Abstracts
Résumé
L’impact de la qualité des milieux de garde sur le développement de l’enfant et l’importance des interactions pour son développement langagier sont largement démontrés. Cette étude décrit des caractéristiques structurelles de 20 garderies et explore la qualité des interactions menées par 62 éducatrices au Liban. Les résultats montrent des faiblesses par rapport aux standards internationaux en ce qui concerne le ratio, la qualification et les pratiques de soutien à la communication et au langage. Cette étude montre l’importance de renforcer la qualité des garderies et propose de valoriser les interactions en tenant compte des contraintes et des spécificités contextuelles.
Mots-clés :
- garderie,
- qualité,
- éducateur·rice,
- pratiques de soutien au langage,
- interactions
Abstract
The impact of daycare settings on the development of children and the importance of interactions for their language development have been widely demonstrated. This study describes structural characteristics of 20 daycares and explores the quality of the interactions achieved by 62 educators in Lebanon. The results reveal weaknesses compared to international standards, in terms of ratios and qualifications, as well as communication and language support practices. This study shows the importance of enhancing the quality of daycares and suggests fostering interactions by considering contextual constraints and specificities.
Keywords:
- daycare,
- quality,
- educator,
- language support practices,
- interactions
Resumen
El impacto de la calidad de los entornos de cuidado infantil en el desarrollo del niño y la importancia de las interacciones para su desarrollo lingüístico están ampliamente demostrados. Este estudio describe las características estructurales de 20 guarderías y explora la calidad de las interacciones llevadas a cabo por 62 educadoras en el Líbano. Los resultados muestran debilidades en comparación con los estándares internacionales en lo que respecta a la proporción de niños por educador, la cualificación del personal y las prácticas de apoyo a la comunicación y al lenguaje. Este estudio resalta la importancia de mejorar la calidad de las guarderías y propone valorar las interacciones teniendo en cuenta las limitaciones y especificidades del contexto.
Palabras clave:
- guardería,
- calidad,
- educador,
- prácticas de apoyo al lenguaje,
- interacciones
Zusammenfassung
Die Auswirkung der Qualität des Kitamilieus auf die Entwicklung des Kindes und die wichtige Rolle von Interaktionen für dessen Sprachentwicklung sind ausführlich nachgewiesen. Diese Studie beschreibt die strukturellen Eigenschaften von 20 Kitas und untersucht die Qualität der Interaktionen von 62 Erzieherinnen im Libanon. Die Ergebnisse deuten auf Schwächen in Bezug auf die internationalen Standards zum Verhältnis, zur Qualifikation und zur Praxis der Kommunikations- und Sprachunterstützung hin. Die Studie zeigt die Wichtigkeit, die Qualität der Kitas zu verbessern, und empfehlt, Interaktionen aufzuwerten, unter Berücksichtigung der kontextuellen Einschränkungen und Eigenheiten.
Stichworte:
- Kitas,
- Qualität,
- Erzieher*in,
- Sprachunterstützungspraktiken,
- Interaktionen
Appendices
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