[pt] A pesquisa tem como objetivo compreender aspectos do processo formativo de oito professores de Educação Infantil que buscam desenvolver práticas pedagógicas em coerência com concepções de crianças enquanto sujeitos de direitos, social e historicamente situados, competentes em suas formas múltiplas de interagir e produzir cultura. O quê, em suas trajetórias formativas, vem favorecendo a aproximação entre a docência e as especificidades das crianças? Análise de relatórios de avaliação das crianças e entrevistas com os professores foram as duas estratégias metodológicas utilizadas. Relatórios são instrumentos de avaliação considerados documentação pedagógica: como o olhar docente se constitui ao documentar o percurso de desenvolvimento e aprendizagem das crianças? O que os professores compartilham nesses documentos sobre suas percepções das crianças? Analisando o documento como monumento, conforme sugere Jaques Le Goff (1996), verifico que os relatórios ora monumentalizam as culturas escolares, ora as culturas infantis, apontando para a coexistência tensionada de ambas perspectivas nas instituições de Educação Infantil. As análises revelam que as premissas institucionais e as condições de trabalho interferem de maneira relevante na produção dos relatórios. Já as narrativas docentes que emergiram das entrevistas referem-se à formação de maneira ampla, envolvendo experiências diversificadas: pessoais e profissionais. A dimensão pessoal, relacional e experiencial da docência e dos saberes docentes sobressaem como aspectos fundamentais da formação de determinada profissionalidade sensível à infância, que não se encerra em conhecimentos acadêmico-científicos e demanda, também, processos formativos que mobilizam a pessoa integralmente, nutrem e sensibilizam às linguagens da infância, apontando para a essencialidade das experiências estéticas na formação desses professores de Educação Infantil. / [en] The research aims to understand what aspects of eight teacher s trainning processes whose practices are tuned with the conception of children as subjects with rights, historically and socially situated, legitimate in their own ways to interact and create culture, helps to aline teaching skills and childhood. Two methodological strategies were used in order to achieve this objective: analyses of children s evaluation reports and interviews with the teachers. The reports are instruments to evaluate the children s learning processes and development, considered pedagogical documentation. Does the process documentation about each child, allows the teacher to build up an specific way to perceive them? What do the teacher share, in these documents, about the way they perceive the children? Accordingly to Jaques Le Goff (1996) who suggests that document is monument, the analyses shows that the reports sometimes monumentalizes the school culture, and other times they monumentalize the children s culture. It reveals that both perspectives are conflictingly present in the institutions of child education. The analyses reveals that the institution s perspective and the work conditions are determinant of the way the report s are elaborated. Meanwhile, the theacher s narratives that emerges from the interviews reveals their training processes in a broad perspective: personal and professional. Personal, relational and experiential dimensions of the teacher s work and knowledge stands out as fundamental aspects of a training process that builds up professionals sensible to childhood. It demands not only theoretical knowlwdge and technical skills, but envolves the person multidimensinally in order to nourishe their sensitiveness to understand and approach the children s multiple languages, pointing out to the essenciality of the aesthetic experiences on these teacher s learning processes.

