Interculturalism from the perspective of pedagogics and integration in preschool with emphasis on cooperation with parents

Figures & data

Table 1. The numbers (f) and structural percentage (f %) of the surveyees by the response to the question: ‘In what way did you prepare for the conversation with the parents of children with a different background?’ ranked by average assessment score.

Preparation for the conversation with the parents of children with a different background		Perfectly true (3)	Partly true (2)	Not true (1)	Total	Average score
I answered to myself the question how I myself cope with otherness.	f	31	46	8	85	2.27
	f %	36.5	54.1	9.4	100
I reflected upon how children’s parents can contribute to the well-being of individuals in the group.	f	31	40	14	85	2.20
	f %	36.5	47.1	16.5	100
I determined the expectations of the parents and the children in the country of origin and in Slovenia, including with all the options and needs for integration, in relation to all areas of adaptation.	f	28	40	17	85	2.13
	f %	32.9	47.1	20	100
I acquired information about the world the child has come from.	f	22	48	15	85	2.08
	f %	25.9	56.5	17.6	100

Source: The Authors.

Table 2. The result of Kruskal-Wallis test of differences in the statements S₁ to S₄ according to the age of the surveyees.

Preparation for the conversation with the parents of children with a different background	Age (years)	$\overline{\text{R}}$	χ^2	g	P
I acquired information about the world the child has come from.	Up to 30	32.80	9.594	3	0.022
	31 to 40	40.45
	41 to 50	49.67
	51 or more	50.92
I answered to myself the question how I myself cope with otherness.	Up to 30	34.67	8.249	3	0.041
	31 to 40	38.84
	41 to 50	50.38
	51 or more	49.74
I reflected upon how children's parents can contribute to the well-being of individuals in the group.	Up to 30	35.54	3.708	3	0.295
	31 to 40	47.80
	41 to 50	44.17
	51 or more	45.18
I determined the expectations of the parents and the children in the country of origin and in Slovenia, including with all the options and needs for integration, in relation to all areas of adaptation.	Up to 30	33.74	6.288	3	0.098
	31 to 40	50.36
	41 to 50	43.40
	51 or more	45.24

Source: The Authors.

Table 3. The outcome of Kruskal-Wallisovega test of differences in statements S₁ do S₄ according to work experience of surveyees.

Preparation for the conversation with the parents of children with a different background	Work experience (years)	$\overline{\text{R}}$	χ^2	g	P
I acquired information about the world the child has come from.	Up to 5	34.09	6.697	4	0.153
	6 to 10	43.00
	11 to 20	42.18
	21 to 30	46.97
	More than 30	51.36
I answered to myself the question how I myself cope with otherness.	Up to 5	34.82	5.789	4	0.215
	6 to 10	39.19
	11 to 20	46.44
	21 to 30	49.47
	More than 30	47.11
I reflected upon how children’s parents can contribute to the well-being of individuals in the group.	Up to 5	41.27	1.250	4	0.870
	6 to 10	39.85
	11 to 20	41.26
	21 to 30	45.10
	More than 30	47.28
I determined the expectations of the parents and the children in the country of origin and in Slovenia, including with all the options and needs for integration, in relation to all areas of adaptation.	Up to 5	36.16	3.124	4	0.537
	6 to 10	41.81
	11 to 20	46.15
	21 to 30	47.30
	More than 30	45.67

Source: The Authors.

Table 4. The outcomes of Mann-Whitney U-test of differences with the statements S₁ to S₄ according to the surveyees’ workplace.

Preparation for the conversation with the parents of children with a different background	Workplace	$\overline{\text{R}}$	U	P
I acquired information about the world the child has come from.	Teacher assistant	38.74	−1.936	0.053
	Preschool teacher	48.03
I answered to myself the question how I myself cope with otherness.	Teacher assistant	37.43	−2.536	0.011
	Preschool teacher	49.56
I reflected upon how children’s parents can contribute to the well-being of individuals in the group.	Teacher assistant	43.11	−.048	0.962
	Preschool teacher	42.87
I determined the expectations of the parents and the children in the country of origin and in Slovenia, including with all the options and needs for integration, in relation to all areas of adaptation.	Teacher assistant	42.63	−.162	0.871
	Preschool teacher	43.33

Source: The Authors.