Vårdnadshavare med ursprung i mellanöstern deras förväntningar och erfarenheter av svenska förskolan : Vårdnadshavare med barn i den svenska förskolan ; Parents from the Middle East their expectations and experiences of Swedish preschool : Parents with children in Swedish preschool

The purpose of this study was to examine the parents' expectations before they left their child in preschool and their experiences of the earliest time in preschool, for parents with the origin in Middle East. The issues were; what expectations do parents, with origin from the Middle East, have of preschool and how do parents, with other language than Swedish, experience leaving their children in preschool. The survey consisted of qualitative semi-structured interviews. Previous research presented in the present study has mostly described preschool teacher´s experiences and perceptions. The theoretical perspectives on which the study is based are the connection theory and the sociocultural perspective. The four themes presented in the result are security, collaboration, language and expectations of learning. The parents emphasize that they want the children to learn a lot already in the preschool, partly social interaction but also a knowledge-based learning. The study shows some shortcomings in communication and collaboration between educators and caregivers. An important part of this is that the caretakers in the survey, even though they are interested and engaged in their children's everyday life in the preschool, do not seem to have insight into the preschool's governing documents such as the curriculum and the preschool's assignments. The conclusion of the study is that language and language difficulties are an important aspect when it comes to the collaboration between educators and parents. Despite this, the parents in the study says that it feels good to leave their children in preschool. ; Studiens syfte var att undersöka vårdnadshavares förväntningar inför den första tiden i förskolan och deras upplevelser av densamma, då vårdnadshavarna har ursprung från Mellanöstern. Frågeställningarna var; vad har vårdnadshavare med ursprung från Mellanöstern för förväntningar på förskolan och hur upplever vårdnadshavare, med annat förstaspråk än svenska, att lämna sina barn i förskolan. Undersökningen bestod av ...