Pedagogical documentation is a certain procedure for documenting that, in recent years, has been embraced in several Swedish preschools. Teachers document children’s actions and conversations usually by photos or video recordings. This documentation is to be used for a pedagogical purpose. However, studies and governmental inspections have shown that pedagogical documentation gives rise to many questions among preschool teachers. The purpose of this study is to gain insight into what is being expressed when preschool teachers discuss pedagogical documentation, focusing on themes of content and on the participants’ expressions of their points of view. The data is comprised of transcriptions from audio recordings of discussions conducted in a research circle. The participants are eight preschool teachers that met over the course of one year. Each meeting focused on the documentation provided by a different participant. In that way the contents of the discussions were framed by the teachers own questions and narratives. Theoretically, the study departs from Social Constructionism and Discursive Psychology. The preschool teachers’ utterances have been analyzed using concepts of interpretative repertoires and ideological dilemmas. The results show the main themes to be: Knowledge content in a preschool setting, children’s learning, the teacher’s role and implementation of pedagogical documentation. The participants’ joint position is that the knowledge content at the preschool level is defined by the curriculum for the preschool. Concerning children’s learning and the teacher’s role, two main standpoints are disclosed. Ideologically those standpoints derive from two opposing theories of education. Based on how the standpoints have been expressed I have called them ”predetermined learning” versus ”non-predetermined learning”. One main distinction between the standpoints is that predetermined learning emphasizes the results of learning, while non-predetermined learning emphasizes the processes of learning. The participants’ utterances show that teachers tend to subscribe to the idea that there is only one acceptable way of working with pedagogical documentation. This sometimes creates performance anxiety and feelings of not succeeding and has led to arguments advocating an alternate approach; pedagogical documentation can be done in many ways. The ideological dilemmas within the discourse can be perceived as resources by which the participants argue about knowledge, learning, teaching and about the implementation of pedagogical documentation. / <p>Licentiatuppsatsen har författats inom forskarskolan "Utforskande lärprocesser och literacy: förskolebarns lärande i språk, matematik och naturvetenskap" som genomförts i samarbete mellan Stockholms universitet, Uppsala universitet, Umeå universitet och Högskolan i Dalarna.</p>

Questa tesi di dottorato ha come tema l'educazione infantile. Si dedica particolare attenzione al processo di documentazione pedagogica: Come si sceglie il documentato? Come vengono narrate, descritte, interpretate tali documentazioni? Quali sono le loro forme? Considerando i rapporti tra adulti e bambini piccoli, quali sono i fili che si intrecciano nella documentazione pedagogica? Cosa li lega? Cosa sostiene questo tessuto? A Pistoia, in Italia, si è studiato il quotidiano di quattro asili nido: Asilo Nido Lago Mago, Asilo Nido Il Faro, Asilo Nido Il Mulino, Asilo Nido il Grillo, nel periodo compreso tra novembre 2013 e maggio 2014. Attraverso le lenti teoriche di Walter Benjamin, si propone la deviazione come metodo e la collezione come forma. Si scommette sull'idea del professore come collezionista e sulla ricerca come una collezione. Educare e ricercare sono azioni diverse. Però in entrambe le azioni, trattasi di ricevere ed accogliere l'estraneo. Partendo da questa prospettiva etica, il diario di campo, le fotografie e le documentazioni ricercate si aprono in cinque collezioni. Il collezionista cerca frammenti, a suo parere, preziosi. Poi, li organizza, gli fa dialogare e offre una narrativa. L'osservazione, l'ascolto, la registrazione e l'interpretazione sostengono il processo di offrire visibilità alle esperienze dei bambini. Considerando le loro differenti forme e tipi, si sono cercati nelle documentazioni fili comuni: un'immagine di bambino attivo, con capacità per crescere e relazionarsi ed un contesto fisico, materiale e temporale potenzialmente ricco in esperienze. Questa tesi propone che per i bambini molto piccoli la documentazione pedagogica si costituisca come una narrazione peculiare. Trama che si fa con il filo del linguaggio materializzato nelle cose. Tramite la materialità delle "cose" il bambino "si fa parlare ed è parlato". Tra il visibile e l'invisibile, tra la voce e il silenzio emerge una ricca