Barnens delaktighet och inflytande i förskolan
En litteraturstudie på en del av läroplanen för förskolan och pedagogers syn på barnens delaktighet och inflytande
CurriculumDemocracyEducatorInfluenceInterviewPreschoolText analysisDemokratiFörskolaInflytandeIntervjuLäroplanPedagogerTextanalys
The purpose of this study is to describe and understand how children?s participation and influence is described in the curriculum of preschool. The purpose includes how educators perceive, working with and what opportunities and challenges they believe that there is in the process of participation and influence. The methods I used were qualitative text analysis and e-mail interviews. I studied text in the curriculum and interviewed four educators to find out their views on children's participation and influence. The results show that the curriculum states that it is important that children engage in cooperation, decision making and taking responsibility for their rights and obligations. Educators believe that it is important to take care of children's ideas, thoughts, and they will be listened to. Based on what emerges from the children, they want to continue working to increase participation and influence. They believe that a permissive environment creates a feeling of importance among children. As problems, they mention that younger children's perspectives are not taken in to consideration, large groups of children, different views among educators about participation and influence, and that it?s difficult to meet all the children's interests and needs.