Changes in an early childhood education and care teacher’s practical theory in language pedagogy as a nexus : The interplay of factors affecting the change
Palojärvi, A., Palviainen, Å., Koivula, M., Mård-Miettinen, K., & Rutanen, N. (2024). Changes in an early childhood education and care teacher’s practical theory in language pedagogy as a nexus : The interplay of factors affecting the change. Nordisk Barnehageforskning, 21(3), 247-266. https://doi.org/10.23865/nbf.v21.521
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Nordisk BarnehageforskningPäivämäärä
2024Tekijänoikeudet
©2024 Anu Palojärvi, Åsa Palviainen, Merja Koivula, Karita Mård-Miettinen & Niina Rutanen
This case study focuses on an expert early childhood education and care (ECEC) teacher’s practical theory of language pedagogy when implementing bilingual pedagogy (Finnish–Swedish) in a linguistically heterogeneous group of children aged 3–5 years. Practical theory refers to teachers’ views of good teaching that guide their practices. Applying a mediated discourse analysis approach (nexus analysis), we examine the interplay of factors that promote and challenge changes in the practical theory of language pedagogy in ECEC. The discourses show that the changes are related to Swedish use (a new language for the children) and the use of the children’s home languages. Several personal, interactional, and contextual factors circulate in the expert teacher’s discourses, affecting the changes in her practical theory. Personal factors include reflection, beliefs, and experiences. Feedback from parents and children represents interactional factors, whereas contextual factors cover concepts such as participation and language-enriched teaching. This study highlights the significance of the multiple interrelated factors that are present when an expert teacher’s practical theory of language pedagogy changes, which needs to be reflected upon both in the practice of ECEC and in teacher training.
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This research was funded by Ellen and Artturi Nyyssönen Foundation and Svenska Kulturfonden under Grant numbers 167120 and 186802.Lisenssi
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