Table 5 The participants
From: Early childhood educator’ perspectives on how infants and toddlers learn: Australia and China
Australia | China | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | |
Age range | ||||
< 24 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 24.03 |
24–29 | 8 | 24.2 | 50 | 48.07 |
30–39 | 9 | 27.3 | 28 | 26.9 |
40–49 | 14 | 42.4 | 1 | 0.9 |
50–63 | 2 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
Years of experience | ||||
≤ 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 22.1 |
2–5 | 3 | 9.1 | 42 | 40.4 |
6–9 | 7 | 21.2 | 21 | 20.2 |
10–19 | 14 | 42.4 | 11 | 10.6 |
≥ 20 | 9 | 27.3 | 7 | 6.7 |
Qualifications | ||||
ISCED level 3 Certificate 3 or equiv. | 26 | 78.8 | 21 | 20.2 |
ISCED level 5 Diploma, Assoc. Degree or equiv. | 7 | 21.2 | 44 | 42.3 |
ISCED level 6 Bachelor or equiv. | 0 | 0 | 32 | 30.8 |
ISCED level 7 Master or equiv. | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6.7 |
Year of qualification | ||||
1970–1979 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1980–1989 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2.9 |
1990–1999 | 6 | 18.8 | 14 | 13.6 |
2000–2009 | 11 | 34.4 | 26 | 25.2 |
2010–2015 | 15 | 46.9 | 60 | 58.3 |
Missing | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |