Førskolelærere om barns oppholdstid i barnehagen

Abstract: Norway is facing full day care coverage and most children have full time places. The local authorities<br />responsible for the day care sector are framed by New Public Management principles of governing urging for<br />more efficient and user oriented day care...

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Main Author: Birgitte Johansen
Format: Article
Language:Danish
Published: Høgskolen i Oslo og Akershus 2010-02-01
Series:Nordisk Barnehageforskning
Online Access:http://grundtvig.hio.no/index.php/nordiskbarnehageforskning/article/view/73
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spelling doaj-172b2cfccc084bd2bf20ca8cef72cbf42020-11-24T21:24:25ZdanHøgskolen i Oslo og AkershusNordisk Barnehageforskning1890-91672010-02-0123Førskolelærere om barns oppholdstid i barnehagenBirgitte JohansenAbstract: Norway is facing full day care coverage and most children have full time places. The local authorities<br />responsible for the day care sector are framed by New Public Management principles of governing urging for<br />more efficient and user oriented day care services. Full time day care is vital for adult worker families. Yet, historically<br />there is evidence for scepticism towards full time day care in Norway, also among preschool teachers. There<br />is little knowledge about present perceptions amongst preschool teachers of the best time for children to spend in<br />day care. This is relevant to explore given the importance of expertise and knowledge in the government of parents<br />and parental choices. The article analyses textual data from a survey and interview data and explores Norwegian<br />preschool teachers’ understanding of the best period of time for children to spend in day care. The analyse<br />is framed by day care organisation discourses and Norwegian discourses of family, childhood and parenting. It<br />discusses the apparent ambivalence on the issue among the preschool teachers linked to their position as professionals<br />in relation to parents.<br />Keywords: Preschool teachers, children’s time in day care, new public management, working parents http://grundtvig.hio.no/index.php/nordiskbarnehageforskning/article/view/73
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Førskolelærere om barns oppholdstid i barnehagen
Nordisk Barnehageforskning
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title Førskolelærere om barns oppholdstid i barnehagen
title_short Førskolelærere om barns oppholdstid i barnehagen
title_full Førskolelærere om barns oppholdstid i barnehagen
title_fullStr Førskolelærere om barns oppholdstid i barnehagen
title_full_unstemmed Førskolelærere om barns oppholdstid i barnehagen
title_sort førskolelærere om barns oppholdstid i barnehagen
publisher Høgskolen i Oslo og Akershus
series Nordisk Barnehageforskning
issn 1890-9167
publishDate 2010-02-01
description Abstract: Norway is facing full day care coverage and most children have full time places. The local authorities<br />responsible for the day care sector are framed by New Public Management principles of governing urging for<br />more efficient and user oriented day care services. Full time day care is vital for adult worker families. Yet, historically<br />there is evidence for scepticism towards full time day care in Norway, also among preschool teachers. There<br />is little knowledge about present perceptions amongst preschool teachers of the best time for children to spend in<br />day care. This is relevant to explore given the importance of expertise and knowledge in the government of parents<br />and parental choices. The article analyses textual data from a survey and interview data and explores Norwegian<br />preschool teachers’ understanding of the best period of time for children to spend in day care. The analyse<br />is framed by day care organisation discourses and Norwegian discourses of family, childhood and parenting. It<br />discusses the apparent ambivalence on the issue among the preschool teachers linked to their position as professionals<br />in relation to parents.<br />Keywords: Preschool teachers, children’s time in day care, new public management, working parents
url http://grundtvig.hio.no/index.php/nordiskbarnehageforskning/article/view/73
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