Preschool Teachers' Views on Competence in the Context of Home and Preschool Collaboration

Autor/inn/en	Vuorinen, Tuula; Sandberg, Anette; Sheridan, Sonja; Williams, Pia
Titel	Preschool Teachers' Views on Competence in the Context of Home and Preschool Collaboration
Quelle	In: Early Child Development and Care, 184 (2014) 1, S.149-159 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0300-4430
DOI	10.1080/03004430.2013.773992
Schlagwörter	Preschool Teachers; Teacher Competencies; Family School Relationship; Parent Teacher Cooperation; Teacher Attitudes; Qualitative Research; Content Analysis; Semi Structured Interviews; Foreign Countries; Sweden + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Pre-school education; Preschool education; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Lehrkunst; Parent teacher relation; Parent-teacher cooperation; Parent-teacher relation; Parent-teacher relationship; Parent teacher relationship; Eltern-Lehrer-Beziehung; Lehrerverhalten; Qualitative Forschung; Inhaltsanalyse; Ausland; Schweden
Abstract	The purpose of this article is to analyse and discuss preschool teachers' views regarding competence within their profession in the context of home and preschool collaboration. The question addressed is as follows: In what situations do preschool teachers perceive that their competence becomes visible for parents? The results, based on interviews with 30 preschool teachers, show that preschool teachers work consciously to draw attention to specific competencies related to children's learning and development and the preschool curriculum. The ability to establish dialogue with parents and gain their trust is seen as particularly important for establishing and maintaining collaboration between preschool and the home. Furthermore, the participants recognise that parents seek their competence in daily matters concerning the child's well-being. The competencies that preschool teachers emphasise and those they believe parents ask for do not, therefore, always coincide. The results of this study can contribute to a better understanding of the prerequisites for preschool--home collaboration. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10