Day-Care in Denmark: The Key to Social Integration

TY - CHAP

T1 - Day-Care in Denmark

T2 - The Key to Social Integration

AU - Bundgaard, Helle

PY - 2011

Y1 - 2011

N2 -   The chapter explores central notions of appropriate social behavior in what is arguably the most important institution in Denmark when it comes to social integration, namely day-care, also known as pre-school.Moral values guiding everyday practices are generally taken for granted. When interacting with ethnic minority children and their parents, however, staff are occasionally forced to make explicit the reasoning behind their actions. A focus on the interaction of ethnic minority children and their parents in day-care centres therefore provides insights into the cultural beliefs and values which structure daily socialization practices in a Danish day-care, and by implication in Danish society.

AB -   The chapter explores central notions of appropriate social behavior in what is arguably the most important institution in Denmark when it comes to social integration, namely day-care, also known as pre-school.Moral values guiding everyday practices are generally taken for granted. When interacting with ethnic minority children and their parents, however, staff are occasionally forced to make explicit the reasoning behind their actions. A focus on the interaction of ethnic minority children and their parents in day-care centres therefore provides insights into the cultural beliefs and values which structure daily socialization practices in a Danish day-care, and by implication in Danish society.

M3 - Book chapter

SN - 9781443826341

SP - 150

EP - 166

BT - The question of integration

A2 - Fog Olwig, Karen

A2 - Pærregaard, Karsten

PB - Cambridge Scholars Publishing

CY - Newcastle upon Tyne

ER -