TY - T1 - Creating a culture of participation : Early childhood education and care educators in the face of change SN - / UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/333905 T3 - A1 - Weckström, Elina; Karlsson, Liisa; Pöllänen, Sinikka; Lastikka, Anna-Leena A2 - PB - Y1 - 2021 LA - eng AB - This study reports on critical participatory research in an early childhood education and care centre in Finland. The objective was to study which elements are critical in the development and construction of a culture of participation. The data comprise conversations, team meetings and educators' diaries. Data were analysed using thematic analysis. The results indicated that a culture of participation requires four elements: (a) a shared understanding of the image of the child, (b) a shared unde... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - child's perspective; image of the child; leadership; professional development; sense of community; STIMULATED RECALL INTERVIEWS; CHILDRENS PARTICIPATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TEACHER; RIGHTS; EXPERIENCES; PRINCIPLES; CLASSROOM; CENTERS; TODDLER; 516 Educational sciences N1 - PP - ER -