A great place to work creating a healthy organizational climate

LD003 ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE

This Assessment consists of a series of short-answer questions. Each question is related to specific ways early childhood leaders can assess and positively impact organizational culture.

Instructions

Before submitting your Assessment, carefully review the rubric. This is the same rubric the assessor will use to evaluate your submission and it provides detailed criteria describing how to achieve or master the Competency. Many students find that understanding the requirements of the Assessment and the rubric criteria help them direct their focus and use their time most productively.

· Download the LD003 Short Answer Assessment Submission Form template and answer each question.

· Use the Ten Dimensions of Organization Climate table found on page 3 of How’s the Weather in Your Center , as needed, to inform your responses.

RESOURCES/REFERENCES

QUESTION 1

Leading and Managing Personnel, Chapter 5, (pp. 103-107)

Freeman, N. K., Decker, C. A., & Decker, J. R. (2013). Planning and administering early childhood programs (10th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson.

QUESTION 2

How's the Weather in Your Center, Chapter 1, (pp. 1-20)

Bloom, P. J., Hentschel, A., & Bella, J. (2010). A great place to work: Creating a healthy organizational climate (2nded.). Lake Forest, IL: New Horizons.

QUESTION 3

How’s the Weather in Your Center?

Bloom, P. J., Hentschel, A., & Bella, J. (2011). How’s the weather in your center? Retrieved from http://mccormickcenter.nl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dlw11.pdf

QUESTION 4

The Relationship Between Organization Climate and Classroom Quality

National Louis University, McCormick Center. (2011b). The relationship between organizational climate and classroom quality [Research notes]. Retrieved from http://mccormickcenter.nl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/rnsp11.pdf

QUESTION 5

The Six Essentials of Workplace Positivity

Cabrera, E. F. (2012). The six essentials of workplace positivity. Retrieved from http://innovationecosystem.pbworks.com/w/file/fetch/63566498/Cabrera-6essentials.pdf

QUESTION 6

Measuring the Climate of Your Program, Chapter 2, (pp. 21-31)

Bloom, P. J., Hentschel, A., & Bella, J. (2010). A great place to work: Creating a healthy organizational climate (2nd ed.). Lake Forest, IL: New Horizons.

Partly Cloudy or Partly Sunny—Viewing the World Through Different Lenses Chapter 3, (pp. 33-42)

Bloom, P. J., Hentschel, A., & Bella, J. (2010). A great place to work: Creating a healthy organizational climate (2nd ed.). Lake Forest, IL: New Horizons

QUESTION 7

Changing the Weather - The Director's Role, Chapter 4, (pp. 43-54 and pp. 55-82)

Bloom, P. J., Hentschel, A., & Bella, J. (2010). A great place to work: Creating a healthy organizational climate (2nd ed.). Lake Forest, IL: New Horizons.

QUESTION 8

Primal Leadership: The Hidden Driver of Great Performance

Goleman, D., Boyatzis, R. E., & McKee, A. (2001, December). Primal leadership: The hidden driver of great performance. Harvard Business Review, 79(11), 42–51. Retrieved from https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/pl/67646085/67646087/3545a13a795516838719ad8485a217c8

Motivation, Work Satisfaction, and Teacher Change Among Early Childhood Teachers

Wagner, B. D., & French, L. (2010). Motivation, work satisfaction, and teacher change among early childhood teacher. Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 24(2), 152–171.

QUESTION 9

Quality in Context – How Directors' Beliefs, Leadership, and Management Practices Relate to Observed Classroom Quality

National Louis University, McCormick Center. (2011a). Quality in context—how directors' beliefs, leadership, and management practices relate to observed classroom quality [Research notes]. Retrieved from http://mccormickcenter.nl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/rnw11.pdf

Motivation, Work Satisfaction, and Teacher Change Among Early Childhood Teachers

Wagner, B. D., & French, L. (2010). Motivation, work satisfaction, and teacher change among early childhood teacher. Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 24(2), 152–171.

QUESTION 10

Motivation, Work Satisfaction, and Teacher Change Among Early Childhood Teachers

Wagner, B. D., & French, L. (2010). Motivation, work satisfaction, and teacher change among early childhood teacher. Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 24(2), 152–171.

Growing Organizational Culture: The Power of Stories

Greenman, J. (2008). Growing organizational culture: The power of stories. Child Care Exchange, May/June. Retrieved from https://www.childcareexchange.com/article/growing-organizational-culture-the-power-of-stories/5018149/

QUESTION 11

Improving Family Engagement: The Organizational Context and Its Influence on Partnering With Parents in Formal Child Care Settings

Douglass, A. (2011). Improving family engagement: The organizational context and its influence on partnering with parents in formal child care settings. Early Childhood Research and Practice, 13(2).

Creating an Organizational Culture of Your Dreams

Kids Matter (n.d.). Creating an Organizational Culture of Your Dreams. Retrieved from: https://www.kidsmatter.edu.au/early-childhood/blog/creating-organisational-culture-your-dreams