Effects of in service training on kindergarten teachers' perceptions of psysical education
Abstract
This study investigated kindergarten teachers' (N = 106) perceptions of Physical Education in kindergarten, based on curriculum and their service training on new technologies and recent educational development. A questionnaire, developed by the researchers, examined the effects of teaching experience, duration of formal education, and in service training on these perceptions. Three groups emerged: (a) teachers with a lot of teaching experience and medium service training, (b) teachers, who had medium teaching experience and a little service training medium service training, and (c) teachers with a lot of both teaching experience and service training. Further analysis indicated the necessity: Any educational reform or development, and any reform or development in kindergarten curriculum should be followed by teachers' respective in service training.
Article Details
- How to Cite
-
Τσαπακίδου (Aggeliki Tsapakidou) Α., Βαρσάμης (P. Barsamis) Π., & Σιβροπούλου (Irini Sivropoulou) Ε. (2007). Effects of in service training on kindergarten teachers’ perceptions of psysical education. Investigating the child’s World, 7, 195–205. https://doi.org/10.12681/icw.18231
- Issue
- Vol. 7 (2007)
- Section
- Scientific articles & educational projects
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:
· Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
· Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g. post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
· Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (preferably in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work.