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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.


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 | 2016

Professionalism of preschool teachers in Estonia, Finland, Sweden and Hungary

Tiina Peterson; Marika Veisson; Eeva Hujala; Ulla Härkönen; Anette Sandberg; Inge Johansson; Eva Katalin Kovacsne Bakosi

The current study investigated the ratings of Estonian, Finnish, Swedish and Hungarian preschool teachers and principals regarding the professionalism of preschool teachers within a cross-cultural context. According to reports commissioned by the European Commission and OECD, the professionalism of preschool teachers is a key factor in ensuring the quality of early childhood education. The study is based on the contextual approach in the bio-ecological theory and critical ecology theory of early childhood professionalism. The research question was: what are ratings of principals and teachers regarding the professionalism of preschool teachers in interaction and family involvement, the planning of education and the evaluation of childrens development, using teaching strategies and support for professional development, creating a growth environment and the development of values. Structured questionnaires were conducted, the sample consisted of teachers and principals in Estonian (174/118), Finnish (82/84), Swedish (117/96) and Hungarian (111/99) preschools. In the comparison of the results from the four countries, there were similarities between the views of Finnish and Swedish teachers and principals and between Estonian and Hungarian teachers and principals. Differences between the countries were significant and depended on the context of the individual countries. Highest mean ratings were given by Estonian and Hungarian principals and Estonian teachers to creating growth environment. Development of values was evaluated highest by Finnish principals and teachers. Swedish teachers evaluated teaching strategies highly. The statements that got the lowest evaluation rate by all interest groups were family involvement and professional development.


Early Child Development and Care | 2012

Learning and knowledge development in preschool teacher education and practicum

Inge Johansson; Anette Sandberg

In Swedish teacher education, all preschool teacher students have to include a school-based element and to take part in a local educational practice, in a preschool or in another form of educational setting, such as a preschool class or after-school recreation centre. In this study, we have asked a group of supervisors about their perception of the content in learning, knowledge development and supervision and also what is going on in learning and knowledge development situations in practice. The theoretical bases for our analysis are theories of interaction and intersubjectivity. The results show that the content of learning and knowledge development is highly integrated with the situation and practice. A preschool teacher students learning is understood by the supervisors as something that occurs in interaction, where children and preschool teachers are of great importance. The content of learning is related to practical exercise, observation and reflection together with other preschool teachers. Trying new theories and being curious are also associated with learning.


European Early Childhood Education Research Journal | 1997

The interplay between organisation and pedagogic content: Results from a study reflecting the changes within 12 preschools in stockholm during a three-year period

Inge Johansson

SUMMARY The central question in this study is how certain changes in organisational conditions in Swedish preschools affected the pedagogical content of these preschools. These changes meant a widening of the responsibility for the local leader and a budget dependent on the number of children in the preschool, combined with clearer goal-direction. The leaders, staff and parents in 12 preschools in Stockholm were asked by questionnaires and interviews each year, to study variations over time. The content of the daily work was observed with systematic observations. The results showed that the changes in the organisational frame and the resources given, affected the content of the preschool in certain aspects. Official goals increased in importance and were used by the leaders and staff in a similar way. The main function of the preschool was seen as to provide service. The cooperation with the parents became more elaborated during the period. The changes also meant the pedagogical content in the preschools ...


European Early Childhood Education Research Journal | 1995

New Services for Six-Year-Olds in Stockholm. Content and Directions.

Inge Johansson

SUMMARY In Sweden the local authorities have a transition period until 1997 to prepare for a flexible school-start. In Stockholm the City Council decided to found special services for six-year-olds. The main goal of the services is to facilitate transition from preschool to school. The pedagogical content of these services has been studied during a two-year period. A comparison between the new and traditional services showed that the preschool teachers look upon their work as including school-preparing activities in both forms. Circle time, thematic work and reading aloud were stressed in both types of services. The clearest difference is the regular and deeper contact with school in the new services. Results from ratings done by teachers show a clear pattern which indicates that the new services have had a positive influence on the children in several ways. The contacts with peers and the ability to adjust to school are the areas where the children from the new services were found to be more successful t...


Children & Society | 2012

Re-Forming the School : Taking Swedish Lessons

Inge Johansson; Peter Moss


Early Childhood Education Journal | 2017

Children’s Perspective on Learning: An International Study in Denmark, Estonia, Germany and Sweden

Anette Sandberg; Stig Broström; Inge Johansson; Thorleif Frøkjær; Christa Kieferle; Anja Seifert; Angela Roth; Maire Tuul; Aino Ugaste; Meeli Laan


Kritiska händelser för lärande i förskolan | 2012

CIT – en metod för att analysera professionellt arbete

Anette Sandberg; Inge Johansson

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Anette Sandberg

Mälardalen University College

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Tuula Vuorinen

Mälardalen University College

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Ulla Härkönen

University of Eastern Finland

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