Table 3.

Descriptive statistics and ANOVA results for importance of goals by type of respondent

Variable	Teacher			Family			ANOVA
Survey question	N	M	SD	N	M	SD	Effect	df	F	p	η2
Supporting family needs*	53	3.84	0.36	51	3.37	0.99	Between groups	1	10.61	0.002*	0.094
							Within groups	102
							Total	103
Helping children learn the alphabet, the numbers, or other information that will prepare them for school	53	3.32	0.80	51	3.45	0.83	Between groups	1	0.65	0.41	0.006
							Within groups	102
							Total	103
Helping children make friends	53	3.64	0.62	51	3.68	0.61	Between groups	1	0.13	0.71	0.001
							Within groups	102
							Total	103
Helping children interact with other children positively	53	3.84	0.36	51	3.86	0.34	Between groups	1	0.03	0.84	0.000
							Within groups	102
							Total	103
Giving children the opportunity to play	53	3.78	0.45	51	3.82	0.43	Between groups	1	0.15	0.69	0.002
							Within groups	101
							Total	102
Helping children learn how to follow rules	53	3.52	0.57	51	3.64	0.59	Between groups	1	1.07	0.30	0.010
							Within groups	102
							Total	103
Helping children learn about appropriate behaviors	53	3.71	0.49	51	3.82	0.38	Between groups	1	1.49	0.22	.014
							Within groups	102
							Total	103
Helping children learn about classrooms routines and schedules	53	3.58	0.60	51	3.58	0.63	Between groups	1	0.001	0.97	0.000
							Within groups	102
							Total	103

 +p  <  0.10; *p  <  0.05; ** p  <  0.01