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Turin, Ornat; Davidson, Shosh – Journal of Professional Capital and Community, 2022
Purpose: The current study examines the ways preschool teachers handle parents' WhatsApp groups. The study explores the associations between professional capital, perception of the application, and communication patterns with the parents utilizing WhatsApp, an instant message application. Design/methodology/approach: A group of 214 Israeli…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Kindergarten, Preschool Teachers, Parents
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Davidson, Shosh; Turin, Ornat – Gender and Education, 2021
The paper sheds light on preschool teachers' experiences with the plethora of parents' WhatsApp groups in Israel. Using a social constructivist approach, we conducted discussions with twenty-five preschool teachers. We argue that WhatsApp as a social medium contributes to the de-skilling of the preschool teachers' labour. We identified three types…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Teaching Experience, Parent School Relationship, Computer Mediated Communication