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An international project onPreschool teachers’ view on

toddler's learning and participation

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International project - International project - participantsparticipants

Stig BroströmAarhus University, CopenhagenThorleif FrøkjærUniversity College Copenhagen

Inge JohanssonStockholm UniverstyAnette SandbergMälerdalens University

Kay MargettsUniversity of MelbourneBerenice Nyland

RMIT University

Christa Kieferle State Institute of Early Childhood Research, MunichAngela Roth State Institute of Early Childhood Research, MunichAnja Seifert University of Education, Ludwigsburg

Aino UgasteTallinn University

Kalliope VriniotiUniversity of Western Macdonia

An international study of An international study of preschool teachers’ view on preschool teachers’ view on

toddler's learning and toddler's learning and participationparticipation

• The aim of the international study is to investigate how preschool teachers in Sweden, Denmark, Estonia, German, Greece, and Australia reflect and describe toddler’s learning and participation in preschool (crèche).

• The study is a continuation of a previous studies

Previous researchPrevious research• Earlier research done by members of

the group of researchers from Sweden, Denmark, Estonia, German, Greece, and Australia:

• Learning and participation - two interrelated key-concepts in the preschool (Johansson and Sandberg, 2008)

• Danish and Swedish preschool teacher’s view on children’s learning and participation (Broström, Frøkjær, Johansson, and Sandberg, 2012) PAPER

• Preschool teacher’s view on children’s learning (Margetts, Broström, Frøkjær, Johansson, Kieferle, Nyland, Sandberg, Seifert, Roth, Vrinioti, and Ugaste, in preparation).

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Danish and Swedish preschool teachers’ view on toddler's learning and participationReport from Denmark and Sweden

Inge JohanssonAnette SandbergThorleif FrøkjærStig Broström

Activities 1-3 yearsteachers

4-5 yearsteachers

Situations which contributes to children’s social development

86 – 72 * 81-61

Situations which build on children’s own initiatives

54-58 57-63

Free play 48-46 * 43-55Play where children and adults participate together

44-50 40-45

Conflicts in every day life which children try to solve on their own

44-20 * 44-43

Creative activities 34-33 28-30Circle time 29-15 * 24-24Activities to develop reading and writing

19-23 19-37

What is learning? SWhat is learning? Situations in preschool ituations in preschool which first of all can be characterized as which first of all can be characterized as

learninglearningLeft number Denmark, right SwedenLeft number Denmark, right Sweden

Activities 1-3 yearsteachers

4-5 yearsteachers

Playing together with other children

72-75 * 73-72

Seeing what other children do and say

67-60 61-56

Seeing what adult do and say 56-46 * 46-38Take initiatives to activities 48-39 52-63Participating in activities together with adults

43-44 40-46

Participating in different activities in every day life

50-31 47-55

Being challenged by the adults 48-43 47-50Becoming absorbed in something 65-31 67-46Being allowed to be in peace and quiet

34-32 24-27

Adult instruction (show and explain)

31-18 * 25-16

How children learn: MHow children learn: Most important ost important circumstances for children’s learning in circumstances for children’s learning in

preschoolpreschool

Activities 1-3 yearsteachers

4-5 yearsTeachers

The children meet challenges adjusted to their level of development

67-65 66-52

Children experience respect and security from adults

88-85 * 85-85

Preschool teachers interact with children and support them

65-54 * 59-67

Preschool teachers create conditions for children’s well-being

69-75 72-64

Good collaboration with parents 35-25 30-32Children’s own choices without adult intervention

16-24 * 15-28

Children get many experiences 33-32 34-47

MMost important preconditions for ost important preconditions for children’s learningchildren’s learning

Activities 1-3 yearsteachers

4-5 yearsteachers

The preschool teachers allow children to make independent choices

52-64 54-62

To be a part of a group 79-66 * 82-68That the preschool teachers listen to children and understand their way of thinking

37-71 * 37-76

That the preschool teachers encourage children to make their own decisions

52-55 54-64

To have influence on what happens

49-61 49-57

To be involved in current activities 48-34* 43-33To listen 37-30 37-32

PPreschool teacher’s reschool teacher’s understanding of the word understanding of the word

participationparticipation