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Early Child Development and Care | 2006

The significance of play and the environment around play

Maria Vickerius; Anette Sandberg

The purpose of this study is to increase the knowledge and understanding of play and its significance, to illuminate play and its significance to the individual and the social interplay, and also to compare the environment around play today with adult memories of environments in childhood. The purpose of the study is also that the result and the content can lead to deeper knowledge about play and its significance for the individual and social interplay. Personnel, parents and children from the age of three to five years were interviewed, drew a scene of a play and gave a description of play. The significance of play for the social interplay that this study shows is that it is fun, children and adults appreciate and learn from each other, and it is a way to be together and get insight into how the other thinks in play.


Early Child Development and Care | 2010

Children’s participation in preschool – on the conditions of the adults? Preschool staff’s concepts of children’s participation in preschool everyday life

Anette Sandberg; Anette Eriksson

The purpose of this study was to investigate, analyse and describe preschool staff’s concepts of children’s participation in everyday preschool life, as well as preschool staff’s experiences and concepts of what characterises the children who participate. Furthermore, it addresses the conditions that preschool staff consider as crucial in promoting children’s participation in preschool. This study has a mixed methods design in which the definitions of participation given by preschool staff were initially analysed using a qualitative content analysis approach. The definitions provided by the preschool teams were then matched to interviews with staff from 20 preschools. Results from the questionnaire show that self‐determination and management of everyday life are strong indicators for high participation according to the staff. The interview results show that preschool staff share the understanding that giving children a sense of coherence and comprehension of their surrounding world consequently supports children’s management of and participation in everyday life in preschool.


European Early Childhood Education Research Journal | 2014

Preschool teachers' view on learning in preschool in Sweden and Denmark

Stig Broström; Inge Johansson; Anette Sandberg; Thorleif Frøkjær

ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to examine how preschool teachers in Sweden and Denmark perceive childrens learning in preschool. The study aimed to answer the following questions: What is ‘learning’? How do children learn? What are the best conditions for childrens learning? What is the role of participation in childrens learning? The results show that from the teachers perspectives, childrens learning is connected to childrens social interaction and development in which the childrens initiatives are crucial. Learning, to a great extent, results from childrens active involvement. There are many similarities between how Danish and Swedish preschool teachers think of learning and participation. This supports earlier assumption about the coherence of Nordic preschool beliefs which unites education and care.


European Early Childhood Education Research Journal | 2007

Practitioner-Oriented Research as a Tool for Professional Development.

