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Male Childcare Workers as Promoters of Diversity Conclusions from a Qualitative Analysis in German Early Education and Care Institutions
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Andrä, Markus – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2020
Based on videodata of play situations between children and professionals, a qualitative analysis of gender socialisation of boys in German EEC (Early Education and Care) institutions has been conducted. The theoretical and methodological framework of this research is an attempt to describe gender identity as an interactional phenomenon, which is…
Descriptors: Males, Child Caregivers, Early Childhood Education, Child Care
Process Quality for Children under Three Years in Early Child Care and Family Child Care in Germany
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Eckhardt, Andrea G.; Egert, Franziska – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2020
Over the last few decades, research has consistently shown that process quality in child care centers and family child care varies substantially, but is mostly at a mediocre level. Based on the NUBBEK sample (National Study on Education, Learning and Upbringing in Early Childhood), an expanded model of process quality tests the influence of…
Descriptors: Child Care Centers, Educational Quality, Preschool Teachers, Child Caregivers
Neoliberalism and Government Responses to COVID-19: Ramifications for Early Childhood Education and Care
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Sims, Margaret; Calder, Pamela; Moloney, Mary; Rothe, Antje; Rogers, Marg; Doan, Laura; Kakana, Domna; Georgiadou, Sofia – Issues in Educational Research, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has created an opportunity to examine the initial policies developed by Australian, Canadian, English, German, Greek and Irish governments to limit the spread of the virus. This has revealed governments' conceptualisation of the early childhood sector and its workforce. This paper argues that neoliberal ideology and…
Descriptors: Neoliberalism, COVID-19, Pandemics, Disease Control
Pedagogical Staff in Children's Day Care Centres in Germany--Links between Working Conditions, Job Satisfaction, Commitment and Work-Related Stress
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Schreyer, Inge; Krause, Martin – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2016
This article investigates links between staff working conditions in children's day care centres ("Kindertageseinrichtungen"--known as "Kitas" in Germany), job satisfaction, commitment and perceived stress at work. Data are based on the nationwide, representative questionnaire survey AQUA ("Arbeitsplatz und Qualität in…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Child Care Centers, Child Caregivers, Foreign Countries