Browsing by Subject "päiväkodin säännöt"

I got interested in conflict situations between educators and children when I noticed in my own work, how certain manners always seemed to lead in to conflicts. By changing those manners and the environment we are working in, we can create a much more pleasing place to work and learn for adults and children. Inspired by these notions I started to research what kind of situations and environments may increase or decrease conflicts between educators and children. I also wanted to find out if there are some same factors between those children who often get in to conflicts with educators. This is a quantitative research. The data is originally from Jyrki Reunamo ́s research project and has been collected from 45 daycare centers. Children have been observed and interviewed, and educators have evaluated children and the learning environment. I took the exploratory approach to my data. After having some results, I decided to take social development, educational interaction and educational culture as my theoretical frame. All these aspects can be found from Urie Bronfenbrenner`s ecological theory which I used as keystone of my research. The results showed that there were more conflicts in day care centers if they were strictly controlled by the educators. Most conflicts happened during basic care situations, eating time and instructed activity inside. Children didn’t have a possibility to affect these situations and at the same time their need to move was limited. Especially 5-6 years old boys found these situations complicated and got caught up in troubles. This research shows that children ́s need to move and participate are not taken into account enough in day care centers.