Inge Johansson; Anette Sandberg; Tuula Vuorinen

The aim of this study was to analyse how a model for practitioner‐oriented research can be used as a tool for professional development in the preschool. The focus of interest is the type of knowledge that is formed when researchers and preschool staff cooperate on local projects, and what this new knowledge means for the images of professional competence among staff and their regard tothe research concept. The intention was to gain useful knowledge from experiences critically reflected in a team, related to theory and tested in local practice. The participants consisted of fifteen working‐teams from preschools in two Swedish cities, together with three university‐based researchers. After an introduction from the researchers, each team chose a theme. This was grounded in their local practice and was done over a period of eight months. During this period, the staff regularly met with each other in mixed groups and had supervision from the researchers. The results from the projects were documented and presented for all participants. The researchers further analysed these documents. Before and after the project, participants were asked to complete a questionnaire and were interviewed once. The results showed that the staff generally had a positive picture of the relevance of research‐based knowledge for their developmental work, and increased their ability to use the group for constructive critical reflection on their professional work in preschool. The results are also discussed in relation to theories of group learning and situated learning. Cette étude vise à analyser comment un modèle de recherche pratique peut être employé comme outil pour le développement professionnel dans le l’éducation préscolaire. Le but de la recherche était d’identifier le type de connaissance qui est formé quand des chercheurs et le personnel préscolaires coopèrent dans des projets locaux. Que signifie ce nouveau type de connaissance pour les images de la compétence professionnelle entretenues au sein du personnel et pour leur appréciation de la recherche pratique. L’intention était de construire un savoir utile à partir des expériences examinées par l’équipe, liées à la théorie et testées dans la pratique locale. Les participants se sont composés de quinze équipes, tirées des centres préscolaires dans deux villes suédoises, ainsi que trois chercheurs universitaires. Après une introduction par les chercheurs, chaque équipe choisissait un thème, enracinée dans le pratique locale. Ce thème fut examiné par l’équipe pendant une période de huit mois. Pendant cette période, le personnel s’est rencontré régulièrement, les uns avec les autres, dans des groupes mixtes, surveillés par les chercheurs. Les résultats ont été documentés et présentés devant tous les participants. En plus, les chercheurs ont analysé les documents et discussions. Avant et après le projet, le personnel a été invités à remplir un questionnaire et à participer dans un interview personnel. Les résultats montrent que les participants ont généralement eu une image positive de la pertinence de la recherche pour leur travail et pour leur développement professionnel. Ils ont estimé que ce travail a augmenté leur capacité d’utiliser le groupe pour une réflexion critique et constructive sur leur travail professionnel dans le cadre préscolaire. Les résultats sont également discutés par rapport aux théories d’apprentissage en groupe et d’apprentissage situé. Ziel der Studie war die Analyse, wie ein Modell Praktikerorientierter Forschung als Mittel für die professionelle Entwicklung in der Vorschule genutzt werden kann. Fokussiert wurde die Art von Wissen, die sich aufgrund einer Kooperation von Forschern und Vorschulfachkräften bei lokalen Projekten bildet, und was dieses neue Wissen für das Bild von professioneller Kompetenz bei den Fachkräften und für ihre Einschätzung des Forschungskonzepts bedeutet. Es sollte nützliches Wissen gewonnen werden aus Erfahrungen, die in den Teams kritisch reflektiert worden, auf Theorie bezogen und in der Praxis erprobt worden waren. Die TeilnehmerInnen bestanden aus 15 Arbeitsteams aus Vorschulen in zwei schwedischen Städten zusammen mit drei universitären Forschungsteams. Nach einer Einführung seitens der Forscher wählte jedes Team ein Thema. Die Bearbeitung gründete in der Praxis vor Ort und und erstreckte sich über einen Zeitraum von 8 Monaten. Während dieser Zeit trafen sich die Teams regelmäßig untereinander und erhielten von den Forschern Supervision. Die Ergebnisse der Projekte wurden dokumentiert und für alle TeilnehmerInnen präsentiert. Die Forscher analysierten die Dokumentationen weiter. Die TeilnehmerInnen wurden einmal interviewt und füllten vor und nach dem Projekt Fragebögen aus.Die Ergebnisse zeigten, dass die Teams allgemein ein positives Bild von der Relevanz des auf Forschung basierenden gewonnenen Wissens für die Entwicklung ihrer Arbeit hatten, und dass ihre Fähigkeit zunahm, die Gruppe für eine konstruktive kritische Reflektion ihrer professionellen Arbeit in den Vorschulen zu nutzen. Die Ergebnisse werden auch in Bezug auf Theorien des Gruppenlernens und situativen Lernens diskutiert. El objetivo de este estudia era analizar como un modelo para investigación orientada hacia la práctica puede ser usado como una herramienta para el desarrollo profesional en la pre‐escuela. El foco de interés es el tipo de conocimiento que es formado cuando investigadores y maestros preescolares colaboran en proyectos locales, y cual es el significado de este nuevo conocimiento para las imágenes de competencia profesional entre el personal. La intención es obtener conocimiento útil a partir de experiencias reflexionadas críticamente en un equipo, relacionadas con la teoría y probadas en la práctica local. Los participantes provenían de quince equipos de trabajo de pre‐escuelas de dos ciudades suecas, junto a tres investigadores universitarios. Luego de una introducción a cargo de los investigadores, cada equipo eligió un tema, basado en la práctica local y llevado a cabo durante ocho meses. Durante este periodo los equipos se reunieron periódicamente en grupos mixtos y bajo la supervisión de los investigadores. Los resultados del proyecto fueron documentados y presentados a todos los participantes. Antes y después del proyecto los participantes respondieron un cuestionario y fueron entrevistados. Los resultados muestran que el personal en general tenía una imagen positiva acerca de la relevancia para el desarrollo profesional del conocimiento basado en investigación, y mejoró la habilidad para usar el grupo para una reflexión critica y constructiva sobre el trabajo profesional en la pre‐escuela. Los resultados son también discutidos en relación a teorías de aprendizaje en grupo y aprendizaje situado.


