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Unattended child: an area of neglect in Hong KongMa, Kwong-cho., 馬光祖. January 2000 (has links)
published_or_final_version / Public Administration / Master / Master of Public Administration
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Factors associated with sensitive caregivers in Canadian childcare centresThompson, Deborah 11 1900 (has links)
This exploratory study focused on identifying the stuctural indicators of high quality
childcare that are associated with high levels of caregiver sensitivity. The participants in the
study were 318 caregivers employed in 234 Canadian childcare centres. Caregivers were
observed in their centres and their sensitivity was rated using the Caregiver Interaction Scale
(Arnett, 1989). Structural indicators of quality were identified through a Centre Questionnaire
and a Staff Questionnaire developed for the You Bet I Care! study (Goelman et al. 2000) sent
to centres prior to the observations. Using a median split, the caregivers' scores were divided
into high and low scores and the structural indicators of the two groups were compared. The
results were analysed first considering the scores of all observed caregivers together and then
as two separate groups: caregivers of infants and toddlers and caregivers of children aged 3 to
6 years. The analysis revealed that certain features of the centre and characteristics of the
caregiver were associated with higher levels of caregiver sensitivity. The features of the centre
that were associated with caregiver sensitivity included financial issues (eg. wages), staff
development, centre administration, and characteristics of the children in the centre.
Characteristics of the caregivers that were associated with sensitivity were caregiver attitudes
and beliefs, caregiver feelings about their work, and level of education. The results of this
study suggest that caregiver sensitivity which is related to positive developmental outcomes for
children may be enhanced through the active support of the larger community.
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Parental work and child-care in Canadian familiesGagne, Lynda Giselle 05 1900 (has links)
In 2000, 79 percent of married Canadian women between the ages of 25 and 44 were in
the labour force and 75 percent were employed.1 Many Canadian families with working parents
use costly child-care, and many of these families take advantage of the child-care expense
deduction (CCED): in 1998, 71 percent of families with pre-school children used child-care
services to work or study at a given point in time,2 and 868,460 taxfilers reported nearly $2.4
billion in child-care expenditures on 1,390,200 children.3 In this thesis, I examine the effects of
parental labour supply and child-care use on children, the impacts that child-care costs have on
the labour supply of married mothers, and the fairness of the tax system with respect to child-care
costs.
Chapters I, and V are introductory and concluding chapters, respectively.
In chapter II, I consider the question of whether parental labour supply and child-care use
affect child cognitive and behavioural outcomes. Parental labour supply reduces the amount of
time parents have for their children. On the other hand, parents can replace their own time with
child-care services and can also purchase more market goods with additional income earned at
work. I examine this question using the first three cycles of the National Longitudinal Survey of
Children and Youth (NLSCY), which provide both a large sample size and a rich source of data,
including controls for parenting skills. The possible joint detennination of labour supply and
child outcomes is also tested.
In chapter III, I estimate the impact of child-care costs on the return to work of married
Canadian women with children under three, using data from the 1988 Canadian National Childcare
Survey (CNCCS) and Labour Market Activity Survey (LMAS). Data from the 1995
Canadian General Social Survey indicate that Canadian mothers have split views on the issue of
whether parental labour supply has deleterious effects on child outcomes. Furthermore, women's
views on these issues tend to be consistent with their labour supply, suggesting their views may
affect whether they choose to work or not. If women's preferences for work are based on thenviews
and are correlated with other explanatory variables such as education and cost of care, the
estimated coefficients on these explanatory variables will be biased. In order to allow for these
potential differences in responsiveness to childcare costs, I estimate separate models where
current or previous occupation and weeks worked in the previous 12 months are used as control
variables in the estimation to account for heterogeneity of preferences.
