Orden og arbejdsdelinger i daginstitutionen

Abstract

The article presents a research project that deals with aspects of division of labour among assistants and the professionalized group of social care workers in Danish kindergartens. Theories of P. Bourdieu, M. Douglas and E. Goffman have supported a main hypothesis questioning some possible division of labour and relations of domination in the interchange between the two staff member groups. The empirical part of the research work are primarily gathered around observational studies of four educational assistants in three day care centres situated in three different social locations. The conclusions point out, that the daily social exchanges do not exhibit any evident division of labour among the assistants and the professionalized group of social care workers. The assistant can't on this basis be regarded as the social care workers' assistant. On the contrary, two of the assistants are positioned in some central organising and managing positions within their specific unit.

Professional role and identity of Icelandic preschool teachers: effects of stakeholders’ views

“…They actually felt that the experienced ones were 'as precious as the preschool teachers' on the job. The unqualified or assistant teachers also felt that their position and the position of preschool teachers, as the lowest groups in the hierarchy, was almost equal (see Olsen 2011) and there seemed to be similar reactions from other stakeholders. For example, the professionals at the preschool office tended to talk about the preschool teachers (those who were not group or class leaders) and the assistant teachers lowest in the hierarchy as one joint group, which does not encourage the perception of preschool teachers as leading and visible professionals in the preschools (Langford 2010) or in the field.…”

“…Further, Steinnes (2007) argues that if the preschool teachers themselves are not aware of, or do not value, their own competences, they can have difficulties telling others about them. Thus, they can have difficulties in differentiating themselves from the laypersons working by their side (see also Nørregård-Nielsen 2006;Kuisma and Sandberg 2008;Olsen 2011).…”

Common sense or professional qualifications? Division of labour in kindergartens

“…Several researchers claim that the kindergarten teachers adapt to a non-academic culture, avoiding conflicts of interests between different groups (Børhaug et al 2011;Hard andJóhnsdóttir 2013, 2011;Nørregård-Nielsen 2006;Olsen 2011). Parts of the empirical material could support this notion.…”

Tilbakemelding for læring på femårsklubb i barnehagen

“…I den følgjande teksten blir det ikkje skilt mellom yrkesgruppene. Dette er eit mykje brukt metodologisk val i barnehageforsking (Olsen, 2007;Håberg, 2015).…”

“…Dette kan tilsvare ei form for disiplinering av femåringar med vekt på å laere typiske trekk ved skulekonteksten. Tidlegare forsking peikar på tilsvarande funn og spør om formålet med skuleførebuande tiltak i barnehagen primaert handlar om disiplinering og i mindre grad om fagleg laering (Olsen, 2007;Haug, 2013). Funn frå studien om typar og nivå på tilbakemeldingar kan støtte eit slikt syn.…”