Early Child Development and Care | 2003

Play Memories and Place Identity

Anette Sandberg

The aim of the present study is to examine, describe and increase the knowledge of the importance of physical environments under different phases of life and also to note place identity in conjunction with how childhoods play and their own play today shapes them as adults. The overall method is retrospective and has a descriptive design. Four hundred and seventy-eight students between the ages of twenty and sixty-two years at a Swedish University were asked about their play memories from childhood to adulthood. The data collection consists of drawn memories of play. The results show that ages seven to twelve years have had a special importance in play memories from places.


European Early Childhood Education Research Journal | 2010

Learning and participation: two interrelated key‐concepts in the preschool

Inge Johansson; Anette Sandberg

ABSTRACT At the European Early Childhood Education Research Association (EECERA) conference in Prague in autumn 2007, an international network of teacher trainers and researchers was formed to discuss and investigate what learning and participation meant for preschool teacher students and staff who work with young children. In Sweden, the first of these exploratory studies was conducted at Mälardalen University and Stockholm University, and 56 preschool teachers and 56 preschool teacher students participated. The study was carried out with the critical‐incident method. The participants were asked in a critical‐incident questionnaire about how they understood the concepts of and relationship between learning and participation. Questions also were constructed so that the participants had the opportunity to link the concepts of learning and participation in a real situation in preschool. The results show that preschool teachers and preschool teacher students define the meaning of learning and participation in a similar way. It also showed that learning and participation are clearly related to each other. RÉSUMÉ: Lors du Congrès de l’EECERA à Prague, à l’automne 2007, un groupe de travail international, de formateurs d’enseignants et de chercheurs s’était constitué pour discuter et étudier ce que l’apprentissage et la participation signifiaient pour les futurs enseignants du préscolaire et les équipes qui travaillent avec de jeunes enfants. En Suède, la première de ces études exploratoires a été conduite par l’Université Mälardalen et par l’Université de Stockholm, et 56 enseignants du préscolaire ainsi que 56 enseignants en formation y ont participé. L’étude a été conduite avec la méthode de l’incident critique. Les participants ont été interrogés avec un questionnaire sur la façon dont ils comprennent les concepts et les liens entre apprentissage et participation. Des questions ont également été conçues de telle sorte que les participants aient l’opportunité de lier les concepts d’apprentissage et de participation dans une situation réelle préscolaire. Les résultats montrent que les enseignants et les étudiants définissent de façon similaire les significations de l’apprentissage et de la participation. Ils montrent aussi qu’apprentissage et participation sont clairement reliés entre eux. ZUSAMMENFASSUNG: Auf der EECERA‐Konferenz in Prag im Herbst 2007 bildete sich ein internationales Netzwerk aus Lehrerausbildung und Forschung um zu diskutieren und zu untersuchen, was Lernen und Teilhabe für frühpädagogische Fachkräfte und Studierende bedeutet, die mit jungen Kindern arbeiten. In Schweden wurde die erste dieser explorativen Studien an der Mälardalen Universität und der Universität von Stockholm durchgeführt, an der 56 Pädagogen und 56 Studierende teilnahmen. Die Studie wurde mit der Methode der wesentlichen Ereignisse durchgeführt. In einem Fragebogen zu wesentlichen Ereignissen wurden die Teilnehmenden gefragt, wie sie die Konzepte von Lernen und von Teilhabe und die Beziehungen zwischen diesen verstanden. Die Fragen waren so konstruiert, dass die Befragten die Konzepte von Lernen und Teilhabe mit realen Situationen in der vorschulischen Einrichtung verknüpfen konnten. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass die frühpädagogischen Fachkräfte und Studierenden die Bedeutung von Lernen und Teilhabe in ähnlicher Weise definieren. Es wurde auch gezeigt, dass Lernen und Teilhabe klar aufeinander bezogen sind. RESUMEN: En Conferencia de la Asociación Europea de Educación Preescolar (EECERA) realizada en Praga el año 2007, se formó un red internacional de investigadores y profesores con el fin de investigar y discutir acerca de lo que el aprendizaje y la participación significan para los estudiantes de pedagogía preescolar y para el personal que trabaja con niños pequeños. En Suecia el primero de esos estudios explorativos fué realizado en las universidades de Mälardalen y de Estocolmo, y en el cúal participaron 56 profesores preescolares y 56 estudiantes de pedagogía preescolar. El estudio fué realizado con el método de incidentes críticos. Los participantes llenaron un cuestionario con incidentes críticos acerca de cómo entienden los conceptos de aprendizaje y de participación, y acerca de la relación entre ellos. Las preguntas fueron construídas de tal forma que los participantes tuvieron la oportunidad de conectar los conceptos de aprendizaje y participación a situaciones reales en la preescuela. Los resultados muestran que los profesores preescolares y los estudiantes de pedagogía preescolar respondieron de forma similar. También se muestra que el aprendizaje y la participación estan claramente conectados unos a otros.


