The purpose of this thesis is to explore whether male Kindergarten teachers perceive additional expectations from their surroundings (such as co-workers and parents). Furthermore, we aim to understand and explain how these expectations are related to gender norms and hierarchies in society, that is social constructions concerning what men and women should do and be like. In addition, the thesis aspire to understand and explain how these constructions relate to more specific social constructions about sexual molestations in Kindergarten contexts and explore how these discourses influence male Kindergarten teachers in their work including which strategies they use in order to cope with them.How do male Kindergarten teachers perceive additional expectations from their surroundings?How do male Kindergarten teachers perceive the effects and consequences of the social constructions about sexual molestations in Kindergarten contexts? Do they use coping strategies in order to attend to the expectations projected on them, and if so, what kind of strategies? The thesis is based on a phenomenological approach and conducted through interviews with six male Kindergarten teachers. The interviews were directed with an interview guide in hand while allowing for spontaneous input from the interviewee.

The purpose of this thesis is to explore whether male Kindergarten teachers perceive additional expectations from their surroundings (such as co-workers and parents). Furthermore, we aim to understand and explain how these expectations are related to gender norms and hierarchies in society, that is social constructions concerning what men and women should do and be like. In addition, the thesis aspire to understand and explain how these constructions relate to more specific social constructions about sexual molestations in Kindergarten contexts and explore how these discourses influence male Kindergarten teachers in their work including which strategies they use in order to cope with them.How do male Kindergarten teachers perceive additional expectations from their surroundings?How do male Kindergarten teachers perceive the effects and consequences of the social constructions about sexual molestations in Kindergarten contexts? Do they use coping strategies in order to attend to the expectations projected on them, and if so, what kind of strategies? The thesis is based on a phenomenological approach and conducted through interviews with six male Kindergarten teachers. The interviews were directed with an interview guide in hand while allowing for spontaneous input from the interviewee.

HÖGSKOLAN FÖR LÄRANDE OCHKOMMUNIKATION (HLK)Högskolan i JönköpingExamensarbete 10 poänginom Allmänna UtbildningsområdetLärarutbildningenHöstterminen 2004AbstractEmma Broberg, Karin Järnberg & Jennie HelgeChildrens creative activityA study about what preschool teachers think about children?s creative activity as a pedagogictool.Number of pages: 36The purpose with our study is to examine what preschool teachers, working in preschools andin Kindergartens, think about creative activity. To answer this we have chosen a qualitativemethod and have done interviews with twelve preschool teachers, six in preschool and six inKindergarten.We base our study on the following question:How do preschool teachers in preschool and Kindergarten describe their work with children?screative activity?The result of the study didn?t show any difference between Kindergarten and preschool. Theyboth consider that creative activity is important for children?s learning and development.

This essay examines the role religion plays in Kindergarten. Today, the Swedish Kindergarten provides child care for a secular and multicultural society where religion is considered a private matter that should not influence government nor the policy documents of Kindergarten and elementary school. According to a study by Jenny Berglund, there is a so-called Protestant bias present in the Swedish elementary school. Protestant bias is shaped by a ?marinade? of liberal Protestant Christianity and has an indirect influence on how other religions are described, how religion is defined and how concepts such as religion, tradition or culture are viwed.The study was also based on Ninian Smart?s dimensions of religion, whichcorrelates to Berglund?s theory on Protestant bias.

The purpose with this thesis is to study how two chosen Kindergartens work with language stimulation. The two Kindergartens are working under different conditions in respect of the Swedish language. The children in the one Kindergarten are bilingual whilst the children in the other are monolingual. The study is aiming to see whether these different conditions have any implication for the pedagogues? way of working.In order to achieve the result, the method of interviews has been used.

The purpose of this study was to gain knowledge of what preschool teachers think that mathematics in Kindergarten is, and if the revised curriculum which came in July 2010 changed their approach. The survey consists of interviews of five preschool teacher and an aspiring preschool teacher. They have shared their experiences and knowledge about what they regard as mathematics in Kindergarten. I asked how they interpret the new curriculum for math and if it has made them work in a different way or if they do as the used to. The results that came up where that they felt that their views on mathematics have changed.

This essay examines the role religion plays in Kindergarten. Today, the Swedish Kindergarten provides child care for a secular and multicultural society where religion is considered a private matter that should not influence government nor the policy documents of Kindergarten and elementary school. According to a study by Jenny Berglund, there is a so-called Protestant bias present in the Swedish elementary school. Protestant bias is shaped by a ?marinade? of liberal Protestant Christianity and has an indirect influence on how other religions are described, how religion is defined and how concepts such as religion, tradition or culture are viwed.The study was also based on Ninian Smart?s dimensions of religion, whichcorrelates to Berglund?s theory on Protestant bias.

