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标题：Determinants of Preschool Teachers' Attitudes towards Teaching
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作者：FLORENCE NJERI KINUTHIA ; Donald Kisilu Kombo ; Maureen Mweru 等
期刊名称：African Journal of Teacher Education
印刷版ISSN：1916-7822
出版年度：2013
卷号：3
期号：1
语种：English
出版社：African Journal of Teacher Education
摘要：This study sought to investigate determinants of pre-school teachers’ attitudes towards teaching in Thika Municipality, Kenya. The concern to stakeholders was the negative attitudes of the pre-school teachers towards teaching. Such a concern called for investigation. To accomplish this task, a descriptive survey design and Ex-post facto design were used. A total of 53 pre-school teachers and 12 administrators participated in the study. A simple random technique and purposive sampling were employed to identify study samples. In addition, questionnaires and interviews were used to collect data. The statistical procedures were carried out using the statistical package for social sciences (SPSS). Qualitative and quantitative techniques were employed in order to analyse the obtained data. The study revealed there were still low levels of training among pre-school teachers, teachers with few years of teaching experience were the ones involved in teaching in the pre-schools and teachers in public pre-schools were more positive towards their job than their colleagues in private schools. Among the recommendations were that pre-school teachers work under the Ministry of Education and an attempt be made to improve the retention level of teachers. Administrators should also work on modalities of motivating their teachers.
关键词：preschool teacher attitudes, teacher attitudes, Kenya education, Kenya preschool, Kenya early childhood education, preschools, teachers attitudes and determinants