Ready or not : leadership choices in early care and education / Stacie G. Goffin and Valora Washington ; foreword by Marty Linsky and Ronald Heifetz.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 87-98) and index.

CONTENTS Foreword by Marty Linsky and Ronald Heifetz Introduction Why We Wrote this Book Defining Our Terms How the Book Is Organized Calling the Question as a Matter of Integrity Acknowledgements Chapter 1: Calling the Question Building an Early Care and Education System Our Point of View The Leadership Work of the Early Care and Education Field Previous Adaptive Work in Early Care and Education Forming our Future Chapter 2: New Realities A Unique Historical Moment Facing New Realities Concern for the Field's Future Chapter 3: Necessary Choices Purpose Identity Responsibility Calling the Question Chapter 4: Leading By Changing Adaptive Work Preparing for Adaptive Work Mobilizing the Early Care and Education Field for Adaptive Change Appendices Notes References Index About the Authors