In chapter IV of the thesis, I use data from the CNCCS and LMAS to examine the
vertical and horizontal equity of the CCED. Vertical equity is evaluated by comparing CCED
benefit rates for different family levels of earnings. This is done for dual earner families with
childcare costs and similar characteristics. Horizontal equity is examined by investigating
whether the existence of the CCED increases or decreases the difference between effective tax
rates of families with similar earnings but different labour supplies. I use measures of actual and
potential earnings to evaluate both vertical and horizontal equity.
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"Jumping through hoops": Family child care in British Columbia: An institutional ethnographyNorth, Naomi 24 April 2013 (has links)
Employing institutional ethnography, this research is an examination of the everyday activities of mothers who provide licensed family child care in their homes in the southern region of Vancouver Island, British Columbia. From this standpoint, I map the work of being licensed to show how their activities, homes and families become articulated to the textual organization of an institutional matrix of regulation. While the institutional matrix is conceptually organized around ensuring the provision of quality child care, family child care providers’ descriptions of their work to maintain licensure illustrate how they find themselves acquiescing to and/ or challenging the ways in which their work is co-ordinated for the administrative purposes of legal compliance with minimum health and safety standards. / Graduate / 0626 / 0518 / 0630 / naomi.northstar@gmail.com
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'N Maatskaplikewerkondersoek na die opleidingsbehoeftes van die kinderversorger van die kleuter in die kinderhuisMarais, Juanita. January 2004 (has links)
Thesis (MA (Maatskaplike Werk))--Universiteit van Pretoria, 2004. / Bibliografie ingesluit.
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Factors associated with sensitive caregivers in Canadian childcare centresThompson, Deborah 11 1900 (has links)
This exploratory study focused on identifying the stuctural indicators of high quality
childcare that are associated with high levels of caregiver sensitivity. The participants in the
study were 318 caregivers employed in 234 Canadian childcare centres. Caregivers were
observed in their centres and their sensitivity was rated using the Caregiver Interaction Scale
(Arnett, 1989). Structural indicators of quality were identified through a Centre Questionnaire
and a Staff Questionnaire developed for the You Bet I Care! study (Goelman et al. 2000) sent
to centres prior to the observations. Using a median split, the caregivers' scores were divided
into high and low scores and the structural indicators of the two groups were compared. The
results were analysed first considering the scores of all observed caregivers together and then
as two separate groups: caregivers of infants and toddlers and caregivers of children aged 3 to
6 years. The analysis revealed that certain features of the centre and characteristics of the
caregiver were associated with higher levels of caregiver sensitivity. The features of the centre
that were associated with caregiver sensitivity included financial issues (eg. wages), staff
development, centre administration, and characteristics of the children in the centre.
Characteristics of the caregivers that were associated with sensitivity were caregiver attitudes
and beliefs, caregiver feelings about their work, and level of education. The results of this
study suggest that caregiver sensitivity which is related to positive developmental outcomes for
children may be enhanced through the active support of the larger community. / Education, Faculty of / Curriculum and Pedagogy (EDCP), Department of / Graduate
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Parental work and child-care in Canadian familiesGagne, Lynda Giselle 05 1900 (has links)
In 2000, 79 percent of married Canadian women between the ages of 25 and 44 were in
the labour force and 75 percent were employed.1 Many Canadian families with working parents
use costly child-care, and many of these families take advantage of the child-care expense
deduction (CCED): in 1998, 71 percent of families with pre-school children used child-care
services to work or study at a given point in time,2 and 868,460 taxfilers reported nearly $2.4
billion in child-care expenditures on 1,390,200 children.3 In this thesis, I examine the effects of
parental labour supply and child-care use on children, the impacts that child-care costs have on
the labour supply of married mothers, and the fairness of the tax system with respect to child-care
costs.
Chapters I, and V are introductory and concluding chapters, respectively.
In chapter II, I consider the question of whether parental labour supply and child-care use
affect child cognitive and behavioural outcomes. Parental labour supply reduces the amount of
time parents have for their children. On the other hand, parents can replace their own time with
child-care services and can also purchase more market goods with additional income earned at
work. I examine this question using the first three cycles of the National Longitudinal Survey of
Children and Youth (NLSCY), which provide both a large sample size and a rich source of data,
including controls for parenting skills. The possible joint detennination of labour supply and
child outcomes is also tested.
