A Comparison of Urban and Rural Kindergarten Teachers' Perceptions of School Safety for Young Children: Implications for Quality Teacher Education

Autor/in	Wong, Yau-ho Paul
Titel	A Comparison of Urban and Rural Kindergarten Teachers' Perceptions of School Safety for Young Children: Implications for Quality Teacher Education
Quelle	In: Early Child Development and Care, 187 (2017) 1, S.80-88 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0300-4430
DOI	10.1080/03004430.2016.1151418
Schlagwörter	Comparative Analysis; Rural Schools; Urban Schools; Kindergarten; Preschool Teachers; Foreign Countries; School Safety; Teaching Experience; Educational Quality; Teacher Education; Teacher Attitudes; Likert Scales; Statistical Analysis; Correlation; Questionnaires; China; Hong Kong + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Urban area; Urban areas; Stadtregion; Stadt; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Ausland; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Lehrerverhalten; Likert-Skala; Statistische Analyse; Korrelation; Fragebogen; Hongkong
Abstract	Although a quality preschool supports young children's health and safety, "quality" has been defined diversely enough that its delivery has been varied among kindergarten teachers. The current study was the first to examine and compare perceptions of school safety between urban and rural kindergarten teachers. Sixty-seven Hong Kong teachers (from an urban region of China) and 111 Yunnan teachers (from a rural region of China) rated their perceived knowledge and attitudes regarding child safety and perceived school safety for young children. The results showed that although Yunnan teachers rated their schools' safety less favourably than did Hong Kong teachers, they rated themselves as having better knowledge and stronger attitudes about child safety. Hong Kong teachers' age and total teaching experience and Yunnan teachers' perceived knowledge significantly predicted their perceived school safety for young children. The implications for "quality" as a multi-level construct in relation to quality teacher education are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01