Al-Hassan Suha M, Lansford Jennifer E
The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan.
Early Years (Stoke-on-Trent). 2009 Oct 1;29(3):217-226. doi: 10.1080/09575140902932664.
The present study investigated demographic differences in school readiness within Jordan, a particularly interesting context because of wide-spread national reform currently sweeping the education system in Jordan. Teacher reports and researcher direct assessments of the school readiness of a national sample of 4,681 Jordanian first grade children were used to describe the levels of school readiness of children with respect to seven demographic characteristics. Higher levels of school readiness were associated with male gender, higher family income, higher paternal education, higher maternal education, smaller family size, fewer siblings, and urban residence. Taken together, the findings highlight the importance of Jordanian education reform, one aim of which is to improve the school readiness of all children by implementing public kindergartens, especially in poor, rural areas.
本研究调查了约旦国内入学准备方面的人口统计学差异，约旦是一个特别有趣的背景，因为目前席卷约旦教育系统的广泛全国性改革。教师报告和研究人员对4681名约旦一年级儿童全国样本的入学准备情况进行的直接评估，被用于描述儿童在七个人口统计学特征方面的入学准备水平。较高的入学准备水平与男性性别、较高的家庭收入、较高的父亲教育程度、较高的母亲教育程度、较小的家庭规模、较少的兄弟姐妹以及城市居住有关。总之，研究结果凸显了约旦教育改革的重要性，其目标之一是通过开设公立幼儿园来提高所有儿童的入学准备水平，尤其是在贫困农村地区。
