A survey on the care and education leadership of private kindergarten directors in China: From the perspective of the post epidemic era

Abstract

Care and education leadership is the core of kindergarten directors’ leadership to promote the professional development of kindergarten teachers. According to the relevant literature on kindergarten directors' leadership, there are very few studies focusing on care and educational leadership. Therefore, this study is based on the professional requirements specified by the Professional Standards for Kindergarten Directors and compiles the "scale of care and education leadership for private kindergarten directors". After the project analysis, exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, reliability analysis and other tests, the scale has good reliability and validity. Then, 461 directors among private kindergartens in Hebei Province were investigated on this scale. The survey found that the overall level of care and education leadership among private kindergarten directors is good but the development is uneven. In addition, the development of the care and education leadership level of the private kindergarten directors shows an increasing trend with age. The higher the educational level, the higher the care and education leadership level. The kindergarten directors who have served for 6-10 years have the highest level of leadership in care and education. There are significant differences in the division of administrative regions where the kindergartens are located. The score of urban kindergarten directors is the highest followed by county directors and the score of rural kindergarten directors is the lowest.