A comparison of urban and rural kindergarten teachers' perceptions of school safety for young children: Implications for quality teacher education

A comparison of urban and rural kindergarten teachers' perceptions of school safety for young children: Implications for quality teacher education

• Wong, Yau Ho Paul The Hong Kong Institute of Education

Early Child Development and Care, 1-9, 2016

Routledge

2016

• M Teachers & Education for Teachers
  • MA Professional Education for Teachers

Urban and Rural Kindergarten Teachers Perceived School Safety Quality Teacher Education

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Pre-Primary Education

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.
[Copyright of Early Child Development and Care is the property of Routledge. Full article may be available at the publisher's website:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03004430.2016.1151418]

• English

Journal Articles

• 03004430

• 10.1080/03004430.2016.1151418

https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/bibs/4da85f0e

2016-04-25