Entries by Daphne Hanson

Effective leadership model

Reading/Literacy specialists are responsible for teaching young students, as well as the adult educators that lead them. Following an effective leadership model, as well as understanding the principles of adult learning, are important for reading/literacy specialists when working with a diverse range of people. Adult learning is said to be the heart of literacy leadership. […]

Developing comprehensive Professional development plans

Reading/Literacy specialists are often responsible for developing comprehensive professional development plans to support teachers as they work to improve students’ reading and writing skills. These professional development plans go beyond single sessions into deeper, job-embedded partnerships and collaborations between the reading/literacy specialist and the teachers or staff working with students on literacy growth. Develop a […]

The Healthcare environment

The healthcare environment currently contains four generations working side-by-side (Millennials, Generation X, Baby Boomers, and the traditionalists). Create a chart that compares and contrasts the qualities that best identifies each of these generations of employees. Then write in 1 page, describe how you as a leader will need to adapt your leadership style to meet […]

Types of Ambulatory care settings

List seven different types of ambulatory care settings and describe what they do (how they operate), why ambulatory care makes sense in today’s healthcare environment, and compare and contrast free-standing versus hospital-based settings. This paper should be written in narrative form in the proper APA format. Be sure to include an introduction and conclusion in […]

Mosaic Approach into a Greek early years’ setting

  The research explores the implementation of the Mosaic Approach into a Greek early years’ setting. For the data collection, 21 children were observed using cameras, tours, mapping, and researcher’s interviews with teachers and parents. Special consideration was given to the newly added tool of peer-to-peer interviews. Results depicted children’s need for quality relationships with […]

Outdoor play

  Outdoor play Does avoiding the risks reduce the benefits? helen little shirley Wyver Institute of Early Childhood, Macquarie University AlthOuGh thE tErM ‘risk-tAkiNG’ often has negative connotations, the reality is that the willingness to engage in some risky activities provides opportunities to learn new skills, try new behaviours and ultimately reach our potential. Challenge […]

Observation of an Early Childhood Environment 

The purpose of this assignment is to observe an early childhood environment, to explore what pedagogical approach is being utilized, and to take ideas you have learned within this course and discuss how you could apply them.  Conduct a one-to-two hours observation in an early childhood setting (this MUST be a licensed preschool or child care centre that offers […]

Using a Post-structuralist framework

  Using a post-structuralist framework, this article seeks to analyse the ways in which English early years curriculum policy has led to different constructions of young children. Although policy is often presented as being logical and factual, policy making can also be seen as a value-laden process in which meanings are socially constructed and can, […]

The drug Task force

Officer Landonio is now on the drug task force. He and three other officers have to serve a search warrant regarding a stolen 50-inch plasma television set. He serves the search warrant and walks into the residence with the three officers. Sitting on the coffee table is a variety of narcotics, both prescription and illegal. […]

Leadership theory by Greenleaf

Servant leadership has been studied in multiple contexts since it was introduced as a leadership theory by Greenleaf (1970, 1977). This study sought to contextualize the servant leadership of a college president and the diffusion of that leadership style to other levels of the college administration by career administrators in higher education. The primary research […]