Influencing factors of early childhood teachers’ disaster preparedness
BackgroundThe risk of disasters and infectious diseases continues to persist in modern times. Children are a vulnerable group in disaster prevention and management due to their limited ability to cope on their own. Hence, the role and disaster preparedness capacity of early childhood teachers (ECTs)...
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| description | BackgroundThe risk of disasters and infectious diseases continues to persist in modern times. Children are a vulnerable group in disaster prevention and management due to their limited ability to cope on their own. Hence, the role and disaster preparedness capacity of early childhood teachers (ECTs) is vital for children’s protection.ObjectivesThis study aims to explore how ECTs can improve their personal resilience to adapt to and overcome disasters as part of early childhood education and care (ECEC). To this end, this study examined the effects of ECTs’ self-efficacy, resilience, disaster awareness, COVID-19 stress, and work-related stress on their disaster preparedness.ResultsAccording to the outcomes of disaster preparedness of ECTs based on their general and job characteristics, full-time employees and principals scored significantly higher in work-related disaster preparedness (WrDP) compared to part-time workers and general and assistant teachers, respectively. Resilience and WrDP were identified as influencing factors of general disaster preparedness (GdP), with an explanatory power of 26.4%. GdP and self-efficacy were identified as influencing factors of WrDP, with an explanatory power of 25.7%.DiscussionAccording to the findings, ECTs’ self-efficacy and GdP must be improved, followed by developing strategies to strengthen their resilience and WrDP. Doing so would ensure the safety and disaster preparedness of ECTs and infants who have low self-care capacity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bc22745bf6ae415baafbf59bab9fc60b2023-11-28T08:01:50ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652023-11-011110.3389/fpubh.2023.12497361249736Influencing factors of early childhood teachers’ disaster preparednessYoung-Ran Lee0Sun-Nam Park1Mi-Ran Lee2Eunjeong Nam3Seoul Women's College of Nursing, Seoul, Republic of KoreaSeoul Women's College of Nursing, Seoul, Republic of KoreaYaedasom Childcare Center, Seoul, Republic of KoreaSeoul Women's College of Nursing, Seoul, Republic of KoreaBackgroundThe risk of disasters and infectious diseases continues to persist in modern times. Children are a vulnerable group in disaster prevention and management due to their limited ability to cope on their own. Hence, the role and disaster preparedness capacity of early childhood teachers (ECTs) is vital for children’s protection.ObjectivesThis study aims to explore how ECTs can improve their personal resilience to adapt to and overcome disasters as part of early childhood education and care (ECEC). To this end, this study examined the effects of ECTs’ self-efficacy, resilience, disaster awareness, COVID-19 stress, and work-related stress on their disaster preparedness.ResultsAccording to the outcomes of disaster preparedness of ECTs based on their general and job characteristics, full-time employees and principals scored significantly higher in work-related disaster preparedness (WrDP) compared to part-time workers and general and assistant teachers, respectively. Resilience and WrDP were identified as influencing factors of general disaster preparedness (GdP), with an explanatory power of 26.4%. GdP and self-efficacy were identified as influencing factors of WrDP, with an explanatory power of 25.7%.DiscussionAccording to the findings, ECTs’ self-efficacy and GdP must be improved, followed by developing strategies to strengthen their resilience and WrDP. Doing so would ensure the safety and disaster preparedness of ECTs and infants who have low self-care capacity.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1249736/fullearly childhoodearly childhood education and careself-efficacyresilienceCOVID-19teachers |
| spellingShingle | Young-Ran Lee Sun-Nam Park Mi-Ran Lee Eunjeong Nam Influencing factors of early childhood teachers’ disaster preparedness Frontiers in Public Health early childhood early childhood education and care self-efficacy resilience COVID-19 teachers |
| title | Influencing factors of early childhood teachers’ disaster preparedness |
| title_full | Influencing factors of early childhood teachers’ disaster preparedness |
| title_fullStr | Influencing factors of early childhood teachers’ disaster preparedness |
| title_full_unstemmed | Influencing factors of early childhood teachers’ disaster preparedness |
| title_short | Influencing factors of early childhood teachers’ disaster preparedness |
| title_sort | influencing factors of early childhood teachers disaster preparedness |
| topic | early childhood early childhood education and care self-efficacy resilience COVID-19 teachers |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1249736/full |
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