Parental Attitudes toward Preschoolers' Career Education: A Mixed-Method Study

Autor/inn/en	Cinamon, Rachel Gali; Dan, Orly
Titel	Parental Attitudes toward Preschoolers' Career Education: A Mixed-Method Study
Quelle	In: Journal of Career Development, 37 (2010) 2, S.519-540 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0894-8453
DOI	10.1177/0894845309357050
Schlagwörter	Career Education; Preschool Children; Parent Attitudes; Relevance (Education); Gender Differences; Socioeconomic Status; Correlation; Career Development; Questionnaires; Interviews; Negative Attitudes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Arbeitslehre; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Elternverhalten; Relevance; Relevanz; Geschlechterkonflikt; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Korrelation; Berufsentwicklung; Fragebogen; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Negative Fixierung
Abstract	This mixed-method study examined a neglected area in career education: parents' attitudes toward the relevance of early career development, parents' attitudes toward the implementation of career education in preschools (including preferred subjects to be included in curricula), and the contribution of gender, socioeconomic status (SES), and education to these attitudes. Fifteen parents were interviewed, and an additional 140 parents (47 men, 93 women; ages 24-55 years) with at least one preschooler (4-6 years old) completed two attitude questionnaires developed for the current study. Results indicated moderate positive agreement with the developmental approach and with preschool implementation of career education. Parents agreed that the curriculum in the preschool system should include some career education, but they wanted it introduced slowly, step-by-step. Almost all of them talked about the need to protect children from the complexity of work. Education and high SES correlated with positive attitudes. The study discusses practical implications for career education programs. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10