collezione. Piccoli incantamenti raccolti, inventati, narrati nel quotidiano. / A presente tese de Doutorado tem por tema a Educação Infantil. Por foco, o processo de documentação pedagógica: como se elege o documentado? Como são narradas, descritas, interpretadas, construídas tais documentações? Quais suas formas? Considerando as relações entre o adulto e o bebê, quais os fios que tramam a documentação pedagógica, o que os amarra? O que sustenta este tecido? Na cidade de Pistoia, na Itália, estudou-se o cotidiano de quatro creches: Asilo Nido Lago Mago, Asilo Nido Il Faro, Asilo Nido Il Mulino, Asilo Nido Il Grillo, no período de novembro de 2013 a maio de 2014. Através das lentes teóricas de Walter Benjamin, propõe-se o desvio como método e a coleção como forma. Aposta-se na ideia do professor como colecionador e na pesquisa como uma coleção. Educar e pesquisar são ações diferentes. Porém, em ambos, trata-se de receber e acolher o estranho. A partir desta perspectiva ética, o diário de campo, o registro fotográfico e as documentações pesquisadas abrem-se em cinco coleções. O colecionador caça fragmentos, ao seu olhar, preciosos. Após, organiza-os, permite-os conversar e oferece uma narrativa. A observação, a escuta, o registro e a interpretação sustentam o processo de oferecer visibilidade às experiências das crianças. Considerando suas diferentes formas e tipos, buscaram-se, nas documentações, fios comuns: uma imagem de criança ativa, com capacidade para crescer e se relacionar e um contexto físico, material e temporal potencialmente rico em experiência. A presente tese propõe que, para crianças bem pequenas, a documentação pedagógica constitui-se como uma narrativa peculiar. Trama que se dá pelo fio da linguagem plasmado nas coisas. Através da materialidade das “coisas”, a criança se faz falar e é falada. Entre o visível e o invisível, entre a voz e o silêncio, emerge uma rica coleção. Pequenos encantamentos colhidos, inventados, narrados no cotidiano. / This doctoral thesis is subject to early childhood education. The focus is the process of pedagogical documentation: How to elect documented? How are narrated, described, interpreted, constructed each documentation? What forms? Considering the relations between the adult and the baby, which wires plot pedagogical documentation, which ties them? What sustains this fabric? In Pistoia city in Italy, studied daily four nurseries: Asilo Nido Lago Mago, Asilo Nido Il Faro, Asilo Nido Il Mulino, Asilo Nido Il Grillo, from November 2013 to May 2014. Through the theoretical lenses of Walter Benajmin, it is proposed the deviation as a method and the collection as a shape. Bet on the idea of the teacher as collector and research as a collection. Educate and research are different actions. However, in both, it is to receive and welcome the stranger. From this ethical perspective, the field diary, the photographic record and researched documentation open into five collections. The collector hunting fragments, to your look, precious. After, organizes, makes them talk and offers a narrative. The observation, the listening, the recording and interpretation support the process of offering visibility for children's experiences. Considering its different forms and types, we search common threads in the documentation: an active child image, with capacity to grow and relate, and a physical context, material and temporal potentially rich in experience. This thesis proposes that for very young children pedagogical documentation is constituted as a peculiar narrative. Woof that is given by the thread of language shaped in things. Through materiliadade of "things", the child is speaking and is spoken. Between the visible and the invisible, between the voice and the silence emerges a rich collection. Small picked spells, invented, narrated daily.

Questa tesi di dottorato ha come tema l'educazione infantile. Si dedica particolare attenzione al processo di documentazione pedagogica: Come si sceglie il documentato? Come vengono narrate, descritte, interpretate tali documentazioni? Quali sono le loro forme? Considerando i rapporti tra adulti e bambini piccoli, quali sono i fili che si intrecciano nella documentazione pedagogica? Cosa li lega? Cosa sostiene questo tessuto? A Pistoia, in Italia, si è studiato il quotidiano di quattro asili nido: Asilo Nido Lago Mago, Asilo Nido Il Faro, Asilo Nido Il Mulino, Asilo Nido il Grillo, nel periodo compreso tra novembre 2013 e maggio 2014. Attraverso le lenti teoriche di Walter Benjamin, si propone la deviazione come metodo e la collezione come forma. Si scommette sull'idea del professore come collezionista e sulla ricerca come una collezione. Educare e ricercare sono azioni diverse. Però in entrambe le azioni, trattasi di ricevere ed accogliere l'estraneo. Partendo