"The Second step program vs. the Be Together program" : a comparative analysis on the second step program and the pilot program Be Together

2012

Masteroppgave i pedagogikk- Universitetet i Agder 2012 Background. The Second Step program has been around since 2001. In 2011 a new program was introduced to a selective number of kindergartens in West and East Agder in the South of Norway, the Be Together program. The two programs had several obvious similarities and some that were not so obvious. This brought curiosity to equation. Purpose/Problem. The intension for this study was to compare the programs and see whether they actually did compare. By doing a comparative analysis of the two programs one would be able to see if there was a need for a new program or if a new program would put an overload on kindergartens that are already fac…