with Families Introducing Anti-Bias Values and Expectations Family Anti-Bias Education and Dialogues Promoting Family Partnership and Leadership Making All Families Visible 6. Deepening and Sustaining Anti-Bias Awareness, Knowledge, and Skills Enhancing the Professional Development of Anti-Bias Teachers Facilitating Teachers' Work with Families Staff Development Throughout the Year 7. Managing and Negotiating Disequilibrium and Conflict Understanding Conflict Building the Foundation for Productive Conflict Turning Conflict into Growth Responding to Pushback and Opposition Thoughtful Risk Taking 8. Documenting and Assessing Anti-Bias Education Change Indicators and Strategies for Documenting Anti-Bias Change Strategically Managing External Standards Requirements and Assessment Tools. Documentation and Empowerment Epilogue. Sustaining the Anti-Bias Vision Motivation Comes from Our Inner Core ""Man Man Lai"": Slowly It Will Come Fostering a Community for Change Staying Over the Long Haul Carry on the Movement for Change References Index About the Authors"ReviewsPraise for the First Edition! This book is a tool box for building early childhood programs that foster sentiments of justice and fairness in leaders, teachers, and young children. -Herbert Kohl, educator and bestselling author A concise and powerful message for anti-bias leaders in early childhood education everywhere. A truly inspired gift of lessons from the movement, for the movement. -Carol Brunson Day, board president, NAEYC (2014-2016) For those who are seeking to make a real difference and impact on the world we live in, this book lays a road map and foundation for the work ahead. -Luis A. Hernandez, early childhood education specialist Recognizes the essential role early childhood administrators play in initiating and sustaining culturally relevant care and education. This book provides the tools program leaders need. -Paula Jorde Bloom, founder, McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership If you are an educator wanting to see more equity and inclusiveness in the world, you'll find reassurance, resources, and strategic thinking to engage with in this anti-bias work. -Margie Carter, author and international early childhood consultant Author InformationLouise Derman-Sparks is an international consultant on anti-bias education and a professor emerita of Pacific Oaks College. Debbie LeeKeenan is a lecturer, consultant, and retired long-time director of the Eliot-Pearson Children's School, Tufts University. John Nimmo is a professor of early childhood inclusive education at Portland State University and former laboratory school director. 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