The purpose of current study is to examine early childhood education teachers’ perceptions of importance, implementation of DEC’s family recommended practices(DECRPF). Importance-Performance Analysis was conducted to identify poorly implemented in...
The purpose of current study is to examine early childhood education teachers’ perceptions of importance, implementation of DEC’s family recommended practices(DECRPF). Importance-Performance Analysis was conducted to identify poorly implemented individual practices among all 10 practices Overall, there were very strong and significant correlations. Most respondents felt the DECRPF was important and they were competent implementing them. Respondents also believed that they frequently implemented the DECRPF in their classrooms. A discussion of the limitations of the current study are suggested. Implications for future research and teacherpreparation also are discussed.