Anu Kuukka
Biographic Data
| ID | 9694293 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anu Kuukka |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anu |
| FAMILY NAME | Kuukka |
| SIGNATURE | KUUKKA A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Eastern Finland |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8164-9295 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Selecting between public and private early childhood education and care in the Nordic context
As in the other Nordic welfare states, public ECEC system is seen as the cornerstone of the universal early childhood education and care (ECEC) institution in Finland. Many Finnish municipalities, however, support private ECEC service provision and parents’ possibility to choose ECEC services for their child, both of which indicate privatisation and marketisation of ECEC. This study examines parents’ (N = 781) ECEC decisions between public and pr…
Children’s bodily positioning in accounts of naptime in early childhood education and care
Naptime practices of early childhood education and care (ECEC) have been found to place children’s bodies under adult governance, leaving children few possibilities for agency and influence (e.g. Kuukka 2015; Nothard et al. 2015). In this study, we explore children’s (aged five to seven) accounts of naptime in ECEC, asking how children’s bodily positioning is manifested in them. We analysed two data sets: (1) ethnographic conversations and interv…
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Selecting between public and private early childhood education and care in the Nordic context
As in the other Nordic welfare states, public ECEC system is seen as the cornerstone of the universal early childhood education and care (ECEC) institution in Finland. Many Finnish municipalities, however, support private ECEC service provision and parents’ possibility to choose ECEC services for their child, both of which indicate privatisation and marketisation of ECEC. This study examines parents’ (N = 781) ECEC decisions between public and pr…
Children’s bodily positioning in accounts of naptime in early childhood education and care
Naptime practices of early childhood education and care (ECEC) have been found to place children’s bodies under adult governance, leaving children few possibilities for agency and influence (e.g. Kuukka 2015; Nothard et al. 2015). In this study, we explore children’s (aged five to seven) accounts of naptime in ECEC, asking how children’s bodily positioning is manifested in them. We analysed two data sets: (1) ethnographic conversations and interv…
Children's Rights and Participation (2 works) · Early childhood (2 works) · Early childhood education (2 works) · Early Childhood Education and Development (2 works) · Child care (1 work) · Child Therapy and Development (1 work) · Developmental psychology (1 work) · Global Educational Policies and Reforms (1 work) · Pedagogy (1 work) · Primary education (1 work)