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Description
Collaboration between professionals and families influences children's behaviour from the mesosystem and is an important contributor to children’s development. Nordic countries have a long tradition of professional-family collaboration. However, there is still a gap in research investigating continuity in professional-family collaboration. The current study is a part of the extended scoping review investigating collaboration between educational settings (ECEC and school) and home. The study aims to synthesise the empirical studies on professional-family collaboration in creating a safe play and learning environment in Nordic countries. Specially, we aim to investigate:
1) How many studies investigate professional-family collaboration in creating a safe play and learning environment in ECEC and schools (when and in which country are they published; which research methods are applied)?
2) Which dimensions of professional-family collaboration are highlighted in these studies?
This review was conducted following the JBI methodology for scoping reviews and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses (PRISMA). Only a few studies related to this issue were found. However, those studies primarily focused on collaboration between professionals and families to buffer the negative effects of the risk factors for play and learning environment, including parents in the process of addressing bullying (Norway) or damaging factors of play environment (Finland) in ECEC. Collaboration between school and home involved collaboration in bullying prevention (Denmark and Norway) or issues related to school climate (Norway). Only one study explored collaboration between ECEC and home to create a sense of belonging among the children in preschool (Sweden).
Keywords
Collaboration; parents; staff; school; Early childhood education and care (ECEC)
| Please also indicate what kind of contribution it is: | Scientific |
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| Please indicate what type of scientific contribution it is | Qualitative method study |
