how important are environmental conditions and skills of teachers?
Marta Licardo (Author), Lais Oliveira Leite (Author)

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to analyse how important are specific environmental conditions and skills of early childhood education (ECE) teachers as predictors of collaboration with immigrant parents. The study included 348 ECE teachers in Slovenia. The results revealed that environmental conditions (e.g., gender, level of education, job position, educational environment support) are important predictors of collaboration with immigrant parents. Male teachers, teachers whose job position is ECE teacher rather than assistant teacher, and teachers who have higher levels of education reported a significantly better collaboration with immigrant parents than female teachers and teachers with lower educational levels. Regarding ECE teacher skills, results revealed that interpersonal and professional skills (e.g., positive values, positive attitudes towards teaching immigrant children and perceived immigrant child misbehaviour) are important predictors of reported collaboration with immigrant parents in ECE. The results are of practical significance for ECE teachers, immigrant parents and ECE management staff.

Keywords

predšolska vzgoja;vzgojitelji;starši priseljenci;otroci;sodelovanje;ne zaključna dela;early childhood education;teachers;immigrant parents;interpersonal skills;collaboration;

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Language: English
Year of publishing:
Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization: UM PEF - Faculty of Education
UDC: 373.2:314.15(497.4)
COBISS: 96686595 Link will open in a new window
ISSN: 2331-186X
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Secondary language: Slovenian
Secondary keywords: Predšolska vzgoja;Priseljenci;Odnosi med starši in učitelji;Vzgojitelji predšolskih otrok;
Type (COBISS): Article
Pages: str. 1-14
Volume: ǂVol. ǂ9
Issue: ǂno. ǂ1
Chronology: 2022
DOI: 10.1080/2331186X.2022.2034392
ID: 19574618