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Understanding preschool teachers' pedagogical leadership through individual and collective reflection
Mälardalen University, School of Education, Culture and Communication, Educational Sciences and Mathematics.
(English)In: European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, ISSN 1350-293X, E-ISSN 1752-1807Article in journal (Refereed) Epub ahead of print
Abstract [en]

The purpose of the study is to explore how preschool teachers, through reflection, understand and describe their pedagogical leadership. The theoretical framework of this study draws upon the theories of Aristotle [1967. Den nikomachiska etiken. [The Nicomachean Ethics]. Stockholm: Daidalos] who highlighted that knowledge can be seen from both theory and practice perspectives through episteme, techne, and phronesis. The study was conducted within a qualitative research paradigm. The methodological steps of dialogue seminar [Hammar & eacute;n, M. 1999. "Ledtr & aring;d i f & ouml;rvandling: om att skapa en reflekterande praxis." In Clues in Transformation: On Creating a Reflective Practice. Stockholm: Dialoger.] were completed with 12 preschool teachers in Sweden. Data were analyzed through a hermeneutic approach with several phases where the context and the study's knowledge-theoretical starting points formed an understanding of the empirical evidence [Gadamer, H. 1997. "Sanning och metod: i urval." In Truth and Method: In Selection. Gothenburg: Daidalos.]. The results reveal the complexity of pedagogical leadership in preschool, in which pedagogical actions are left to the responsibility of preschool teachers. Thus, regardless of theoretical knowledge, preschool teachers might need to use their judgment or practical wisdom (phronesis) to decide how to lead in an educational situation.

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Complex role, pedagogical leadership, phronesis, preschool teacher, professional skills, reflection
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Educational Sciences
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URN: urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-71246DOI: 10.1080/1350293X.2025.2490181ISI: 001468356800001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105002965126OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mdh-71246DiVA, id: diva2:1953787
Available from: 2025-04-23 Created: 2025-04-23 Last updated: 2025-04-30Bibliographically approved

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