Browsing by Author "Pekkanen, Ines"

The purpose of this study is to unravel from a pedagogical point of view how the daily communication with parents works, what different means of communications are used and what kind of challenges this presents. The study clarifies if and how the communication is experienced as lacking and in that case, how it could be improved. The theoretical section deals with communication in all of its forms and the challenges of daily communication with parents. The study is qualitative and based on interviews. My research perspective is phenomenological-hermeneutic. Three pedagogues participated in this study. All interviews were recorded, written down and analyzed. The result of this study demonstrates that pedagogues generally think that the daily communication is working. They think that the communication differentiates between families. Other families are more open than others. In addition the results show that the communication has various different challenges where the handling of sensitive subjects, scheduling and language are perceived as challenging. Meeting the parents daily is also a big part of family co-operation where trust is being built between the families and the nursery.