Table 1.
Participant demographic data
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Male | 4 | <1 |
| Female | 467 | 99 % |
| Age in years | ||
| <20 | 21 | 4.4 |
| 20–24 | 103 | 21.9 |
| 25–29 | 82 | 17.4 |
| 30–34 | 90 | 19.1 |
| 35–39 | 69 | 14.6 |
| 40–44 | 61 | 12.9 |
| 45–59 | 23 | 4.8 |
| ≥50 | 21 | 4.4 |
| Education | ||
| ≤ Middle school | 6 | 1.2 |
| High school | 23 | 4.9 |
| Middle vocational | 86 | 18.4 |
| High vocational | 220 | 47.1 |
| College | 132 | 28.2 |
| ≥ Masters | 0 | 0 |
| Years teaching preschool (median) | 9 | |
| Formal training in early child development | 391 | 83 % |
| Formal training in instruction of children with special needs | 76 | 16.3 % |
| Work experience with children with special needs | 270 | 58.3 % |
| School type | ||
| District | 168 | 35.6 |
| City | 163 | 34.6 |
| Province | 140 | 29.7 |