Special educational group supervision and sense of coherence in preschool practice: Expectations and experiences of preschool educators and special needs educators
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.15845/ntvp.v11i1.4744Emneord (Nøkkelord):
begriplighet, hanterbarhet, meningsfullhet, rådgivning, konsultation, förskolaSammendrag
Syfte: Syftet med studien var att utforska förskolepedagogers och specialpedagogers förväntningar på och erfarenheter av specialpedagogisk grupphandledning, samt dess bidrag till förskolepedagogers känsla av sammanhang i yrkespraktiken.
Metod: En tvärsnittsundersökning genomfördes med totalt 132 respondenter (förskollärare, barnskötare, specialpedagoger) i slumpmässigt utvalda svenska kommuner.
Resultat: En deskriptiv analys indikerar en diskrepans mellan deltagarnas initiala förväntningar och deras efterföljande erfarenheter av grupphandledningssessionerna. Överlag uppfattas specialpedagogisk grupphandledning som en värdefull resurs i arbetet med barn i behov av särskilt stöd, även om vissa reservationer förekommer mellan yrkesgrupper. En riktad innehållsanalys, baserad på Antonovskys teori om känsla av sammanhang, indikerar att grupphandledningen främjar begriplighet och meningsfullhet, medan dess bidrag till hanterbarhet framstår som mer begränsat.
Slutsats: Specialpedagogisk grupphandledning betraktas generellt som ett positivt stöd i förskolans arbete med barn i behov av särskilt stöd, även om upplevd effektivitet varierar. Fortsatt forskning bör undersöka vilka faktorer som påverkar dess upplevda verkan.
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