Kindergarten Postponed: Examining Parents' Decisions and Teacher Opinions Concerning School Readiness

Autor/inn/en	Donath, Tracy; Bates, Alan; Al-Bataineh, Adel; Al-Rub, Majedh Abu
Titel	Kindergarten Postponed: Examining Parents' Decisions and Teacher Opinions Concerning School Readiness
Quelle	In: International Research in Early Childhood Education, 1 (2010) 1, S.21-33 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1838-0689
Schlagwörter	Parents; Kindergarten; Decision Making; Teacher Attitudes; School Readiness; School Entrance Age; Enrollment; Age Grade Placement; Preschool Teachers; Parent Teacher Cooperation; Teacher Surveys; Parent Surveys; Parent Attitudes; Educational Attainment; National Surveys; National Household Education Survey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Eltern; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Lehrerverhalten; Readiness for school; School ability; Schulreife; Einschulungsalter; Einschulung; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Parent teacher relation; Parent-teacher cooperation; Parent-teacher relation; Parent-teacher relationship; Parent teacher relationship; Eltern-Lehrer-Beziehung; Elternverhalten; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut
Abstract	In the United States of America, the practice of kindergarten redshirting i.e., of waiting to enroll a child into kindergarten until the year after the child was originally eligible, is becoming more common in today's schools. This study offers insight into the reasons why some parents elect to redshirt their child at the kindergarten level. A secondary focus was to determine the views of kindergarten teachers in regards to redshirting and to compare the opinions of parents and teachers in this area. Survey data was collected from 24 kindergarten teachers and 63 parents of redshirted children. The results show that parents who redshirt their child are more likely to consider their emotional concerns for their child. Alternatively, teachers are more likely to support redshirting when utilized for academic or maturational needs. Suggestions for researchers, parents, and educators are provided. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Monash University Faculty of Education. McMahons Road, Frankston, Victoria, Australia 3199. e-mail: edu-irece@monash.edu; Web site: http://www.monash.edu/education/research/publications/journals/irece
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2018/2/04