The research of Parent’s preference for kindergarten

• Main Authors: CHEN SHU JUNG, 陳淑蓉
• Other Authors: 闕雅文
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2012
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/46813631010762742481

碩士 === 國立新竹教育大學 === 人資處社會學習領域碩士班 === 100 === Abstract The purpose of this study is mainly to understand parents’ preference for making choice of kindergarten, and research on the difference between choice preference of kindergarten for those parents with different backgrounds in Hsinchu and Miaoli areas in order to provide as the reference to the operators of kindergarten schools as well as the policy-making. This study adopted the literature review method to analyze related researches on parents’ education choice to obtain the key factors and hierarchies of their choice preference for kindergarten to make an Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) questionnaire. In addition, a survey conducted with this questionnaire to obtain the weights of every hierarchy for parents’ choice preference of kindergarten in Hsinchu and Miaoli areas. The research results are shown as follows: I. Rating and result analysis of factor weight for individual hierarchy (1) Factor Weight Rating of Individual Hierarchy 1. Choice factors of the 1st hierarchy, from high to low rating, are “Software Appliance”, “Size and Property”, “Hardware Equipment” and “Information Source”. 2. Top five choice factors of the 2nd hierarchy, from high to low rating, are “Professional Teachers”, “Teaching Curriculum and Content”, “Overall Space and Facility”, “Classroom Space and Facility” and “School Requirement”. 3. Top seven choice factors of the 3rd hierarchy, from high to low rating, “Teaching Method”, “Sanitation and Safety Equipment”, “Teachers have great affinity”, “Clean and Neat”, “Space and Facility”, “Language Teaching” and “Qualified Teachers”. 4. Choice factors of the 4th hierarchy, from high to low rating, “Bilingual Teaching”, “All English Teaching”, “Music”, “Painting”, “Dance” and “Abacus and Mental Calculations”. (2) There are three analytic results as follows: 1. For the choice preference of kindergarten, “Professional Teachers” and “Teaching Curriculum and Content” were the most critical choice factors for parents. 2. Kindergarten’s “Sanitation and Safety Equipment” and “Teachers’ Affinity” were also the certain choice factors for parents. 3.『Language Teaching』 and 『Skills Teaching』 were the key factors that parents actually considered about when they’re making the choice of kindergarten because they all hope to advance their children’s competitiveness and to link up with the world. II. Parents of kindergarten students in Miaoli County and Hsinchu City had consistent viewpoint for the choice preference of kindergarten, and “Teaching Method” and “Sanitation and Safety Equipment” were the most critical choice factors for them. III. Parents with different social backgrounds, such as the variables including: “Occupation”, “Educational Level” and “Family Income”, will have a significant difference in the weight of choice preference for kindergarten. IV. Parents have gradually paid attention to children’s character education, and hope kindergarten schools that can integrate this topic into children’s daily life education. This study has proposed the following suggestions in accordance with the analysis of research results: I. Suggestions of Kindergarten schools (1) Kindergarten operators need to make an improvement in “Professional Teachers” and “Teaching Curriculum and Content” of Software Appliance as their guideline. (2) Upgrade the “Environmental Sanitation and Safety” condition is also the key issues for operating kindergarten. II. Suggestions of Policy-making (1) Relax the restrictions on the teaching curriculum for kindergarten schools (2) Establish a complete preschool education information network in order to assist parents in understanding the operating characteristics of kindergarten schools