The Australian early childhood system is complex and constantly changing and poses challenges to centre director/managers. A major challenge is the difficulty in meeting the responsibilities of leading and managing both organisational and pedagogical goals within the legal and educational frameworks of the system. Preparing educators for a complex and changing role may also present challenges for both initial teacher education and postgraduate professional learning. Concern continues in the sector that such challenges lead to turnover in the role, affecting the quality of programmes provided for children. A national online questionnaire collected quantitative data from director/managers working in centre-based early childhood services in order to gain an understanding of the breadth and scope of the current challenges they experience. The findings from the research reported here suggest challenges are experienced in the organisational leadership domain with managing staff a particular concern.

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证明澳大利亚幼儿时期的领导力和管理挑战

澳大利亚的幼儿系统复杂且不断变化，给中心主任/经理带来了挑战。一个主要的挑战是难以在系统的法律和教育框架内履行领导和管理组织和教学目标的职责。为教育者做好准备以应对复杂且不断变化的角色也可能给初始教师教育和研究生专业学习带来挑战。该部门继续感到关切的是，这些挑战导致角色更替，影响为儿童提供的方案的质量。一项全国性的在线调查表从从事中心儿童早期服务的主任/经理那里收集了定量数据，以了解他们目前所面临挑战的广度和范围。