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https://doi.org/10.32903/zs.64.2.13
The Attitudes of Kindergarten Educators Toward the Physical Activities of Children
Ivica Iveković
; Virovitica, Hrvatska
Abstract
The aim of the research was to examine whether the attitudes of educators differ with regard to their place of employment, i.e. work, age, length of work experience, and whether or not they suffered an injury based on the physical activities of children. The research was conducted of 61 educators (60 F, 1 M; M = 43, SD = 11,027).
Factor analysis distinguished two factors - physical activity at lower heights (in the plane with the ground up to 45 cm in height) and physical activity at higher heights (at a height of more than 45 cm). Kindergarten educators working in the center of the county have a significantly more positive overall attitude toward physical activity, but also toward activities performed by children at lower altitudes than educators employed in kindergartens outside the county center. Educators with more work experience have a significantly more positive overall attitude toward physical activity, but also toward activities performed by children at lower heights than educators with less work experience. In conclusion, in the case of employed educators, their age and whether or not they have suffered a personal injury does not significantly affect the differentiation of their attitudes toward the physical activities of children. The length of work experience and the place of their employment can significantly influence the differentiation of educators' attitudes toward the physical activities of children, i.e. whether they are employed in a kindergarten in the city, which is the main center of the county, or in a kindergarten in a village.
Keywords
pre-school children; physical activity; comparison of attitudes; preschool upbringing; behavioral rules
Hrčak ID:
226253
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Publication date:
28.12.2018.
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