Onboarding program for foreign ECEC teachers working in private English-speaking daycares in Finland
Aghaverdiyeva, Sura; Sahuquillo Muñoz de Leon, Delia (2025)
2025
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This thesis strives to explain how an onboarding program could help foreign background teachers working in English-speaking daycares in Finland to understand and put in practice the Finnish educational model.
To respond to the research question, this thesis collected data using qualitative methods, more specifically, an online survey and two focus group discussions. The data were collected from a total of 31 early childhood teachers, actively working and living in Finland. In addition, the focus groups offered a deeper perspective of experiences and suggestions from a sample of 8 professional educators.
The results were analysed through the lens of Learning at Work theories. Teachers expressed the need for support in understanding the system, accessing materials, guidance from experienced teachers and feeling part of an educational community.
This thesis discovered the real needs and wishes of foreign ECEC teachers working in Finland. As a result, the researchers concluded that creating a learning community amongst ECEC teachers and launching an onboarding program in the future would support the integration of those professionals working at English-speaking daycares
To respond to the research question, this thesis collected data using qualitative methods, more specifically, an online survey and two focus group discussions. The data were collected from a total of 31 early childhood teachers, actively working and living in Finland. In addition, the focus groups offered a deeper perspective of experiences and suggestions from a sample of 8 professional educators.
The results were analysed through the lens of Learning at Work theories. Teachers expressed the need for support in understanding the system, accessing materials, guidance from experienced teachers and feeling part of an educational community.
This thesis discovered the real needs and wishes of foreign ECEC teachers working in Finland. As a result, the researchers concluded that creating a learning community amongst ECEC teachers and launching an onboarding program in the future would support the integration of those professionals working at English-speaking daycares