Preschool Teachers' and Student Preschool Teachers' Thoughts about Professionalism in Sweden

Autor/inn/en	Kuisma, Marja; Sandberg, Anette
Titel	Preschool Teachers' and Student Preschool Teachers' Thoughts about Professionalism in Sweden
Quelle	In: European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 16 (2008) 2, S.186-195 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1350-293X
Schlagwörter	Urban Areas; Foreign Countries; Preschool Teachers; Professional Development; Responsibility; Student Teacher Attitudes; Student Teachers; After School Programs; Recreational Facilities; Student Surveys; Questionnaires; Sweden + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Urban area; Stadtregion; Ausland; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Verantwortungsübernahme; Zuständigkeit; Lehramtsstudent; Lehramtsstudentin; Referendar; Referendarin; After school education; After-school programs; Program; Programs; Programme; Außerschulische Jugendbildung; Programm; Freizeiteinrichtung; Schülerbefragung; Fragebogen; Schweden
Abstract	This article discusses the different ways in which students and preschool teachers at two Swedish universities interpret the concept of professionalism. Data for this article are drawn from a study conducted in two different urban areas of Sweden which explored the following four questions: (1) What does the concept of professionalism imply for preschool teachers and students? (2) What does a professional teacher do in a pre-school/school/after-school recreation centre? (3) How is professionalism developed? (4) What does preschool teachers' professionalism mean in comparison with professionalism in other closely related professions such as day-care attendants or recreational pedagogues? The survey was conducted using a questionnaire that students completed during a lesson at the university and by their supervisors at preschools. Data from the study are interpreted against a theoretical background that problematises the concept of "professionalism" within the societal context of preschools in Sweden. (Contains 1 note.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10