The main purpose of the study was to collect norm data forCommunication Attitude Test for Preschool and Kindergarten Children WhoStutter (KiddyCAT) for Swedish children. Sub purposes of the study were toexamine if the results on KiddyCAT vary depending on age and gender andexamine the reliability and validity for the Swedish version of KiddyCAT. Inthe study 119 children without known stuttering, 3:1?6:11 years, fromdifferent preschools in Gothenburg city participated. Neither significantcorrelation between results on KiddyCAT and age nor a significantdifference between the genders was found.

Syfte: Syftet med studien har varit lyfta fram den ?glömda? folkKindergarten i Hjorthagen ? den första i Stockholm. Uppsatsen tar särskilt upp initiativtagarna, vilkas roll i det sammanhanget inte tidigare uppmärksammats. Med utgångspunkt från folkKindergarten i Hjorthagen diskuteras därefter två betydelsefulla förutsättningar för Kindergartens spridning ? ekonomi och ledarinneutbildning - den senare med särskild inriktning på de skolbarnträdgårdar som inrättades vid flera högre skolor i Stockholm.Teori: New Historicism.Metod: Bearbetning av gjorda arkivstudier parallellt med litteraturstudier har utgjort grunden för analys och presentation av arbetet.Resultat: Bakgrunden till och förutsättningarna för tillkomsten av Stockholms första folkKindergarten redovisas.

This graduate work is about didactic issues related to the preschool environment. The study aims to contribute to a deeper understanding of how the preschool teachers can plan and design the indoor environment to promote children's development and learning. We will also examine how the work of the preschool indoor environment relates to the Kindergarten curriculum. This will be examined through qualitative interviews with teachers at a preschool in Botkyrka municipality. The thesis is based on an inductive study method so the theoretical approach has been chosen by the informants' responses.

The purpose of my study is to examine how four teachers in a pre school believe they relates to and reasons about bilingualism. To be able to realize thisstudy, i proposed three issue following:How do the teachers in Kindergarten relate to bilingualism?How do teachers in preschool reason around the work of bilingual children?What do teachers think about the educational environment in relation to language development?.

It's an everyday experience shared by many that nature can be of help in relieving pain, reducing stress, support mental recovery etc. In the last three decades or so this experience has also found support in a large number of scientific investigations. Among other things the experience of nature has been shown to reduce stress and pain in patients and to boost concentration and reduce impulsive behavior in children. Most of this research however has mainly been concerned with the visual modality. In this thesis the aim has been to focus on the auditory modality in this context by trying to reveal some effects on people from the exposure of nature sounds played indoors in three different environments: a grammar school class room, a Kindergarten play room and a post-surgery wake up room at an intensive care unit.

The purpose of the study was to determine the attitudes of the teachers of Reggio Emilia inspired preschools concerning the science work with children between the ages of one and three, as well as their opinions on how the physical preschool environment and the choice of materials influence their scientific work. The study was conducted in three departments of two different Kindergartens. Although both Kindergartens called themselves Reggio Emilia inspired, their working methods and their environments differed largely. None of them were originally built as Reggio Emilia inspired preschools. One of the Kindergartens strived to design their indoor environment the same way as the preschools of Reggio Emilia are constructed, there for they were setting up different stations where the children themselves have the opportunity to explore various scientific areas.

The purpose of my study is to examine how four teachers in a pre school believe they relates to and reasons about bilingualism. To be able to realize thisstudy, i proposed three issue following:How do the teachers in Kindergarten relate to bilingualism?How do teachers in preschool reason around the work of bilingual children?What do teachers think about the educational environment in relation to language development?.

In this paper, I have conducted a study of what perspectives educational drama has in theory and practice. The study aims to show an example of how and out of what perspectives educational drama is a part of the school?s activity at a geographically distinct school, from Kindergarten on to primary and secondary school years. The general attitude of the faculty and their arguments for and against drama constitute the major aspects of this study, which has been carried out through qualitative interviews at a school in Skåne. The results were that pre-school focuses on teaching drama to develop communicative abilities amongst the students (art educational perspective) while secondary school seemingly abandoned this approach and focuses more on using it for personal development, increasing empathy and understanding of other people by taking it to a more emotional level in order to affect for example moral values of the students.