Browsing by Author "Haataja, Alli"

The aim of this master`s thesis was to survey significances in master`s degree programme in early childhood education (VAKAMO) to eight respondents in the light of professional expertise. They had all been graduated from the university of Helsinki with a degree in master`s degree programme in early childhood education. The topic has not been survied earlier. The research data was gathered with emailsurveys. Thematic analysis was used to examine themes within the research data. Many abilities were developped to the respondents during their studies. The respondents agreed that their professional expertise was deeper after they were graduated. Among the most important of these abilities were the ability to do scientific research, development of critical thinking and stronger professional expertise. The former hopes of the respondents to deepen their knowledge in early childhood education, to get new duties and to educate further were realized after their graduation. The respondents were quite satisfied with their master`s degree programme in early childhood education. The dialogic atmosphere in small groups was pleasant for the adult learners. The aspiration was to involve more leadership studies in master`s degree programme in early childhood education.