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Educators' and Parents' Perspectives About Belonging in Early Years Education in Europe
University of Stavanger, Norway. (Politics of belonging: Promoting children’s inclusion in educational settings across borders)
Southern Cross University, Australia. (Politics of belonging: Promoting children’s inclusion in educational settings across borders)
Queensland Univesity of Technology, Australia. (Politics of belonging: Promoting children’s inclusion in educational settings across borders)
Queensland University of Technology, Australia. (Politics of belonging: Promoting children’s inclusion in educational settings across borders)
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2025 (English)In: International Journal of Early Childhood, ISSN 0020-7187, E-ISSN 1878-4658, Vol. 57, p. 331-355Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Sustainable development
SDG 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
Abstract [en]

The overall goal of this project is to gain a broad picture of belonging and the politics of belonging in early education settings (In Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Iceland the children attend school from 6 or 7 years. In the Netherlands children attend compulsory school at 4 years of age. Using the terms early education settings and (pre)schools with parenthesis we refer to educational institutions (preschool, day-care, compulsory school) involving children between 4 and 6 years) in five European countries: Finland, Iceland, the Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden. By 'belonging' we refer to children<acute accent>s sense of feeling safe and 'at home'. By 'politics of belonging' we refer to societal structures and processes of safeguarding communities and their borders among children (and educators) in their early education settings. Educators (n = 648) and parents (n = 1,598) were surveyed about their perspectives about, and pedagogies for, belonging. Results indicated that, in general, parents and educators felt positively about belonging in their (pre)schools. Even so the study shows that experiences of belonging cannot be taken for granted, and a number of parents and educators worry about children being excluded and alienated. The study also revealed a relation between the educational level of educators and the complexity of pedagogic methods educators used to support children<acute accent>s belonging in early education settings. L'objectif global de ce projet est d'obtenir une vue d'ensemble de l'appartenance et des politiques d'appartenance dans les contextes d'& eacute;ducation pr & eacute;scolaire de cinq pays europ & eacute;ens : la Finlande, l'Islande, les Pays-Bas, la Norv & egrave;ge et la Su & egrave;de. Par << appartenance >>, nous faisons r & eacute;f & eacute;rence au sentiment de s & eacute;curit & eacute; et de << chez soi >> des enfants. Par << politique d'appartenance >>, nous faisons r & eacute;f & eacute;rence aux structures et processus soci & eacute;taux de sauvegarde des communaut & eacute;s et de leurs fronti & egrave;res parmi les enfants (et les & eacute;ducateurs) dans leurs contextes d'& eacute;ducation pr & eacute;scolaire. Les & eacute;ducateurs (n = 648) et les parents (n = 1 598) ont & eacute;t & eacute; interrog & eacute;s sur leurs perspectives et leurs p & eacute;dagogies concernant l'appartenance. Les r & eacute;sultats ont indiqu & eacute; qu'en g & eacute;n & eacute;ral, les parents et les & eacute;ducateurs ressentaient positivement leur appartenance & agrave; leur (pr & eacute;)& eacute;cole. L'& eacute;tude montre n & eacute;anmoins que les exp & eacute;riences d'appartenance ne peuvent pas & ecirc;tre consid & eacute;r & eacute;es comme acquises et qu'un certain nombre de parents et d'& eacute;ducateurs s'inqui & egrave;tent du fait que les enfants soient exclus et ali & eacute;n & eacute;s. L'& eacute;tude a & eacute;galement r & eacute;v & eacute;l & eacute; une relation entre le niveau d'& eacute;ducation des & eacute;ducateurs et la complexit & eacute; des m & eacute;thodes p & eacute;dagogiques utilis & eacute;es par ceux-ci pour soutenir l'appartenance des enfants dans les milieux d'& eacute;ducation pr & eacute;scolaire. El objetivo general de este proyecto es obtener una imagen amplia de la pertenencia y las pol & iacute;ticas de pertenencia en entornos de educaci & oacute;n temprana en cinco pa & iacute;ses europeos: Finlandia, Islandia, Pa & iacute;ses Bajos, Noruega y Suecia. Por "pertenencia" nos referimos a la sensaci & oacute;n que tienen los ni & ntilde;os de sentirse seguros y "en casa". Por "pol & iacute;ticas de pertenencia" nos referimos a las estructuras sociales y a los procesos de salvaguardia de las comunidades y sus fronteras entre los ni & ntilde;os (y los educadores) en sus entornos de educaci & oacute;n temprana. Se encuest & oacute; a educadores (n = 648) y padres (n = 1.598) sobre sus perspectivas y pedagog & iacute;as sobre la pertenencia. Los resultados indicaron que, en general, los padres y educadores se sent & iacute;an positivos acerca de pertenecer a sus escuelas (pre)escolares. Aun as & iacute;, el estudio muestra que las experiencias de pertenencia no pueden darse por sentadas, y a varios padres y educadores les preocupa que los ni & ntilde;os sean excluidos y alienados. El estudio tambi & eacute;n revel & oacute; una relaci & oacute;n entre el nivel educativo de los educadores y la complejidad de los m & eacute;todos pedag & oacute;gicos que los educadores utilizaron para apoyar la pertenencia de los ni & ntilde;os a entornos de educaci & oacute;n temprana.

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Springer Nature, 2025. Vol. 57, p. 331-355
Keywords [en]
Politics of belonging, Preschool, Children, Parents, Educators, Early education settings
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Pedagogy
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Pedagogics and Educational Sciences, Education
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URN: urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-133479DOI: 10.1007/s13158-024-00400-6ISI: 001344702500001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85207325205OAI: oai:DiVA.org:lnu-133479DiVA, id: diva2:1914568
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NordForsk, 85644Available from: 2024-11-19 Created: 2024-11-19 Last updated: 2025-09-22Bibliographically approved

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