Herkunftsspezifisches Passungserleben im Kita-Fachkraft–Eltern–Verhältnis

Although Bourdieu and Passeron’s thesis on cultural fit dates back about 50 years and great hopes for the promotion of educational opportunities are associated with a successful educational partnership, the background-specific fit between day-care centre staff and parents has only come into the focus of educational research in recent years. This cross-sectional study addresses the predominantly qualitative research findings and examines the professional-parent relationship of N = 93 preschool children using a standardised questionnaire.

The results show that professionals evaluate the relationship with parents with high economic and cultural capital resources more positively compared to parents with lower capital. In contrast, the parents’ evaluation of the relationship is independent of their capital resources. The cultural background of the parents as well as their family language have no influence on the assessment of the professional-parent relationship, neither for the professionals nor for the parents themselves.