Leadership in Early Childhood Education

Literature Review Instructions and References
Research topic and Problem Statement: The topic of research is how the influx of teacher attrition has been influenced by leadership in early childhood education. The research problem is how leadership in early childhood settings impacts the high teacher turnover that has increased over the last few years. Many teachers have not only left their specific centers but the field of teaching entirely. The following literature review will give insight to how leadership has influenced teacher attrition.
Conduct a literature review of at least ten (10) current research studies focused on a topic related to educational leadership in the field of early childhood education.
Include the following:
• All resource materials must be from scholarly, empirically based, peer reviewed sources that involve actual research studies related to your topic of interest.
• This review must offer a scholarly dialogue not simply a summary or list of what has been done on the topic.
• Synthesize common threads in the existing research related to your issue of choice.
• Identify patterns in the literature, as well as offer critique of that literature.
• Be certain to identify gaps in knowledge, any conflicts in findings, approaches and/or methodologies commonly used by prior researchers
• How will a study of this issue offer additional scholarship on the topic and further leadership and practice in early childhood.

This is a persuasive essay and not a book report. Once you have identified the research studies, complete the following:

This is a 13-15-page persuasive essay on the topic of your dissertation.

Include the following within the literature review:
1). Introduction in which you CLEARLY state the topic of your literature review and Problem Statement
2) Synthesis of Common Themes
3) Patterns in the Literature and Critique
4) Gaps in Knowledge not Addressed by the Research
5) Conflicts in Findings
6) Contributions to the Body of Knowledge
7) Conclusion

Include reference list at the end of your research/literature review.

You must limit your review to 13-15 pages.