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Preschool Teachers’ Beliefs About Child’s Participation and its Support in Russian Kindergartens

Table 1: Preschool teacher’s beliefs about participation

Participation means…(the answers which were suggested to the respondents) The lower quality cluster The higher quality cluster Significant difference(p-value)
To be a part of a group and enter into its activities together 1.548 1.333 0.360
Teachers listen to children and understand their way of thinking 1.387 1.333 0.817
To have influence on what happens 1.355 1.222 0.503
Children listen to the adults and peers 1.968 2.000 0.914
To be involved in current activities 1.710 1.556 0.648
Teachers encourage children to make their own decisions 1.323 1.222 0.619
Teachers provide the best conditions for children’s independent choices 1.484 1.222 0.467
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