ERIC Number: EJ1298458
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-0966-9760
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'I'm Caught in the Middle': Preschool Teachers' Perspectives on Their Work with Divorced Parents
Levkovich, Inbar; Eyal, Galit
International Journal of Early Years Education, v29 n2 p184-198 2021
This study aimed to examine the perceptions of preschool teachers regarding their work with divorced parents. In-depth, semi-structured qualitative interviews with 15 preschool teachers were conducted. The findings show that preschool teachers devote twice as much time to communicating with divorced parents than with married parents. Furthermore, the teachers tend to identify with one of the parents. When divorced parents are in an acute state of conflict, the teachers must bridge between them, experiencing emotional distress as a result. Despite this major emotional load and feelings of confusion and helplessness, preschool teachers receive very little support, most of it informal.
Descriptors: Divorce, Preschool Teachers, Conflict, Teacher Attitudes, Parent Teacher Cooperation, Comparative Analysis, Marital Status, Emotional Disturbances, Psychological Patterns, Preschool Children, Content Analysis, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Israel
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