Conceptualizing the Professional Role in Early Childhood Centers: Emerging Profiles in Four European Countries

dc.creator	Pamela Oberhuemer
dc.date	2000-01-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:26:48Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:26:48Z
dc.identifier	1524-5039
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/b1a18e7ee42a488cb952fc8df204ffb6
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/21679
dc.description	Drawing on data from a recent cross-national study, this paper looks first at how European Union countriesthrough the framing mechanisms of training and provisionconceptualize the role of early childhood professionals. Four broad categories are delineated. These different role typologies raise questions related to the concept of professionalism. Professional knowledge and representations of early childhood professionals appear to be linked to the particular sociocultural discourse used to define and evaluate these concepts. Some recent contextual changes in four countriesGermany, Denmark, Sweden, and England/United Kingdomare outlined that are considered potentially to be changing the structure and content of professional activities. Finally, key dimensions of an emergent role profile are described along with some challenges and opportunities that this profile may bring, both for the profession and for public perceptions of early years education and care.
dc.language	English
dc.language	Chinese
dc.language	Spanish
dc.publisher	ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Educati
dc.relation	http://ecrp.uiuc.edu/v2n2/oberhuemer.html
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1524-5039
dc.source	Early Childhood Research & Practice, Vol 2, Iss 2 (2000)
dc.subject	Child Caregivers
dc.subject	Day Care
dc.subject	Early Childhood Education
dc.subject	Preschool Teachers
dc.subject	Teacher Role
dc.subject	Teaching (Occupation)
dc.subject	Professionalism
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Conceptualizing the Professional Role in Early Childhood Centers: Emerging Profiles in Four European Countries
dc.type	article