da questa prospettiva etica, il diario di campo, le fotografie e le documentazioni ricercate si aprono in cinque collezioni. Il collezionista cerca frammenti, a suo parere, preziosi. Poi, li organizza, gli fa dialogare e offre una narrativa. L'osservazione, l'ascolto, la registrazione e l'interpretazione sostengono il processo di offrire visibilità alle esperienze dei bambini. Considerando le loro differenti forme e tipi, si sono cercati nelle documentazioni fili comuni: un'immagine di bambino attivo, con capacità per crescere e relazionarsi ed un contesto fisico, materiale e temporale potenzialmente ricco in esperienze. Questa tesi propone che per i bambini molto piccoli la documentazione pedagogica si costituisca come una narrazione peculiare. Trama che si fa con il filo del linguaggio materializzato nelle cose. Tramite la materialità delle "cose" il bambino "si fa parlare ed è parlato". Tra il visibile e l'invisibile, tra la voce e il silenzio emerge una ricca collezione. Piccoli incantamenti raccolti, inventati, narrati nel quotidiano. / A presente tese de Doutorado tem por tema a Educação Infantil. Por foco, o processo de documentação pedagógica: como se elege o documentado? Como são narradas, descritas, interpretadas, construídas tais documentações? Quais suas formas? Considerando as relações entre o adulto e o bebê, quais os fios que tramam a documentação pedagógica, o que os amarra? O que sustenta este tecido? Na cidade de Pistoia, na Itália, estudou-se o cotidiano de quatro creches: Asilo Nido Lago Mago, Asilo Nido Il Faro, Asilo Nido Il Mulino, Asilo Nido Il Grillo, no período de novembro de 2013 a maio de 2014. Através das lentes teóricas de Walter Benjamin, propõe-se o desvio como método e a coleção como forma. Aposta-se na ideia do professor como colecionador e na pesquisa como uma coleção. Educar e pesquisar são ações diferentes. Porém, em ambos, trata-se de receber e acolher o estranho. A partir desta perspectiva ética, o diário de campo, o registro fotográfico e as documentações pesquisadas abrem-se em cinco coleções. O colecionador caça fragmentos, ao seu olhar, preciosos. Após, organiza-os, permite-os conversar e oferece uma narrativa. A observação, a escuta, o registro e a interpretação sustentam o processo de oferecer visibilidade às experiências das crianças. Considerando suas diferentes formas e tipos, buscaram-se, nas documentações, fios comuns: uma imagem de criança ativa, com capacidade para crescer e se relacionar e um contexto físico, material e temporal potencialmente rico em experiência. A presente tese propõe que, para crianças bem pequenas, a documentação pedagógica constitui-se como uma narrativa peculiar. Trama que se dá pelo fio da linguagem plasmado nas coisas. Através da materialidade das “coisas”, a criança se faz falar e é falada. Entre o visível e o invisível, entre a voz e o silêncio, emerge uma rica coleção. Pequenos encantamentos colhidos, inventados, narrados no cotidiano. / This doctoral thesis is subject to early childhood education. The focus is the process of pedagogical documentation: How to elect documented? How are narrated, described, interpreted, constructed each documentation? What forms? Considering the relations between the adult and the baby, which wires plot pedagogical documentation, which ties them? What sustains this fabric? In Pistoia city in Italy, studied daily four nurseries: Asilo Nido Lago Mago, Asilo Nido Il Faro, Asilo Nido Il Mulino, Asilo Nido Il Grillo, from November 2013 to May 2014. Through the theoretical lenses of Walter Benajmin, it is proposed the deviation as a method and the collection as a shape. Bet on the idea of the teacher as collector and research as a collection. Educate and research are different actions. However, in both, it is to receive and welcome the stranger. From this ethical perspective, the field diary, the photographic record and researched documentation open into five collections. The collector hunting fragments, to your look, precious. After, organizes, makes them talk and offers a narrative. The observation, the listening, the recording and interpretation support the process of offering visibility for children's experiences. Considering its different forms and types, we search common threads in the documentation: an active child image, with capacity to grow and relate, and a physical context, material and temporal potentially rich in experience. This thesis proposes that for very young children pedagogical documentation is constituted as a peculiar narrative. Woof that is given by the thread of language shaped in things. Through materiliadade of "things", the child is speaking and is spoken. Between the visible and the invisible, between the voice and the silence emerges a rich collection. Small picked spells, invented, narrated daily.

