What do parents of young children expect from preschool directors? A comparison of parental and managerial expectations
Journal Title: Erken Çocukluk Çalışmaları Dergisi - Year 2017, Vol 1, Issue 1
Abstract
This study aimed to examine the parental expectations from preschool management and the perception of parental expectations by the managers. The research sample consisted of 927 parents (mother-father) who has been residing within Balıkesir central districts (Karesi and Altıeylül) boundaries, and whose children have benefitted the pre-school education service in the state funded independent kindergartens. The data collection tool was developed to be used in this study by the researchers. The first part of the tool was designed to aggregate demographic information about participants. The scale in the second part consisted of a total of 18 items and four sub-scales (Communication and Accessibility, Health and Safety, Physical Resources, and Education) targeting the expectations of parents from the school management. The Confirmatory Factor Analysis (DFA) was performed to examine construct validity of the scale. The mean scores parents and school managers obtained from the subscales of Expectations from Kindergarten Management Scale were analyzed using the MANOVA test. The results demonstrated that parental expectations from kindergarten management differ based on their gender. Mother had significantly higher scores from two subscales (Communication and Accessibility and Health and Safety) than fathers did. The results indicated no statistically significant difference in the mean scores of kindergarten managers. A comparison of parents’ and managers’ mean scores indicated that kindergarten managers obtained higher scores on the Physical Resources subscale than the parents.
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Rahşan Polat Yaman, Mesut Saçkes
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- DOI 10.24130/eccd-jecs.196720171123
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