This study focused on the ways in which early childhood special education teachers (ECSETs) perform their consultative work and the prevailing structural factors that are connected to it. The significance and centrality of ECSETs’ consultative work have increased as a growing number of ECSETs provide consultative support to other personnel with the aim of enhancing support for children's daily lives in early childhood education and care (ECEC). However, we have limited research-based knowledge about the consultative work done by ECSETs. Therefore, a more comprehensive examination of consultative practices and the factors influencing them is needed. We administered a survey on ECSETs’ (N = 207) consultative work focusing on ECEC in Finland. Using cluster analysis, we identified three consultative work profiles in ECSETs’ practices: a modeler, an advisor, and a spontaneous practitioner. This exploratory study contributes to understanding ECSETs' consultative work, creating potential for further development in this area.

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幼儿特殊教育教师的咨询角色：建模者、顾问和自发的实践者


本研究的重点是幼儿特殊教育教师 （ECSET） 开展咨询工作的方式以及与之相关的主要结构因素。随着越来越多的 ECSET 为其他人员提供咨询支持，以加强对儿童日常生活在幼儿教育和护理 （ECEC） 中的支持，ECSET 咨询工作的重要性和中心地位也随之增加。然而，我们对 ECSET 所做的咨询工作的研究知识有限。因此，需要对咨询实践及其影响因素进行更全面的研究。我们对 ECSET （N = 207） 的咨询工作进行了一项调查，重点是芬兰的 ECEC。使用聚类分析，我们确定了 ECSET 实践中的三个咨询工作概况：建模者、顾问和自发实践者。这项探索性研究有助于理解 ECSET 的咨询工作，为该领域的进一步发展创造潜力。