{"title":"Dr Mona Sakr","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDr Mona Sakr\u003c\/strong\u003e offers insightful perspectives on contemporary issues in early childhood education, with a particular focus on integrating digital technologies and fostering social leadership. Her works explore innovative approaches that support both educators and young learners in dynamic learning environments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect thoughtful analysis and practical guidance that bridges theory and practice, making her books valuable for those interested in advancing educational methods and nurturing leadership within early years settings.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"social-leadership-in-early-childhood-education-and-care-by-dr-mona-sakr-9781350212145","title":"Social Leadership in Early Childhood Education and Care","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBravo! This book brilliantly meets the moment.\u003c\/em\u003e – Julie Nicholson, Mills College and Co-Director, Center for Equity in Early Childhood, USA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA lovely insightful exploration of leadership through a social justice lens.\u003c\/em\u003e – Lord Victor Adebowale, UK\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAcross the world, organisations in early childhood education (ECE) face major organisational challenges, including staff recruitment, retention and wellbeing, in the context of sectoral fragmentation and under-investment. These issues impact negatively on the experience of children, staff, parents and the wider community.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSocial Leadership in Early Childhood Education and Care\u003c\/em\u003e presents social leadership as a new model of leadership that aims to address these challenges by refocusing leadership through a much stronger social justice lens and a community. It highlights the significance of warm and inclusive modes of leadership as a means of driving positive change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBased on in-depth interviews with renowned global leaders in ECE, this book provides an introduction to the six-element model of social leadership and shows how it can be developed and implemented by organisations, training bodies, and educational institutions. Written in accessible language and illustrated with original international case studies, the book begins a much-needed dialogue about how we can work from within ECE to overcome the workforce and sectoral hurdles we face.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47461422760172,"sku":"9781350212145","price":51.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781350212145-social-leadership-in-early-childhood-education-and-care.jpg?v=1774967360"},{"product_id":"digital-technologies-in-early-childhood-art-by-dr-mona-sakr-9781350079731","title":"Digital Technologies in Early Childhood Art","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough art, children make sense of their experiences and the world around them. Drawing, painting, collage, and modelling are open-ended and playful processes through which children engage in physical exploration, aesthetic decision-making, identity construction, and social understanding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs digital technologies become increasingly prevalent in the lives of young children, there is a pressing need to understand how these technologies shape important experiences in early childhood, including early childhood art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDigital Technologies in Early Childhood Art\u003c\/em\u003e by Dr Mona Sakr highlights the necessity to consider how particular dimensions of the art-making process are changed by the use of digital technologies. 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