What Do Pedagogues in Daycare Do? Empirical Analyses of the Occupational Activities of Pedagogues in Children's Daycare Centres in Germany

Autor/inn/en	Schmidt, Thilo; Smidt, Wilfried; Roux, Susanna
Titel	What Do Pedagogues in Daycare Do? Empirical Analyses of the Occupational Activities of Pedagogues in Children's Daycare Centres in Germany
Quelle	In: European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 26 (2018) 3, S.446-460 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1350-293X
DOI	10.1080/1350293X.2018.1463910
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Child Care Centers; Early Childhood Education; Occupational Information; Teacher Role; Educational Administration; Caregiver Role; Instruction; Caring; Noninstructional Responsibility; Educational Responsibility; Administrator Responsibility; Longitudinal Studies; Questionnaires; Online Surveys; Predictor Variables; Statistical Analysis; Activities; Preschool Education; Regression (Statistics); Germany + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Child care facilities; Child care services; Kinderzentrum; Kinderbetreuung; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Berufsinformation; Lehrerrolle; Bildungsverwaltung; Schuladministration; Schulverwaltung; Teaching process; Unterrichtsprozess; Care; Pflege; Sorge; Betreuung; Erziehungsverantwortung; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Fragebogen; Prädiktor; Statistische Analyse; Pre-school education; Vorschulerziehung; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Deutschland
Abstract	In contrast to the importance of the occupational activities of pedagogues discussed in pertinent theoretical studies, there is a lack of empirical findings concerning the texture of the occupational activities of pedagogues working in early childhood education and care (ECEC) settings. The present study addresses these issues by examining 127 academically and non-academically qualified pedagogues in children's daycare centres in Germany who were asked about their occupational activities. Principal component analysis (PCA) revealed that "care," "education" and "management" represented the main occupational activities in daycare centres. "Care" was positively related to a non-academic qualification but negatively related to occupational self-efficacy. "Education" was positively related to a non-academic qualification and social-oriented occupational goals. "Management" was positively related to career-oriented goals, whereas a school qualification for university entrance and an ecclesiastical sponsorship corresponded to a lower amount of management-related activities. The findings are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01