A1 Journal article (refereed)
Käsityksiä yhteistoimijuudesta varhaiskasvatuksen toimintaympäristössä (2022)

Heinijoki, H., Lautamo, T., & Vuoskoski, P. (2022). Käsityksiä yhteistoimijuudesta varhaiskasvatuksen toimintaympäristössä. Journal of Early Childhood Education Research, 11(2), 48-71. https://journal.fi/jecer/article/view/115433

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Publication details

All authors or editors: Heinijoki, Hennariikka; Lautamo, Tiina; Vuoskoski, Pirjo

Journal or series: Journal of Early Childhood Education Research

eISSN: 2323-7414

Publication year: 2022

Volume: 11

Issue number: 2

Pages range: 48-71

Publisher: Suomen varhaiskasvatus ry

Publication country: Finland

Publication language: Finnish

Persistent website address: https://journal.fi/jecer/article/view/115433

Publication open access: Openly available

Publication channel open access: Partially open access channel

Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/80399

Abstract

The co-operation between rehabilitation and education has long been described as being in transition, in which action models based on individual expertise are aimed at joint collaboration and community-based rehabilitative work. This newly implemented approach is aimed to offer timely needed pedagogical and developmental support so that the whole community can benefit. The aim of this study was to explore professionals and parents’ conceptions of shared agency related to community-based rehabilitation in early education settings. The qualitative data were collected by individual interviews with ten participants: four early childhood educators, four parents and two therapists (one occupational therapist and one speech and language therapist). The data were analysed using the phenomenographic methodology. Based on the data the conceptions were divided into four categories of description. In these categories shared agency was perceived as sharing knowledge, connecting different aspects, working towards shared goals and doing things together in everyday life situations. Three themes that varied within the categories were identified: roles, methods and the end results of shared agency. The results of the study reflect the same trend that is seen in previous studies of shared agency related to the categories of sharing information, working towards shared goals and doing things together in everyday life situations. The study brings out the qualitatively different conceptions of the professionals and parents. To deepen the agency of the parents, new strategies are needed. Also, the current models of the rehabilitation needs to be developed to suit community-based rehabilitation in early education.

Keywords: early childhood education and care; early childhood education and care teachers; therapists; parents; interaction; cooperation (industrial democracy); communality; human agency; work practices; children (age groups); rehabilitation; services; forms of support; operations models

Free keywords: community-based rehabilitation; shared agency; early education

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Ministry reporting: Yes

Reporting Year: 2022

JUFO rating: 1