Participation was voluntary, the questionnaire was anonymous and directed to relevant early childhood educator populations so it was not possible to control for the differences that emerged.
However, as the prevalence data arose from research into American educator populations in long day care (centre-based) and FDC, it is difficult to transfer these findings to educators in other settings due to the differing social and policy contexts.
The appropriateness of including children with varying severity of autism spectrum disorders in the general education population is a subject of current debate among educators and researchers.
Overall, and in comparison to the K-12 system, Head Start teachers like the broader early educator population are distinct on a number of characteristics, including professional training, earning potential, and demographics.
Sitting just outside the day-to-day demands of providing health care for an ageing population, educators can take the long view as they contemplate curriculum changes.
Indicators selected to measure implementation frequency include (1) number of outreach workers (OW) and peer educators (PE) per population of FSWs served in their catchment area, (2) number of awareness sessions with FSWs per month, and (3) number of condoms distributed.
As aforementioned, teacher educators form a unique population of higher education teachers due to their prior teaching experience and dual role.
Technology education teachers are more closely aligned with the broader teacher population than science educators and mathematics educators, although technology educators are the least likely to actually participate in LEP professional development.
The perspectives of the entire population of educators, who delivered education to over 750 patients across eight wards, were captured.
The program targets a population of educators who typically avoid the subject--out of fear or ignorance--in preparing young children for school.