European Early Childhood Education Research Journal | 2008

Preschool teachers’ and student preschool teachers’ thoughts about professionalism in Sweden

Marja Kuisma; Anette Sandberg

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. RÉSUMÉ: Cet article examine les différentes manières dont les enseignants du préscolaire en activité et en formation dans deux universités suédoises interprètent le concept de professionnalisme. Les données présentées proviennent d’une étude conduite dans deux zones urbaines différentes de Suède, autour des questions suivantes : (1) Qu’implique le concept de professionnalisme pour des enseignants du préscolaire en activité et en formation ? (2) Quel est le rôle de l’enseignant professionnel à la pré‐école/ à l’école /au centre de loisirs ? (3) Comment se développe le professionnalisme ? (4) Que signifie le professionnalisme des enseignants du préscolaire par rapport au professionnalisme d’autres groupes professionnels proches, tels que le personnel de service ou les animateurs ? Les données de l’étude sont interprétées à partir d’un cadre théorique problématisant le concept de « professionnalisme » dans le contexte sociétal des pré‐écoles suédoises. ZUSAMMENFASSUNG: Dieser Artikel diskutiert die unterschiedlichen Weisen, in denen Studierende zweier schwedischer Universitäten und erfahrene Praktiker Konzepte von Professionalität interpretieren. Die Daten für den Beitrag stammen aus einer Studie, die in zwei unterschiedlichen städtischen Gebieten Schwedens durchgeführt wurde und folgenden vier Fragen nachging: (1) Was impliziert das Konzept ‘Professionalität’ für Vorschul‐Lehrer und Studierende? (2) Was tut ein professioneller Vorschul‐Lehrer in der Vorschule/Schule/außerschulischem Freizeitzentrum? (3) Wie wird Professionalität entwickelt? (4) Was bedeutet die Professionalität der Vorschul‐Lehrer im Vergleich zu der nahe verwandter Berufsgruppen wie Freizeitpädagogen oder anderer Betreuungskräfte? Interpretiert werden die Daten vor einem theoretischen Hintergrund, der das Konzept ‘Professionalität’ im gesellschaftlichen Kontext der Schwedischen Vorschule problematisiert. RESUMEN: Este artículo discute la forma en que estudiantes y profesores pre‐escolares en dos universidades suecas interpretan el concepto de profesionalismo. Los datos se basan en un estudio conducido en dos áreas urbanas suecas, y que explora las siguientes preguntas: 1) Que implica el concepto de profesionalismo para profesores y estudiantes pre‐escolares? 2) Que hace un profesor profesional en la pre‐escuela/escuela/centro recreativo? 3) Como se desarrolla el profesionalismo? 4) Que significa el profesionalismo del profesor pre‐escolar en comparación con el profesionalismo de otras profesiones cercanas, tales como cuidadores de niños y pedagogos recreativos? Los datos son interpretados a partir de una base teórica que problematiza el concepto de ‘profesionalismo’ dentro del contexto social sueco.


