Post-COVID-19 families: how early educators facilitate socio-emotional development in their students during the COVID-19 pandemic"
dc.contributor.author | Klutse, Adelaide | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-04-15T21:31:31Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-04-15T21:31:31Z | |
dc.date.graduationmonth | May | en_US |
dc.date.published | 2022 | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | The COVID-19 virus through its mode of transmission and needed adaptations influenced human interaction in several ways which include for the early educator activities known to facilitate socio-emotional development. This study assesses the extent to which professional development, perceived stress, comfort with safety practices, and quarantine status related to teachers’ social-emotional development practices (SEDP) in the Early Care and Education (ECE) setting during the COVID-19 pandemic. A cross-sectional survey of early educators working with children aged 0-5 across the U.S. was conducted. The relationships among variables were assessed through hierarchical regression analysis. Results revealed that there was a significant relationship between high levels of comfort with safety practices and increased socio-emotional development practices. Additionally, a significant relationship between the teachers' level of stress and increased socio-emotional development practices existed. These findings suggest that during the COVID-19 pandemic, early educator SEDP were related to their stress levels and their feelings of comfort. Limitations of the study and implications for policy, practice, and research are provided. | en_US |
dc.description.advisor | Bradford B Wiles | en_US |
dc.description.degree | Master of Science | en_US |
dc.description.department | Department of Applied Human Sciences | en_US |
dc.description.level | Masters | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | Kansas State University Graduate School. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2097/42171 | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.subject | COVID-19 | en_US |
dc.subject | Early childhood education | en_US |
dc.subject | Socio-emotional development | en_US |
dc.subject | Safety practices | en_US |
dc.subject | Stress | en_US |
dc.title | Post-COVID-19 families: how early educators facilitate socio-emotional development in their students during the COVID-19 pandemic" | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |