Cross-Cultural Perspectives in Residential Youthwork: The French Educateur and the American Child Care Worker (From Perspectives in Professional Child and Youth Care, 1990, P 301-315, James P. Anglin, et al., ed. -- See NCJ-125552)

• NCJ Number: 125569
• Author(s): F H Barnes; L Bourdon
• Date Published: 1990
• Length: 15 pages
• Sale Source: Haworth Press, Inc
• Publication Type: Survey (Cross-Cultural)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

A look at the similarities and differences between French educateurs and their American counterparts, reveals that American child care workers' roles and responsibilities are much more narrowly defined.

Abstract

The American child care scene, as perceived by the French educateurs, is globally unconceptualized and lacking in coordination of the interesting tasks developed by the different agencies. By contrast, in France, child care exists as a nationally certified discipline for which there are clear definitions of role and practice; 40 training schools prepare people for entrance into the profession. Because of different professional priorities and a different evolution of services and manpower, the conceptual model of American child care work is not nearly as developed as the conceptual model of the educateur. Similarly, the elements of practice for which the American worker is responsible are not as clear as those for his counterparts in France. 8 references. (Author abstract modified)