Program administration scale : measuring early childhood leadership and management

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Program administration scale : measuring early childhood leadership and management / Teri N. Talan and Paula Jorde Bloom.

Talan, Teri N. (Author). Bloom, Paula J. (Paula Jorde), 1947- (Added Author).

Summary:

Research has consistently found that effective administrative practices are crucial for ensuring beneficial program outcomes for children and families. The Program Administration Scale (PAS) is designed to reliably measure and improve the leadership and management practices of center-based programs--the only instrument of its kind to focus exclusively on organization-wide administrative issues. Using a 7-point rating scale (inadequate to excellent), this easy-to-use instrument assesses 25 items grouped into 10 categories: human resources development, personnel cost and allocation, center operations, child assessment, fiscal management, program planning and evaluation, family partnerships, marketing and public relations, technology, and staff qualifications.

Record details

ISBN: 9780807752456
ISBN: 0807752452
Physical Description: vi, 85 pages : illustrations ; 22 x 28 cm
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: New York : Teachers College Press, ©2011.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references (pages 81-84).
Formatted Contents Note:: Overview of the Program Administration Scale -- Rationale -- Multi-use design -- Subscales, items, and indicators -- Definition of terms -- Using the PAS -- Data-collection procedures -- Scoring the PAS -- PAS subscales -- Human resources development -- Personal cost and allocation -- Center operations -- Child assessment -- Fiscal management -- Program planning and evaluation -- Family partnerships -- Marketing and public relations -- Technology -- Staff qualifications -- Worksheets and forms -- Administrator qualifications worksheet -- Teaching staff qualifications worksheet -- Summary of teaching staff qualifications worksheet -- Item summary -- PAS profile -- Appendices -- Psychometric characteristics of the PAS -- References and resources -- About the authors.