Administrator preparation is a developing area in early childhood special education administration. This article argues that, in its nascence, ECSE should approach administrator preparation through a set of models of organizational behavior and management. Four are presented---the technical, human relations, political, and symbolic models---with illustrations from ECSE field experiences. The article concludes by discussing a tendency in ECSE and administrative theory to favor the technical model when an integrated use of several models may better capture the reality of ECSE programs and practices.
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