Raija Raittila
Biographic Data
| ID | 6807587 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Raija Raittila |
| GIVEN NAMES | Raija |
| FAMILY NAME | Raittila |
| SIGNATURE | RAITTILA R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Jyväskylä |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7257-2129 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Constructing the space of transition within the early childhood education and care pedagogical environment: A child's resources and positions
This article examines how the space of transition is constructed within and linked to the early childhood education and care (ECEC) pedagogical environment during a child's first transition to ECEC. In many studies, this transition has been characterised as a stressful situation in which to cope successfully with the demands of the new environment. In this study, the focus is on the construction of the space of transition and, particularly, on ch…
Newcomer object ownership negotiations when transitioning from home care to early childhood education and care in Finland
For those experiencing them, educational transitions include not only the present time but are embedded within institutions that precede and extend beyond the individuals. This article explores how, as an institutional space, the early childhood education and care (ECEC) setting is (re)produced within young children’s encounters with others during a transition period. Video-recorded observations of three infant-toddlers’ first months of attendanc…
Negotiating Ethics-in-Action in a Long-term Research Relationship with a Young Child
This article continues the discussions of relational ethics put forward in Human Arenas in “Arena of Ethics” (Hilppö et al., 2019). Our aim in this article is to explore and discuss relational ethics, as ethics-in-action, in a long-term research relationship with a child. Our question is: How is ethics-in-action negotiated during critical incidents in the construction of a research space that involves a long-term research relationship with a youn…
Relational analysis and the ethnographic approach: Constructing preschool childhood
This article elaborates the relational ontology in an ethnographic study. The aim is to seek relational construction of preschool practice and how children’s positions are constructed in it. The study is based on the understanding that ethnography and relational sociology share the idea that society emerges through repeated relations. The ontological thinking of relational sociology is applied in a micro-level analysis of three episodes from a Fi…
Relational analysis and the ethnographic approach: Constructing preschool childhood
This article elaborates the relational ontology in an ethnographic study. The aim is to seek relational construction of preschool practice and how children’s positions are constructed in it. The study is based on the understanding that ethnography and relational sociology share the idea that society emerges through repeated relations. The ontological thinking of relational sociology is applied in a micro-level analysis of three episodes from a Fi…
Relational analysis and the ethnographic approach: Constructing preschool childhood
This article elaborates the relational ontology in an ethnographic study. The aim is to seek relational construction of preschool practice and how children’s positions are constructed in it. The study is based on the understanding that ethnography and relational sociology share the idea that society emerges through repeated relations. The ontological thinking of relational sociology is applied in a micro-level analysis of three episodes from a Fi…
Negotiating Ethics-in-Action in a Long-term Research Relationship with a Young Child
This article continues the discussions of relational ethics put forward in Human Arenas in “Arena of Ethics” (Hilppö et al., 2019). Our aim in this article is to explore and discuss relational ethics, as ethics-in-action, in a long-term research relationship with a child. Our question is: How is ethics-in-action negotiated during critical incidents in the construction of a research space that involves a long-term research relationship with a youn…
Newcomer object ownership negotiations when transitioning from home care to early childhood education and care in Finland
For those experiencing them, educational transitions include not only the present time but are embedded within institutions that precede and extend beyond the individuals. This article explores how, as an institutional space, the early childhood education and care (ECEC) setting is (re)produced within young children’s encounters with others during a transition period. Video-recorded observations of three infant-toddlers’ first months of attendanc…
Constructing the space of transition within the early childhood education and care pedagogical environment: A child's resources and positions
This article examines how the space of transition is constructed within and linked to the early childhood education and care (ECEC) pedagogical environment during a child's first transition to ECEC. In many studies, this transition has been characterised as a stressful situation in which to cope successfully with the demands of the new environment. In this study, the focus is on the construction of the space of transition and, particularly, on ch…
Children's Rights and Participation (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Early childhood education (3 works) · Early Childhood Education and Development (3 works) · Pedagogy (3 works) · Social science (3 works) · Child care (2 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Early childhood (2 works) · Medicine (2 works)