In chapter III, I estimate the impact of child-care costs on the return to work of married
Canadian women with children under three, using data from the 1988 Canadian National Childcare
Survey (CNCCS) and Labour Market Activity Survey (LMAS). Data from the 1995
Canadian General Social Survey indicate that Canadian mothers have split views on the issue of
whether parental labour supply has deleterious effects on child outcomes. Furthermore, women's
views on these issues tend to be consistent with their labour supply, suggesting their views may
affect whether they choose to work or not. If women's preferences for work are based on thenviews
and are correlated with other explanatory variables such as education and cost of care, the
estimated coefficients on these explanatory variables will be biased. In order to allow for these
potential differences in responsiveness to childcare costs, I estimate separate models where
current or previous occupation and weeks worked in the previous 12 months are used as control
variables in the estimation to account for heterogeneity of preferences.
In chapter IV of the thesis, I use data from the CNCCS and LMAS to examine the
vertical and horizontal equity of the CCED. Vertical equity is evaluated by comparing CCED
benefit rates for different family levels of earnings. This is done for dual earner families with
childcare costs and similar characteristics. Horizontal equity is examined by investigating
whether the existence of the CCED increases or decreases the difference between effective tax
rates of families with similar earnings but different labour supplies. I use measures of actual and
potential earnings to evaluate both vertical and horizontal equity. / Arts, Faculty of / Vancouver School of Economics / Graduate
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A case study of supervisor-employee communication and the link to program qualitySantos, Michelle Florine 01 January 2007 (has links)
This case study investigated the quality of supervisor- employee communication and its impact on employee job satisfaction, self-esteem and trust, as well as the link to program quality in a center-based childcare setting. Three research questions guided the study with the purpose of examining communication as a means to improve job satisfaction, diminish staff turnover and strengthen program quality.
Fifteen employees from a non-profit childcare center in San Joaquin County volunteered for the study. Data was collected from face to face and telephone interviews. Transcripts of the interviews revealed three themes- feedback, active listening and supervisor support. Responses were coded and categorized by theme, and then each theme was sorted into high quality supervisor communication responses and low quality supervisor communication responses.
High quality supervisor communication was characterized by frequent and constructive feedback, self-motivation, openness and freedom to speak. The results of the study indicated high quality supervisor communication increased job satisfaction. Low quality supervisor communication was characterized by minimal feedback, the perception of favoritism, interference of work routine, low morale and increased absenteeism. The study found low quality supervisor communication hindered job satisfaction.
The results of the study indicated that high quality communication between supervisor and employee had a positive impact on job performance, job satisfaction and organizational outcomes. Feedback, active listening and support were important communication behaviors sustaining job satisfaction. Passion for children proved to be intrinsic motivation to enhance program quality. Suggestions for developing program quality are provided.
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Family child care providers' perceptions of quality of training in the early head start programHercules, Carmen Zuleyma 01 January 2018 (has links) (PDF)
In order to give children quality child care, child care providers need appropriate training and coaching to develop effective teaching practices. Compared to center-based educators, family child care providers tend to have less education and training and offer fewer educational experiences. The purpose of this study was to investigate how family child care providers perceived the quality of Early Head Start training to support professional development, and to identify what professional areas and experiences or activities providers deemed crucial to their professional-development training. Bandura’s (1997) social-cognitive theory described the way people learn from each other, and identified four factors—mastery experiences, vicarious experiences, social persuasion, and psychological factors—that are related to self-efficacy. Interview questions and observational coding of teacher training pertained in part to Early Head Start trainees’ experiences of social-learning and self-efficacy during training.
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A Childhood on Paper: Accessing the Social Services Care Files of Former Looked After Children in the UK.Goddard, James A., Kirton, D., Feast, J. January 2005 (has links)
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