The personal relationship between the kindergarten teacher and the parents as a mediator between cultures

ABSTRACT

The purpose of the study is to describe the teacher's personal connection with parents as an intermediary factor between cultures and to examine the implications for the future of the migrant group in the receiving society. The study is a qualitative study based on the phenomenological approach and involved five teachers working with African children. The findings show three categories: (1) social and cultural, (2) language, (3) behaviour and education. The contribution focuses on the importance of developing intercultural competence among the teachers and the importance of having a joint-personal dialogue in order to cope with migration challenges.

KEYWORDS:

• Migration
• Intercultural
• Education
• Integration
• Parenthood

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

ORCID

Dolly Eliyahu-Levi http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4118-8105

Michal Ganz-Meishar http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5218-5834