A Survey of Swedish Teachers' Concerns for Preschool Children at Risk of Maltreatment

Autor/inn/en	Svensson, Birgitta; Andershed, Henrik; Janson, Staffan
Titel	A Survey of Swedish Teachers' Concerns for Preschool Children at Risk of Maltreatment
Quelle	In: Early Childhood Education Journal, 43 (2015) 6, S.495-503 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1082-3301
DOI	10.1007/s10643-014-0684-z
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Preschool Teachers; Student Teacher Attitudes; Preschool Children; At Risk Students; Family Environment; Child Abuse; Student Needs; Social Services; Child Health; Child Development; Sweden + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Familienmilieu; Abuse of children; Abuse; Kindesmissbrauch; Missbrauch; Social service; Soziale Dienstleistung; Soziale Dienste; Kindesentwicklung; Schweden
Abstract	The aim of this study was to investigate a problem that is related to pre-school teachers' prolonged and temporary concerns for children's home situations and the extent to which these children were in need of special support in pre-school and/or were reported to the CPA. Data were obtained from a Swedish prospective study (the SOFIA-study) including 2,017 pre-school children. In this specific study, data from pre-school teacher and parent questionnaires were analyzed (baseline 2010, follow up 2011). Four groups were compared: no concern (85%), newly arisen concern (6%), previous concern (5%), and prolonged concern (4%). When pre-school teachers expressed prolonged concerns for the children's home situations they not only expressed lasting multiple concerns for children's health and development but also reported long-term problems in the contact between staff and parents. There was an obvious association between concern for the home situation and assessed need of special support in pre-school (37% in the prolonged concern group). Reports to the child protection agency were made in a minority of the cases. In conclusion, pre-school teachers' concern for children at risk of maltreatment can be understood from a broad perspective on children's health and development. This study highlights the importance of early assessment of the child's home situation, to ensure that proper support is given. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01