Abstract  Pedagogical documentation is a certain procedure for documenting that, in recent years, has been embraced in several Swedish preschools. Teachers document children’s actions and conversations usually by photos or video recordings. This documentation is to be used for a pedagogical purpose. However, studies and governmental inspections have shown that pedagogical documentation gives rise to many questions among preschool teachers. The purpose of this study is to gain insight into what is being expressed when preschool teachers discuss pedagogical documentation, focusing on themes of content and on the participants’ expressions of their points of view. The data is comprised of transcriptions from audio recordings of discussions conducted in a research circle. The participants are eight preschool teachers that met over the course of one year. Each meeting focused on the documentation provided by a different participant. In that way the contents of the discussions were framed by the teachers own questions and narratives. Theoretically, the study departs from Social Constructionism and Discursive Psychology. The preschool teachers’ utterances have been analyzed using concepts of interpretative repertoires and ideological dilemmas. The results show the main themes to be: Knowledge content in a preschool setting, children’s learning, the teacher’s role and implementation of pedagogical documentation. The participants’ joint position is that the knowledge content at the preschool level is defined by the curriculum for the preschool. Concerning children’s learning and the teacher’s role, two main standpoints are disclosed. Ideologically those standpoints derive from two opposing theories of education. Based on how the standpoints have been expressed I have called them ”predetermined learning” versus ”non-predetermined learning”. One main distinction between the standpoints is that predetermined learning emphasizes the results of learning, while non-predetermined learning emphasizes the processes of learning. The participants’ utterances show that teachers tend to subscribe to the idea that there is only one acceptable way of working with pedagogical documentation. This sometimes creates performance anxiety and feelings of not succeeding and has led to arguments advocating an alternate approach; pedagogical documentation can be done in many ways. The ideological dilemmas within the discourse can be perceived as resources by which the participants argue about knowledge, learning, teaching and about the implementation of pedagogical documentation. / Forskarskola för förskollärare "Utforskande lärprocesser och literacy:Förskolebarns lärande i språk, matematik och naturvetenskap"

Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka hur förskollärare använder systematiskt kvalitetsarbete som verktyg för att vidareutveckla verksamheten. Studien utgår från en kvalitativ metod, vi har använt oss av semistrukturerade intervjuer där öppna frågor ställts till sju förskollärare. Detta ledde till att förskollärarna gav sina personliga åsikter som svar på intervjufrågorna. Syftet med intervjuerna är att genom förskollärarnas personliga åsikter ta reda på hur de jobbar med det systematiska kvalitetsarbetet, hur de tänker kring det och om de i sitt arbete med det systematiska kvalitetsarbetet använder sig utav något verktyg. I Läroplanen för förskolan (LpFö18) finns det ett kapitel som handlar om hur de svenska förskolorna ska förhålla sig till att arbeta med det systematiska kvalitetsarbetet, det centrala i kapitlet är att förskolan ska följa olika steg, vilka är uppföljning, utvärdering och utveckling.   Resultatet visar att de olika förskolorna och förskollärarna har mer likheter i sitt arbetssätt och i sina tankar än vad det finns olikheter. I resultatet framkommer det också att de intervjuade förskollärarna ger liknande svar om hur viktigt det systematiska kvalitetsarbetet är för både barnen, verksamheten och de själva, det framgår också att de har ett positivt tänkande angående arbetet. / The purpose of this study is to investigate how preschool teachers use systematic quality work as a tool to further develop the business. The study is based on a qualitative method, we have used semi-structured interviews where open-ended questions are asked to seven preschool teachers. This led to the preschool teachers giving their personal opinions in response to the interview questions. The purpose of the interviews is to find out through the preschool teachers' personal opinions how they work with the systematic quality work, how they think about it and whether they use a tool in their work with the systematic quality work. In the Curriculum for preschool (LpFö18) there is a chapter that deals with how the Swedish preschools should relate to working with the systematic quality work, the central thing in the chapter is that the preschool should follow different steps, which are follow-up, evaluation and development. The results show that the different preschools and preschool teachers have more similarities in their way of working and in their thoughts than there are differences. The results also show that the interviewed preschool teachers give similar answers about how important the systematic quality work is for both the children, the business and themselves, it also appears that they have a positive thinking about the work.

