”Lapsista näkee, että me tehdään tämä hyvin”: Sosioemotionaalisen hyvinvoinnin toimintakulttuuri päiväkodissa

Authors

• Suvi-Jonna Martikainen LUT-yliopisto, Finland https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8453-8999
• Tuija Oikarinen LUT-yliopisto, Finland hhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7373-2953

Keywords:

social-emotional wellbeing, sosioemotionaalinen hyvinvointi, working culture, toimintakulttuuri, co-operative inquiry, yhteistutkijuus, positive approach, positiivinen lähestymistapa

Abstract

Early childhood educators’ social-emotional well-being at work has emerged as an important factor for the quality of education. The article reports a co-operative inquiry study of five early educators’ teams. The objective was to study which experiences and factors promote social-emotional wellbeing in a daycare context. The data consist of surveys and a co-operative inquiry process and were analyzed by directed content analysis guided by a positive approach. The results indicate that social-emotional wellbeing is experienced in moments of trust, understanding, and acceptance. A working culture of appreciation, compassion, and affectionate caring emerged as supporting social-emotional well-being. The importance of becoming aware of factors that support community’s well-being and dialogue around them is recognized as important for developing such culture.