Occupational Activities of Nonacademic and Academic Pedagogues Working in the Field of Childhood Education--An Investigation of Differences and Predictor Variables

Autor/in	Smidt, Wilfried
Titel	Occupational Activities of Nonacademic and Academic Pedagogues Working in the Field of Childhood Education--An Investigation of Differences and Predictor Variables
Quelle	In: Early Child Development and Care, 186 (2016) 1, S.2-22 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0300-4430
DOI	10.1080/03004430.2015.1005613
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Predictor Variables; Early Childhood Education; Job Skills; Professional Development; Comparative Analysis; Measures (Individuals); Statistical Analysis; Participant Characteristics; Preschool Teachers; College Graduates; Vocational Education; Questionnaires; Germany + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Prädiktor; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Produktive Fertigkeit; Messdaten; Statistische Analyse; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Fragebogen; Deutschland
Abstract	Nonacademic and academic pedagogues working in childhood education are involved in multiple occupational activities. Theoretical frameworks focussing on career development and processes of professionalisation may provide hints about differences in the occupational activities of nonacademic and academic pedagogues as well as with regard to how personal, motivational, and contextual variables may influence the occupational activities of nonacademic and academic pedagogues. However, there is only limited research on these issues to date. The current study aimed to reduce this gap by using survey data from 563 nonacademic and 237 academic pedagogues working in childhood education in Germany. Occupational activities were captured with four composites representing "administrating and advising," "caring and educating," "managing and monitoring," and "advertising and publishing." With regard to the occupational activities, the findings indicated only small differences between nonacademic and academic pedagogues. Furthermore, the results revealed that personal, motivational, and contextual variables predicted pedagogues' activities; however, the pattern of significant predictors differed between the vocational groups. The field of work and holding a managerial position were relatively consistent predictors in both vocational groups. The findings may contribute to the discussion about the professionalisation of nonacademic and academic pedagogues working in childhood education. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01