Course Overview

Course Overview

Welcome to Relational Leadership (Early Childhood Education)!

There are six separate sections within this Moodle site, including: 

1. Welcome, and introduction Describes the background and purpose of the course and further defines and establishes the resource’s parameters.
2. Module 1: An Ethics of Care An exploration of care in Early Childhood Education (ECE) through the lens of Feminist Ethics of Care, alongside an analysis of the BC Early Learning Framework (BCELF) and its impact on leadership practices.
3. Module 2: Social Locations and Leadership ModelsAn exploration of social location and critical self-reflection, coupled with an introduction to five leadership models, including (1) Compassionate, (2) Democratic, (3) Head, Heart, and Hands, (4) Transformational, and (5) Visionary.
4. Module 3: Cultivating Dispositions and Commitments Applying leadership theories to practice through developing a commitment statement, focusing on cultivating intentional, ethical, and responsive leadership. 
5. Course Wrap-up Offers a course summary highlighting key learnings and a curated list of references related to the course content.
6. Assessment: Includes the final assignment, which allows you to demonstrate what you’ve learned in the course.

Accessing the sections and modules in sequence is critical as the materials and activities are designed to be scaffolded to support your success and optimize your learning experience.  

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Navigating this Resource

This openly licensed resource is hosted within the Royal Roads University (RRU) open educational resources (OER) Moodle site. There are various instances of Moodle at RRU, and you can learn more about the versions used and how to navigate Moodle by visiting this RRU Moodle OERsite. 

Learning outcomes (LOs) serve as a valuable resource to guide your learning journey and ensure you can maximize your learning experience. The primary purpose of this section is to communicate the intended learning outcomes of the Relational Leadership Course. 

By outlining these outcomes, you will have a roadmap of the knowledge, skills, and competencies you will acquire throughout the course. These outcomes are carefully crafted to align with the overall goals and objectives of the course, ensuring that you are equipped with the necessary tools to succeed.

The learning outcomes for this course align with the content, activities, and assessments you will encounter, enabling you to track your growth and identify improvement opportunities. Within each module's section, an overview is provided, including the respective LOs that are relevant to that module. You are encouraged to review the learning outcomes thoroughly and to refer to them throughout your learning journey to support your success in completing all provided activities and assessments.  

Course Learning Outcomes

After completing all activities and assessments (32 total hours) in this open course, participants will:

• Develop leadership approaches rooted in an Ethics of Care (and in alignment with ECEBC’s Code of Ethics)
• Understand the role of leadership within interconnected systems 
• Cultivate necessary dispositions for ECE leadership within 21st-century conditions 
• Foster practices that co-create the conditions for dispositions such as openness, curiosity, and collaboration 
• Strengthen responsive practices by composing a commitment statement

Activities and Assessments