Unnoticed professional competence in day care work and the challenge of neoliberalism

Annegrethe Ahrenkiel; Niels Warring; Camilla Schmidt; Birger Steen Nielsen; Finn M. Sommer

Unnoticed professional competence in day care work and the challenge of neoliberalism

Annegrethe Ahrenkiel, Niels Warring, Camilla Schmidt, Birger Steen Nielsen, Finn M. Sommer

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Abstract

New Public Management and neoliberalism has had a huge impact on care and health work imposing demands for documentation, standardization and evaluation. These demands seem to be in contrast with core aspects of the professional competence that are unnoticed. The paper explores how social educator’s work in day care centers can be explored, developed and potentially democratized acknowledging the unnoticed aspects of daily work practices and professional competence. The paper draws on empirical examples from two research projects (Ahrenkiel et al. 2009, 2011) and discuss how noticing and developing the professional competences of pedagogues holds the potential to develop alternatives to neoliberal regulation.

Translated title of the contribution	Upåagtet faglighed i daginstitutionsarbejde og neoliberalismens udfordringer
Original language	English
Publication date	26 Apr 2012
Number of pages	8
Publication status	Published - 26 Apr 2012
Event	Nordic Working Life Conference: Changing World of Work - LO-højskolen, Helsingør, Denmark Duration: 25 Apr 2012 → 27 Apr 2012 Conference number: 6

Conference

Conference	Nordic Working Life Conference
Number	6
Location	LO-højskolen
Country/Territory	Denmark
City	Helsingør
Period	25/04/2012 → 27/04/2012

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