Bi urteko haurren enkulturazio prozesuarekiko Haur Hezkuntzako maisu-maistren irudikapen sozialakmetodo mistoen bidezko ikerketa

Abstract

In the school context, the Early Childhood teacher is a role model that serves as an important agent in the process of children’s enculturation. The aim of this research project is to investigate social representations of Early Childhood teachers regarding the process of enculturation of twoyearold children, and to propose suggestions to improve their role as agents of such process. In the initial qualitative phase of what is a mixed methods study, 11 teachers from the Basque province of Vizcaya were interviewed. A questionnaire based on the information obtained was designed for the quantitative phase, and was administered to a total of 256 teachers. In the final phase, conclusions were drawn from both sets of data. Results show that it is important that teachers become aware of their role as agents of enculturation and that improvements in the performance of this role can help children better adapt to the social context in their process of acquisition of knowledge, rules, values, behaviour patterns, attitudes, and/or habits.