The Health and Wellbeing of Adults Working in Early Childhood Education

Autor/inn/en	McGrath, Belinda J.; Huntington, Annette D.
Titel	The Health and Wellbeing of Adults Working in Early Childhood Education
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 32 (2007) 3, S.33-38 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0312-5033
Schlagwörter	Early Childhood Education; Injuries; Physical Health; Stress Variables; Work Environment; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Young Children; Foreign Countries; Kindergarten; Well Being; Adults; Preschool Teachers; Health Behavior; Child Care; Stress Management; New Zealand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Gesundheitszustand; Arbeitsmilieu; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Frühe Kindheit; Ausland; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Kinderfürsorge; Kinderbetreuung; Stressmanagement; Stressbewältigung; Neuseeland
Abstract	This article reports the results of a survey of 168 New Zealand early childhood workers and describes their health status, behaviours and concerns. The respondents included 73 childcare teachers, 58 kindergarten teachers and 37 home-based educators. Although 92 per cent of respondents reported that they had good or excellent health, statistically significant differences were found between the groups for days absent because of illness, accidental injuries, job-related stress and ergonomic aspects of their work. All groups reported an increase in various physical symptoms since working with children, in particular backaches, muscle strain and fatigue. One-quarter of respondents experienced an illness related to their work with children during the past year, most commonly respiratory and gastrointestinal illnesses. The study alerts early childhood education employers to the importance of managing health issues such as workload and stress, occupational injuries, the provision of an ergonomically healthy work environment and adequate conditions of employment. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Early Childhood Australia. P.O. Box 7105, Watson, ACT 2602, Australia. Tel: +61-2-6242-1800; Fax: +61-2-6242-1818; e-mail: publishing@earlychildhood.org.au; Web site: http://www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10