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Table 1 Background characteristics of study participants

From: Preparing early educators as frontline leaders and change agents with a leadership development initiative

Variables

M

(SD)

Demographic characteristics

 Female, %

93.5

 

 Age

41.82

(12.94)

 Race/ethnicity, %

  Non-Hispanic White

37.0

 

  Non-Hispanic Black

25.9

 

  Hispanic/Latino

7.4

 

  Asian

18.5

 

  Other races

11.1

 

 Speaking non-English languages, %

42.9

 

Professional background

 Education, %

  Less than Bachelor’s degree

16.1

 

  Bachelor’s degree

32.3

 

  Higher than Bachelor’s degree

51.6

 

 Years in the EEC field, %

  No more than 5 years

20.0

 

  More than 10 years

20.0

 

  More than 10 years

60.0

 

 Currently working in the EEC field, %

81.5

 

Program characteristics

 Current position, %

  Director/assistant director

54.5

 

  Lead teacher

36.4

 

  Other positions

9.1

 

 Number of children to serve, %

  No more than ten

4.5

 

  11 to 99

54.5

 

  More than 100

40.9

 

 Working in QRIS participating program, %

90.5

 

  Level 1

5.0

 

  Level 2

40.0

 

  Level 3

55.0

 

  Level 4

0.0

 
  1. N = 31