Early Education Leaders, an Institute at UMass Boston

provides the leadership development opportunities and infrastructure that early educators need to support thriving children and families.

Tag Archives: Research

June 10, 2024
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What ECE leadership looks like

Becky DelVecchio, Ph.D, project coordinator of EEL’s Statewide Professional Development Academy, recently co-authored an article with early educator Sara Becker for Exchange Press’s Exchange magazine, a quarterly publication that focuses on early childhood leadership and advocacy.

October 2, 2023
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Media Advisory: Research Brief on Affordable, Quality Child Care and Early Education Expansion in MA To Be Released Oct 11

WHAT: Research Brief Release and Presentation: Estimating the Impacts of Legislation to Expand Affordable Quality Child Care and Early Education in Massachusetts: Initial Findings on Utilization, Employment, and Financial Assistance WHO: UMass Boston Early Education CUSP (Cost and Usage Simulator … Continue reading →

January 9, 2023
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Persuasive policy

We’re thrilled that the research brief “Evaluating Leadership Development in Early Care and Education,” which we co-authored with our research partners Mathematica and the Office Of Planning, Research & Evaluation (OPRE) was among the 10 most-downloaded publications from OPRE’s website … Continue reading →

March 18, 2022
by Anne Douglass
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Research Summary: Entrepreneurial Leadership Training Catalyzes Change Initiatives in Early Ed Programs

In “Preparing early educators as frontline leaders and change agents with a leadership development initiative,” UMass Boston researchers show that early educators who participated in a relational-entrepreneurial leadership development program were likely to lead for change in curriculum improvement, family … Continue reading →

February 25, 2022
by Anne Douglass
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New Study Finds That Early Educators Trained in Leading for Change Develop Entrepreneurial Mindset and Lead for Change in the Workplace

A study published in the International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy found that early educators who participated in a relational-entrepreneurial leadership development program were likely to lead for change in curriculum improvement, family engagement, and relationship building after … Continue reading →

January 15, 2020
by Anne Douglass
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Research Summary: Positive Relationships Key to Early Educator Success in Earning Bachelor’s Degree

In “The Role of Relationships: An Exploratory Study of Early Childhood Educators Earning a Bachelor’s Degree,” Professor Anne Douglass shows how positive relationships with university faculty, staff, peers, and workplace colleagues and supervisors can support educators as they work toward … Continue reading →

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