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Creating a culture of participation: Early childhood education and care educators in the face of change
Author(s) -
Weckström Elina,
Karlsson Liisa,
Pöllänen Sinikka,
Lastikka AnnaLeena
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
children and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1099-0860
pISSN - 0951-0605
DOI - 10.1111/chso.12414
Subject(s) - citizen journalism , thematic analysis , narrative , promotion (chess) , sociology , pedagogy , early childhood education , participatory action research , early childhood , face (sociological concept) , public relations , medical education , psychology , qualitative research , political science , social science , medicine , developmental psychology , linguistics , philosophy , politics , anthropology , law
This study reports on critical participatory research in an early childhood education and care centre in Finland. The objective was to study which elements are critical in the development and construction of a culture of participation. The data comprise conversations, team meetings and educators' diaries. Data were analysed using thematic analysis. The results indicated that a culture of participation requires four elements: (a) a shared understanding of the image of the child, (b) a shared understanding of professional development, (c) leadership and (d) a shared we‐narrative that enables the comprehensive understanding, promotion and maintenance of a culture of participation.