Research project Presence, collaboration, and teaching in preschool
How can preschools create good conditions for all children's learning when attendance varies?
Over the past few years, many preschools have noticed that children's attendance has become more irregular. This is especially clear in areas where preschools face significant socio-economic challenges.
When children attend less frequently or come and go at different times, it affects both teaching, relationships within the group, and the preschool's ability to create continuity in children's learning. At the same time, preschool attendance is voluntary, which makes issues of communication and collaboration with parents increasingly important. The research project Attendance, Collaboration, and Teaching aims to develop knowledge about how preschools can work with these issues in a way that benefits all children's learning and development. The project is carried out by researchers at Stockholm University in close collaboration with two preschools in Skärholmen in the city of Stockholm. A practice-oriented research project.
Contact:
Mia Heikkilä, professor of Child and Youth Studies with a focus on early childhood education and care at the Department of Child and Youth Studies.
Anna Günther-Hanssen has a PhD in didactics and is a lecturer in preschool didactics.