Educational Provision for Pre-fives in Lothian Region: A Summary of the Views of Parents and Staff.

Autor/inn/en	Hall, Stuart; Powney, Janet
Institution	Scottish Council for Research in Education, Edinburgh.
Titel	Educational Provision for Pre-fives in Lothian Region: A Summary of the Views of Parents and Staff.
Quelle	(1995), (38 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
ISBN	1-86003-008-4
Schlagwörter	Agency Cooperation; Day Care; Educational Demand; Educational Quality; Educational Supply; Foreign Countries; Nursery Schools; Parent Attitudes; Preschool Children; Preschool Education; Preschool Evaluation; Preschool Teachers; Program Effectiveness; Teacher Attitudes; United Kingdom (Scotland) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Tagespflege; Bildungsanforderung; Bildungsnachfrage; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Bildungsangebot; Ausland; Nursery school; Kindertagesstätte; Kindergarten; Vorschule; Elternverhalten; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Lehrerverhalten
Abstract	A survey was conducted in Scotland's Lothian region to ascertain views on education provision for children under age 5. Subjects were over 400 nursery nurses, more than 1,100 parents, and staff members, at 175 nursery schools. The research questions covered six areas: (1) background information on parents and children; (2) benefits of nursery education for children and their families and improvements that parents would like to see; (3) staff feelings about meeting the needs of children and their families and staff priorities in the provision they make; (4) staff overall job satisfaction and satisfaction with opportunities available for professional development; (5) preferences held by both parents and staff concerning parental involvement in nursery education and how these preferences match with actual practices; and (6) kinds and levels of inter-agency work existing in Lothian nurseries. Results indicated that parents felt generally very happy with the nursery school or class their children attended, but would like more provision to be available. Suggested improvements involved providing more places, giving children more time at nursery, and allowing younger children into the system. Helping children prepare for school, giving them the chance to mix with other children, and contributing to their education were the main reasons parents gave for using the services. The majority of teachers and nursery nurses were satisfied with their present jobs but identified further areas for inservice requirements, especially for working with special needs children and with parents. Fairly large numbers of nurseries reported receiving support from other professionals such as speech professionals and psychologists, and well over three-quarters of nursery schools and classes were involved in pre-entry work with primary schools. (AA)
Anmerkungen	Scottish Council for Research in Education, 15 St. John Street, Edinburgh EH8 8JR, Scotland, United Kingdom (5 British pounds).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC