ERIC Number: EJ1287937
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Mar
Pages: 18
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ISSN: ISSN-1836-9391
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Early Childhood Teachers' Management of Their Changing Roles Regarding Digital Technologies in Kindergarten: A Grounded Theory Study
Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, v46 n1 p32-49 Mar 2021
This paper examines how early childhood teachers employed in kindergarten, understand and manage their changing roles regarding digital technologies. Nineteen participants were involved in the study. Symbolic interactionism provided the theoretical lens to investigate each early childhood teacher's lived experiences and grounded theory provided the methodological theory and methods. Following data analysis, a central category, "Professional Agency," and three major categories, "Professional Identity," "Pedagogical Practices," and "Relationships with Families," were derived. These categories, together with the relevant empirical literature, form the key features of the "Early Childhood Teacher Management of Digital Technologies Framework." This "Framework" contributes to knowledge and presents a substantive theory that explains how early childhood teachers manage their changing roles with digital technologies in their kindergarten.
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Preschool Teachers, Teacher Role, Technology Uses in Education, Professional Autonomy, Professional Identity, Educational Practices, Family School Relationship, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education; Preschool Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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