Leading Anti-Bias Early Childhood Programs: A Guide for Change

by Louise Derman-Sparks, Debbie Leekeenan, John Nimmo

With a focus on the leaders role in initiating and sustaining anti-bias education in programs for young children and their families, this book is both a stand-alone text and a perfect companion for Anti-Bias Education for Young Children and Ourselves. It emphasizes that this work is not only about changing curriculum, but requires thoughtful, strategic, long-term planning that addresses all components of an early childhood program. With a powerful combination of conceptual frameworks, strategies, and practical tools, Louise Derman-Sparks, renowned expert on anti-bias education, together with experienced early childhood directors Debbie LeeKeenan and John Nimmo explain the structural and individual changes leaders must foster. Featuring the authors extensive experience in the field, supplemented with insights from other anti-bias educators, they build on and expand current thinking about best early childhood leadership practices. This is an essential resource for anti-bias education leaders engaged in change in the wide range of early childhood care and education settings.

Genres: Education, Professional Development, Nonfiction

192 pages, Paperback

First published November 7, 2014

Reviews

[Joseph Christensen]

Read it for my child's development courses

[Laura]

Be sure to also utilize the appendices: https://www.tcpress.com/filebin/PDFs/...

[Teri P]

I always enjoy Derman-Sparks and the work and research she had put into doing antibias education. Her learning goals for both adults and children are helpful for thinking through ways to lessen prejudice and discrimination.

I’d recommend this resource for anyone working with young children or educators. I recently used it as I prepared a workshop for future teachers on addressing colorism with young children and found it very valuable (along with Derman-Sparks’ book “What if All the Kids Are White”).

[Tugce Tuncdemir]

I really like how they organized the book. This book is for teachers and directors who are familiar with anti-bias education. The book compares anti-bias education for children and adults, provides a baseline for planning, suggests getting-to-know activities for teachers, and gives family resources and inclusion activities. The example books and clasrromm activities are also very northworthy. I also think about the parts possible answers for challenging situations. In the end, the authors explain how common core standards work with ABE and use standardized assessment tools that support anti-bias education.

[Alyssa]

An excellent resource I will be returning to again and again