Formal, non-formal and informal education of educators in childcare in France and Italy

Abstract

This paper proposes the results of an exploratory study aimed at investigating
the formal training and in-service training for childcare staff. The aim of
the research is to investigate how educators learn their profession. The
study lies in the field of qualitative comparative education. Through semistructured
interviews, this empirical study into a comparative approach between
two European countries, France and Italy, allows to analyse formal,
non-formal and informal education and professional development of educators.
The results focus on the differences both in the organisation of professions
and in the organisation of formal training and in-service training in
the two contexts studied.