Child, Family and Community Characteristics Associated with School Readiness in Jordan

Autor/inn/en	Al-Hassan, Suha M.; Lansford, Jennifer E.
Titel	Child, Family and Community Characteristics Associated with School Readiness in Jordan
Quelle	In: Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 29 (2009) 3, S.217-226 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0957-5146
Schlagwörter	Community Characteristics; Siblings; School Readiness; Family Income; Family Size; Educational Change; Rural Areas; Foreign Countries; Grade 1; Elementary School Students; Gender Differences; Socioeconomic Influences; Parent Influence; Educational Attainment; Mothers; Fathers; Place of Residence; Urban Areas; Jordan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sibling; Geschwister; Readiness for school; School ability; Schulreife; Familieneinkommen; Familiengröße; Bildungsreform; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Ausland; School year 01; 1. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 01; Geschlechterkonflikt; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Mother; Mutter; Wohnort; Urban area; Stadtregion
Abstract	The present study investigated demographic differences in school readiness within Jordan, a particularly interesting context because of widespread national reform currently sweeping the education system in Jordan. Teacher reports and researcher direct assessments of the school readiness of a national sample of 4681 Jordanian first grade children were used to describe the levels of school readiness of children with regard to seven demographic characteristics. Higher levels of school readiness were associated with male gender, higher family income, higher paternal education, higher maternal education, smaller family size, fewer siblings and urban residence. Taken together, the findings highlight the importance of Jordanian education reform, one aim of which is to improve the school readiness of all children by implementing public kindergartens, especially in poor, rural areas. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10