The purposes of the study were to investigate perceptions of kindergarten teachers, first grade teachers, and parents of kindergarten children on various aspects of kindergartens and to determine if kindergarten teachers' practices coincided with their philosophies. / Researcher-designed questionnaires for teachers and parents were validated and checked for statistical significance. A sample of 75 teachers and 72 parents were drawn from a central Alabama city. Subjects completed appropriate questionnaires. / Parent data were analyzed on type of school, socioeconomic status, race, age, education, and child's ordinal position. Teacher data were analyzed on place of employment, race, age, and grade level taught. / Four null hypotheses with sub-null hypotheses were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences. Alpha was pre-set at .05. / The results indicated that on most aspects of kindergarten programs, kindergarten teachers and first grade teachers as a group, kindergarten teachers as a group, and parents as a group have similar opinions: the groups favored maintaining developmental orientations while including certain readiness and academic orientations such as using workbooks and drilling phonics. Parents agreed and teachers disagreed that reading, printing and simple mathematics are appropriate expectations for all kindergarteners. There were some differences in perceptions when the variables were introduced but no notable trends in philosophical orientations were indicated. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 44-02, Section: B, page: 0465. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1983.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_75059 |
| Contributors | SAXON, GRADY SUE LOFTIN., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 235 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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