TY - JOUR
T1 - "Do they see me as a Professional?”
T2 - Narratives of an Early Childhood Teacher in the Context of COVID-19 Pandemic
AU - Figueroa-Céspedes, Ignacio
AU - Guerra, Paula
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2024/1/1
Y1 - 2024/1/1
N2 - This article analyses the experience of a Chilean early childhood (EC) teacher in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Part of a broader qualitative and narrative research, this article is a case study based on her professional experience during the pandemic. The results reveal four phases in the process: (1) initial confusion, (2) proposal, (3) disappointment and action, (4) balance and dialogue. The narrative shows a series of situations experienced by the EC teacher in her relationship with the children’s families, where identity negotiation emerged linked to the revalidation of her professional role. In addition, developing teaching and collaborative skills to respond to emergency situations is highlighted. Based on this experience, the need to elicit cultural changes that articulate care and pedagogical fields in EC education in Chile is analysed.
AB - This article analyses the experience of a Chilean early childhood (EC) teacher in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Part of a broader qualitative and narrative research, this article is a case study based on her professional experience during the pandemic. The results reveal four phases in the process: (1) initial confusion, (2) proposal, (3) disappointment and action, (4) balance and dialogue. The narrative shows a series of situations experienced by the EC teacher in her relationship with the children’s families, where identity negotiation emerged linked to the revalidation of her professional role. In addition, developing teaching and collaborative skills to respond to emergency situations is highlighted. Based on this experience, the need to elicit cultural changes that articulate care and pedagogical fields in EC education in Chile is analysed.
KW - Early childhood education
KW - covid-19: pandemic
KW - professional development
KW - teacher identity
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85188453244&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.17206/apjrece.2024.18.1.133
DO - 10.17206/apjrece.2024.18.1.133
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85188453244
SN - 1976-1961
VL - 18
SP - 133
EP - 157
JO - Asia-Pacific Journal of Research in Early Childhood Education
JF - Asia-Pacific Journal of Research in Early Childhood Education
IS - 1
ER -