Barnets bästa? : Förskollärares yrkesetiska dilemman och tankar om orosanmälan

The purpose of this study is to contribute knowledge about how preschool teachers' various professional ethical dilemmasand thoughts about reporting concerns can be looked at and handled. With the help of previous research and that of preschool teachersown perspectives, this will be made visible. The study has been based on the following questions: Whichthe dilemmas preschool teachers describe regarding a report of concern? What kind of support do the preschool teachers describeis requested/given and what significance does it have for how dilemmas around reporting concerns are handled? The choice ofmethod for this study is semi-structured interviews and six preschool teachers have been interviewed individually.The interviews have then been analyzed using a discourse analytical approach with virtue ethics, duty ethics andutilitarian ethics as a theoretical perspective. The results of the study show that dilemmas mainly arise aroundthe support, the approaches and the complex relationship between preschool teachers and guardians andcan have a major impact on whether or not the preschool teacher reports a concern.