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2017 | 5 | 2 | 101-115

Article title

Developmental and educational goals of early childhood education and care – perspective of Warsaw caregivers

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Content

Title variants

Cele rozwojowe i wychowawcze w edukacji i opiece wczesnodziecięcej – perspektywa warszawskich opiekunów

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Abstracts

EN
The following inquiry aims at exploring the beliefs of caregivers from the Public Crèche Network in Warsaw, the biggest network of this type in Poland, on the importance of fostering different developmental and educational goals in the youngest children. The participating caregivers (N = 449) completed a structured, Internet-based questionnaire on the significance of supporting the development of social, cognitive, physical, emotional and personal goals of 0–3-year-olds in early childhood settings. Also, information on practitioners’ educational background and work experience was collected to investigate whether their beliefs differed depending on these background characteristics. The results revealed no associations between the caregivers’ beliefs and their formal pre-service training (higher education diploma vs none or vocational training) or their work experience (5 years or less experience of work in early childhood settings vs over 5 years of work in the ECEC sector). The findings of the study are discussed with regard to the Polish legal context and potential practical implications.
PL
Celem badania jest eksploracja poglądów wychowawców z Zespołu Żłobków m.st. Warszawy, największej tego typu sieci w Polsce, na temat ważności wspierania różnych celów rozwojowych i edukacyjnych w pracy z najmłodszymi dziećmi. Wychowawcy (n = 449) wypełnili internetowy, ustrukturyzowany kwestionariusz ankiety na temat wspierania rozwoju społecznych, poznawczych, fizycznych, emocjonalnych i osobistych umiejętności dzieci do 3 lat, podczas ich pobytu w żłobku. Ponadto w badaniu uwzględnione zostały informacje dotyczące wykształcenia praktyków i stażu ich pracy. Wyniki sugerują, że nie ma związku między poglądami wychowawców i ich formalnym przygotowaniem do wykonywania zawodu opiekuna dziecięcego (dyplom uczelni wyższej vs brak wykształcenia lub wykształcenie zawodowe w obszarze wczesnej opieki, wychowania i edukacji) oraz długości stażu pracy (5 lub mniej lat pracy w sektorze vs więcej niż 5 lat pracy w sektorze). Rezultaty badania omówione są w odniesieniu do regulacji prawnych sektora wczesnej opieki, wychowania i edukacji dzieci w Polsce oraz potencjalnych implikacji praktycznych.

Year

Volume

5

Issue

2

Pages

101-115

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Dates

published
2017-12-30

Contributors

  • Faculty of Education, University of Warsaw

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