The aim of the present study is to explore how children’s participation is constructed and enacted in preschool documentation and what kinds of activities evolve between teachers, children and material objects in preschool documentation practices. The study is based on videorecorded observations of teachers and children documenting different preschool activities in two preschool groups. The video observations are analysed using theoretical perspectives on power relations, governmentality, documentality and agentic realism. The results are presented in two research articles. The results show the complexity of children’s participation in preschool documentation practice. In the first article two different documentation methods, with different theoretical underpinnings, were used in the preschool: portfolio and pedagogical documentation. The results show that, regardless of documentation method, children’s participation varied from attendance to involvement and influence, which can be seen as two ends of a power relation. Power relations between teachers and children also varied between situations as well as within individual situations. The result of the second article shows that children’s participation in preschool documentation practices, as well as the documentation itself, was affected and controlled not only by the humans present, but also by different material agents, such as photos and colour-coded labels. Taking material agents into account allows for a broader understanding of documentation practices, which in turn could open up for new forms of children’s participation in preschool documentation. / Syftet med studien som utgör grunden för uppsatsen var att undersöka hur barns delaktighet i förskolans dokumentation är konstruerad och ”görs” och vilken typ av aktivitet som utvecklas mellan lärare, barn och materiella objekt inom förskolans dokumentationspraktik. Studien är baserad på videoinspelade observationer av lärare och barn som dokumenterar olika aktiviteter i förskolan på två förskoleavdelningar. Videoobservationerna analyserades med hjälp av teoretiska perspektiv på maktrelationer, governmentality, documentality och agentic realism. Resultatet presenteras i två vetenskapliga artiklar. Resultaten visar komplexiteten i barns delaktighet i förskolans dokumentationspraktik. I den första artikeln studerades användningen av två olika dokumentationsmetoder, med olika teoretiska underbyggnad, nämligen portfolio och pedagogisk dokumentation. Resultatet visar att barns delaktighet varierade från deltagande till medverkan och inflytande oavsett vilken dokumentationsmetod som användes. Detta kan ses som två ändpunkter av en maktrelation. Maktrelationer mellan lärare och barn varierade också mellan situationer och inom en situation. Resultatet av den andra artikeln visar att barns deltagande i förskolans dokumentationspraktik samt också dokumentationen i sig, påverkades och styrdes, inte enbart av de deltagande personerna, men också av olika materiella agenter, till exempel foton och färgade etiketter. Att även beakta materiella agenter innebär att förståelsen av dokumentationspraktiken kan vidgas, vilket i sin tur skulle kunna öppna upp för nya sätt för barn att vara delaktiga i förskolans dokumentationspraktik.

Nationella styrdokument poängterar vikten av att kartläggningar genomförs vid behov. Dessa kartläggningar bör ge en heltäckande bild av eleven och dennes skolsituation. Specialläraren förutses ha kunskap om denna process. Syftet med denna studie är att, med en diskurspsykologisk ansats, analysera och reflektera över hur bilden av eleven framställs i pedagogiska kartläggningar. Utgångspunkten för analysen tas i de begrepp inom diskurspsykologin som behandlar vilka mönster och positioner individer skapar och befinner sig i. Som metod har en kvalitativ dokumentanalys valts. Fokus ligger på hur bilden av eleven framställs. Denna bild har sedan tolkats genom vår uppfattning av de diskurspsykologiska begreppen: nodalpunkt, mästersignifikant, myter och tolkningsrepertoar. Materialet består av 10 kartläggningar från två skolor i Skåne. Dokumenten bearbetades i tre steg: ett första steg för att få en bild av dokumentens utformning och struktur, ett andra steg där innehållet kodas för att skönja mönster, och slutligen ett tredje steg där fokus ligger på att tolka innehållet utifrån de diskurspsykologiska begreppen. Resultatet redovisas genom att ett antal innehållsfrågor besvaras och sätts i relation till vår tolkning av de teoretiska begreppen och tidigare forskning. Slutsatsen blir att skolpersonalens diskurs blir den som skapar bilden av eleven. Vårdnadshavare och elev får en mer passiv roll i kartläggningarna. / National governing documents emphasize the importance of pedagogical documentation when necessary. These documents should provide a comprehensive picture of the student and his or her school situation. The special needs teacher is expected to have knowledge of this process. The purpose of this study is to, with a discourse psychological approach, analyze and reflect on how the image of the student is presented in pedagogical documents. The starting point for the analysis is in the concepts in discourse psychology that deal with the patterns and positions individuals create and find themselves in. The method chosen is a qualitative document analysis. The focalpoint of the analysis is how the image of the student is presented. This image has been interpreted through our perception of the discourse psychological concepts: nodal point, master significant, myths and interpretation repertoire. The analyzed material consists of 10 pedagogical documents collected from two schools in Skåne. The documents were processed in three steps: a first step to get an idea of the documents' design and structure, a second step where the content is coded to discern patterns, and finally a third step where the focalpoint is interpreting the content based on the discourse psychological concepts. The results are reported by answering a number of content questions and placing the answers in relation to our interpretation of the theoretical concepts and previous research. The conclusion is that the school staff's discourse becomes the one that creates the image of the student. Guardians and students are given a more passive role in the pedagogical documentation.

