Obstacles to dialogic encounters between parents and staff in pre-primary school
This study investigated obstacles to encounters with staff as experienced by parents in the context of institutional pre-primary education in Finland. The study contributes to education research by exploring parents’ perceptions and experiences of encounters with staff from the perspectives of Buber...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:e7c4fc2716934ec995c269c63fee3ebb 2023-05-15T17:42:38+02:00 Obstacles to dialogic encounters between parents and staff in pre-primary school Taina Kyrönlampi Marja-Leena Böök Hannele Karikoski 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/e7c4fc2716934ec995c269c63fee3ebb EN FI eng fin Early Childhood Education Association Finland https://journal.fi/jecer/article/view/114141 https://doaj.org/toc/2323-7414 2323-7414 https://doaj.org/article/e7c4fc2716934ec995c269c63fee3ebb Journal of Early Childhood Education Research, Vol 9, Iss 2 (2020) obstacles to cooperation Martin Buber’s dialogic philosophy encounters parents phenomenology Education (General) L7-991 Special aspects of education LC8-6691 article 2020 ftdoajarticles 2022-12-30T20:00:45Z This study investigated obstacles to encounters with staff as experienced by parents in the context of institutional pre-primary education in Finland. The study contributes to education research by exploring parents’ perceptions and experiences of encounters with staff from the perspectives of Buber’s (1923/1987; 1947/2002) dialogic philosophy and Giorgi`s (1994) phenomenological psychology. The parent volunteers (n = 15) who participated in planning the local pre- primary education curriculum based on The National Core curriculum for Pre-primary Education 2014 (Finnish National Board of Education 2016) met three times during the 2015–2016 school year in a city in northern Finland. In the last meeting there were five parents, whose group discussion the results of this study are principally based. The parents expressed a desire for more openness and transparency regarding daily life events and practices in pre-primary schools. They also felt that power relations created barriers to cooperation in the sense that staff did not take account of parents’ perspectives on their children. The findings clarify how encounters between parents and staff crystallize in daily face-to-face discussions and suggest that dialogue between parents and staff requires time, a calm situation, a family-friendly approach, and the willingness of parents and staff to work together. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Finland Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Giorgi ENVELOPE(-45.133,-45.133,-60.767,-60.767) |
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This study investigated obstacles to encounters with staff as experienced by parents in the context of institutional pre-primary education in Finland. The study contributes to education research by exploring parents’ perceptions and experiences of encounters with staff from the perspectives of Buber’s (1923/1987; 1947/2002) dialogic philosophy and Giorgi`s (1994) phenomenological psychology. The parent volunteers (n = 15) who participated in planning the local pre- primary education curriculum based on The National Core curriculum for Pre-primary Education 2014 (Finnish National Board of Education 2016) met three times during the 2015–2016 school year in a city in northern Finland. In the last meeting there were five parents, whose group discussion the results of this study are principally based. The parents expressed a desire for more openness and transparency regarding daily life events and practices in pre-primary schools. They also felt that power relations created barriers to cooperation in the sense that staff did not take account of parents’ perspectives on their children. The findings clarify how encounters between parents and staff crystallize in daily face-to-face discussions and suggest that dialogue between parents and staff requires time, a calm situation, a family-friendly approach, and the willingness of parents and staff to work together. |
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Taina Kyrönlampi Marja-Leena Böök Hannele Karikoski |
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Taina Kyrönlampi Marja-Leena Böök Hannele Karikoski |
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Obstacles to dialogic encounters between parents and staff in pre-primary school |
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Obstacles to dialogic encounters between parents and staff in pre-primary school |
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Obstacles to dialogic encounters between parents and staff in pre-primary school |
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Early Childhood Education Association Finland |
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