Ecological conditions and interpersonal skills leading to ECE teacher competences in working with immigrant children in SloveniaLicardo, Marta (Avtor) Oliveira Leite, Lais (Avtor) didactics of social sciencespreschool educationimmigrant childrenECE teachersThe purpose of this study is to analyse which ecological conditions (professional background and support from the environment) and interpersonal skills (values, attitudes and emotional competences) predict ECE teacher competences in working with immigrant children. The results of the hierarchical regression analysis revealed that interpersonal skills are stronger predictors of teachers’ competences than ecological conditions. The results of network analysis indicate specific in-depth relations among teachers’ competences and the analysed variables. The study is important as it combines ecological conditions as contextual factors and interpersonal skills to better understand how to support ECE teachers in a multicultural environment.EECERA20222024-09-26 13:03:54Članek v reviji90830UDK: 373.2.02COBISS_ID: 80015619DOI: 10.1080/1350293X.2021.1980597ISSN pri članku: 1752-1807sl