Early Years | 2014

Preschool – an arena for children’s learning of social and cognitive knowledge

Pia Williams; Sonja Sheridan; Anette Sandberg

The aim is to investigate Swedish preschool teachers’ accounts of children’s learning in relation to the goals in the Swedish preschool curriculum. The research question is: “What do preschool teachers see as fundamental aspects of learning in preschool practice?” The study is based on interactionist perspectives founded in Urie Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems theory in which individuals and environment influence each other in a dynamic, reciprocal interaction. The data consist of interviews. The results show two themes that describe what teachers express as fundamental learning aspects in preschool practice: children’s learning of social knowledge and children’s learning of social and cognitive knowledge as integrated. The results show that some preschool teachers view social knowledge as fundamental to children’s learning. Others have a broader learning-oriented approach, which is grounded in the Swedish preschool curriculum and in modern theories of learning. This is an integrated learning approach, which is assumed to promote children’s learning and development in a long-term perspective.


Journal of Biomedical Informatics | 2016

The child’s perspective as a guiding principle: Young children as co-designers of an interactive application to facilitate participation in healthcare situations

Anna Stålberg; Anette Sandberg; Maja Söderbäck; Thomas Larsson

During the last decade, interactive technology has entered mainstream society. Its many users also include children, even the youngest ones, who use the technology in different situations for both fun and learning. When designing technology for children, it is crucial to involve children in the process in order to arrive at an age-appropriate end product. In this study we describe the specific iterative process by which an interactive application was developed. This application is intended to facilitate young childrens, three-to five years old, participation in healthcare situations. We also describe the specific contributions of the children, who tested the prototypes in a preschool, a primary health care clinic and an outpatient unit at a hospital, during the development process. The iterative phases enabled the children to be involved at different stages of the process and to evaluate modifications and improvements made after each prior iteration. The children contributed their own perspectives (the childs perspective) on the usability, content and graphic design of the application, substantially improving the software and resulting in an age-appropriate product.


Journal of Biomedical Informatics | 2016

The child's perspective as a guiding principle

Anna Stålberg; Anette Sandberg; Maja Söderbäck; Thomas Larsson

During the last decade, interactive technology has entered mainstream society. Its many users also include children, even the youngest ones, who use the technology in different situations for both fun and learning. When designing technology for children, it is crucial to involve children in the process in order to arrive at an age-appropriate end product. In this study we describe the specific iterative process by which an interactive application was developed. This application is intended to facilitate young childrens, three-to five years old, participation in healthcare situations. We also describe the specific contributions of the children, who tested the prototypes in a preschool, a primary health care clinic and an outpatient unit at a hospital, during the development process. The iterative phases enabled the children to be involved at different stages of the process and to evaluate modifications and improvements made after each prior iteration. The children contributed their own perspectives (the childs perspective) on the usability, content and graphic design of the application, substantially improving the software and resulting in an age-appropriate product.

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Tuula Vuorinen

Mälardalen University College

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Anne Lillvist

Mälardalen University College

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Martina Norling

Mälardalen University College

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Sonja Sheridan

University of Gothenburg

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Pia Williams

University of Gothenburg

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Eva Ärlemalm-Hagsér

Mälardalen University College

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Maja Söderbäck

Mälardalen University College

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Anna Stålberg

Mälardalen University College

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