Syftet med den här studien är att bidra med kunskap om hur förskollärare kan utnyttja den fysiska miljön för att gynna barns lärande i kemi. Studiens resultat bygger på data insamlat av kvalitativa semistrukturerade intervjuer med nio förskollärare i två olika kommuner. Studien utgår från det teoretiska perspektivet Reggio Emilia med fokus på miljön som tredje pedagog och pedagogisk dokumentation. Resultatet visar att miljön har en betydelsefull del i arbetet med kemi i förskolan. Hur förskollärare väljer att utforma den fysiska miljön i förskolan kan ha en betydande roll för barnens lärande. Miljön kan ses som en tredje pedagog, där tillgängligt material kan skapa en nyfikenhet för barnen att utforska kemi i vardagen. Att använda sig av material och kemiska begrepp vid olika aktiviteter var något som samtliga förskollärare ansåg vara viktigt. Det framkom även att den pedagogiska dokumentationen i miljön ansågs vara betydelsefull för barnens möjlighet att reflektera och utmanas vidare i sitt lärande. Sammantaget kan förskollärarens roll i arbetet med kemi i förskolan ses som den viktigaste komponenten för att barnens lärande i kemi ska gynnas. / The purpose of this study is to increase knowledge about how the preschool teacher uses the physical environment to benefit children's learning in chemistry. The results of the study are based on data collected from qualitative semi-structured interviews with nine preschool teachers in two different municipalities. The study is based on the theoretical perspective Reggio Emilia with focus on the environment as a third educator and pedagogical documentation. The results show that the environment has a significant part in the work with chemistry in preschool. How preschool teachers choose to design the physical environment in preschool can play a significant role in children's learning. The environment can be seen as a third educator, where available material can create a curiosity for children to explore chemistry in everyday life. Using chemical concepts in various activities and materials was something that all preschool teachers considered important. It also emerged that the pedagogical documentation in the environment was considered important for the children's ability to reflect and be further challenged in their learning. Overall, the role of the preschool teacher’s work with chemistry can be seen as the most important component to benefit children's learning in chemistry.

Arbetet med pedagogisk dokumentation ligger till grund för ett systematisk kvalitetsarbete i förskolan. Syftet med studien är att bidra med kunskap om pedagogernas arbete kring pedagogisk dokumentation, där de genom gruppdiskussioner utvecklar nya sätt att se på hur de arbetar med pedagogisk dokumentation. För att pedagogisk dokumentation ska fungera som ett verktyg krävs det en gemensam förståelse för den pedagogiska processen, vilket studien belyser genom en fokusgruppsmetod. Arbetslagen fick genom en fokusgruppsdiskussion beskriva och reflektera över sitt arbete med pedagogisk dokumentation för att möjliggöra en fördjupad kunskap, genom en heuristisk process. Analysprocessen utgår från begreppen mediering och appropriering utifrån ett sociokulturellt perspektiv. I resultatet framkom både viken av reflektionstid samt organisatoriska utvecklingsområden som påverkar arbetet med pedagogisk dokumentation. Studien belyser bidragande faktorer som påverkar arbetet med pedagogisk dokumentation.