Masterutdannede barnehagelærere – mellom myndighetenes intensjoner og barnehageeiernes ansvar

Abstract

Based on individual interviews with six representatives of kindergarten owners, the author describes the owners’ reflections on increased investment in master-educated kindergarten teachers and how they work to accommodate this investment. What emerges from the interviews is a desire for increased expertise, and owners express a need for the heightened competence. However, the way owners work to facilitate the use of this expertise for the benefit of children and the kindergarten varies. There seems to be a mismatch between what the owners desire and the realistic possibilities within the economic framework of kindergartens. There is also an apparent gap between the owners’ aspirations and their willingness to take measures to fulfill these aspirations.