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"What Did I Just Do? And How Can I Make Sure That Doesn't Happen?" Early Childhood Leaders and Repairing Trust With Family Members
Mon, April 12, 4:30 to 6:00pm EDT (4:30 to 6:00pm EDT), SIG Sessions, SIG-Critical Perspectives on Early Childhood Education Paper and Symposium SessionsAbstract
Drawing on an ethnographic study of an early childhood center in U.S. Midwestern city, I explore the role of the early childhood leader in home-school relationships. Utilizing critical and humanizing approaches to family engagement, I look at the element of mutual trust (Gallo, 2017) between Lisa, the center director, and Queen, a former student who now has younger siblings at the center. I analyze the theme of trust through Lisa’s telling of an incident where she broke Queen’s trust, her subsequent reflection, and the work she did to repair trust in their relationship.