Collaboration between preschool and primary school : A study of primary school teachers´perceptions about collaboration and preschool teacher profession

The aim of the study is to increase the knowledge of primary school teacher´s perceptions of collaboration between preschool and school and the profession of preschool teacher. in order to achieve our purpose, we have contucted qualitative semi-structured group interviews. The primary school teacher´s answers were recorded, transcribed, categorized and compiled. A socio-cultural approach were used in order to notice the teacher´s negotations, meaning making and understanding of how they constructed knowledge interacting with each other. The result of the study shows various perceptions. For example, that safety and security in transitions is important for both children, guardians and theacher´s for various reasons. The result show, what promotes and what hinders collaboration between preschool and school. The primary school sees it as desirable that the preschool works whit social competences in front of teaching, which means that an ideal preschool teacher is safe, creative and creates a plesureble learning. The most important conclusion og the study is that the preschool and the school are defined as two different cultural spaces whit separate views, approaches, traditions and working methods. Insufficient transparency in each other´s proffesions, forms the basis for collusions collapses. Knowledge about this contributes to the preschool teachers given prerequisite that enable them to meet primary school teachers on a common platform