Assessment of Knowledge of Day-Care Center Workers in Basic Aspects of Child Care: A Pilot Study.

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to assess the knowledge of day-care center workers in basic aspects of child care. A pilot study was conducted by administering a 39 item questionnaire to 180 day-care center workers in 13 day-care centers. One hundred six questionnaires were analyzed. Knowledge was related to the day-care worker's training experience, the type of center where employed, and personal characteristic of the workers. The number of training areas in which the workers had been trained was statistically significant as related to the knowledge of the workers. The type of center was not significant as it related to overall knowledge determined from total group scores. However, differences in the way subjects from particular types of centers responded to specific questions were statistically significant in certain instances. When personal characteristics of the workers were related to knowledge, education proved to be the only characteristic of significance, P<.005. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA101739

Entities

People

  • Betty Jane Avery

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Age Groups
  • Chi Square Test
  • Data Analysis
  • Education
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Families (Human)
  • Health Services
  • Human Development
  • Medical Personnel
  • New York
  • Pilot Studies
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Public Health
  • Social Problems
  • Training
  • United States
  • Vegetables

Fields of Study

  • Education

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