ABSTRACT

In most majority countries, early childhood educators’ work occurs in a context increasingly dominated by neoliberal logic. A large body of literature emphasises that neoliberalism flourishes in society by fuelling mutual distrust and competition among people to pursue individual performance and material gain. This system has crept into education systems which were set up with very different philosophies, becoming an intrinsic part of educators’ work, negatively affecting the educators and their image of themselves. Utilising a variety of qualitative methodologies, this paper reports on research projects undertaken in three countries that highlight some of the neoliberal barriers to quality early childhood education and care (ECEC). It also offers ways forward to support educators within this context.

摘要

在大多数大多数国家中，幼儿教育工作者的工作发生在新自由主义逻辑日益主导的情况下。大量文献强调，新自由主义在社会中蓬勃发展，加剧了人们之间的不信任和竞争，以追求个人的表现和物质利益。该系统已经渗入具有不同哲学体系的教育系统，成为教育工作者工作不可或缺的一部分，对教育工作者及其自身形象产生了负面影响。本文利用各种定性方法，对在三个国家进行的研究项目进行了报告，这些研究项目突显了新自由主义障碍对儿童早期教育和照料的质量（ECEC）。它还提供了在此背景下支持教育工作者的前进方式。