Rational or emotional decisions? Parents’ nonstandard work hours and the justifications for using informal childcare

Peltoperä, Kaisu; Moilanen, Sanna

doi:10.1080/13668803.2024.2398589

Community, Work & Family

2024

DOI: 10.1080/13668803.2024.2398589

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Rational or emotional decisions? Parents’ nonstandard work hours and the justifications for using informal childcare

Kaisu Peltoperä,

Sanna Moilanen

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Constructing Closeness in Educational Collaboration in Extended Hours ECEC

Peltoperä,

Rautamies,

Lang

2024

Early Childhood Educ J

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Although quality early childhood education and care (ECEC) and strong collaborations between families and ECEC educators are important for all children, they may be particularly important for children and families who utilize nighttime or weekend ECEC. This study focuses on ECEC educators’ discourses about closeness versus distance in educational collaborations between parents with nonstandard schedules and professionals who work in extended hours ECEC. The data for this study were collected by interviewing ECEC teachers (n = 12) and nurses (n = 18) working in Finland. Research findings: Using the principles of discourse analysis, we found three tensional discourses: (a) the timing of ECEC and asynchrony; (b) a sense of time versus hurry; and (c) care versus criticism. Practice and policy: The findings revealed that extended hours ECEC provides both challenges and possibilities for creating close educational collaboration with parents. This has important implications for the kinds of structural supports and training educators in extended hours ECEC may need to foster quality collaboration with families.

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Constructing Closeness in Educational Collaboration in Extended Hours ECEC

Peltoperä,

Rautamies,

Lang

2024

Early Childhood Educ J

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Rational or emotional decisions? Parents’ nonstandard work hours and the justifications for using informal childcare

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Constructing Closeness in Educational Collaboration in Extended Hours ECEC

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