Educators’ Construction of a Sense of Belonging in Ecec
An Australian Case Study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22042002 |
|---|---|
| Authors | A Keary (0000-0002-4967-5397, Monash University, corresponding author), Haoran Zheng (0000-0001-7625-2632, University of New England), Susanne Garvis (0000-0002-2793-4466, Griffith University) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 510 |
| Publication date | 2023-05-18 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Education Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2227-7102 • E-ISSN: 2227-7102 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/educsci13050510 |
| OpenAlex | W4377021415 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 9 |
The involvement of refugee families in early childhood education and care (ECEC) is a complex issue in many countries. In this paper, we explore how early childhood (EC) educators construct refugee families’ sense of belonging in two metropolitan and one regional EC setting in Victoria, Australia. We undertook a multiple case study, analyzing interview data. We implemented Bourdieu’s notion of cultural capital and identity capital, drawing on the Provision Articles from the Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989) and the Australian Early Years Learning Framework 2.0. Our study revealed the tensions between creating a sense of belonging and recognizing the identity and cultural capital of refugee children and their families as they access ECEC programs. We conclude with suggestions for ways forward to navigate this space, including the need for greater awareness of research on the importance of a sense of belonging for refugee families in ECEC settings
Cultural capital · Early childhood education · Geography · Metropolitan area · Pedagogy · Political science · Refugee · Sense of place · Social capital · Social science · Sociology · Education and experiences of immigrants and refugees · Gender Studies · Migration, Health and Trauma · Teacher Education and Assessments
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Educators’ perspectives on parental belonging in preschool communities
The involvement of refugee families in a children’s “Family Hour” program at a regional Australian museum
Refugee education in Australia
Crossing Cultural Boundaries in Research
Research Methods in Education
The Sage Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods
An empirical test of the identity capital model
Sociological perspectives on identity formation
Linguistic capital and the linguistic field for teachers unaccustomed to linguistic difference
Using thematic analysis in psychology
Interrogating 'Belonging' in Belonging, Being and Becoming
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |