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69 OCTOBER 2004
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1986 Surveys of Interest to Child Care Professionals

About a hundred years ago, well maybe nearer to 20, Mark Krueger came across some surveys and stats which he shared with his Child and Youth Care colleagues. The figures may have changed since then, but ...

Three recent surveys of interest include the Harris Poll on “American Attitudes Toward Children," the Inter-Association Child Care Conference (IACCC) survey on child abuse conducted at the 1985 IACC Conference, and the survey of “Professional Child and Youth Care Work in the U.S. and Canada," from NOCCWA’s Research and Study Committee. These surveys express important information about how the American public and the child care profession view Child and Youth Care issues.

The August, 1986 Harris Poll showed that:

The majority said they were willing to pay more taxes to fund children's programs. Both parents and nonparents support increasing children's services.

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The IACCC “Abuse Survey" explored child care workers' perceptions of the incidence of abuse toward the children and youth with whom we work, and what is needed to deal more effectively with the problem. Survey findings include:

Needs identified for further training included:

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The survey of “Professional Child Work" in the U.S. and Child and Youth Care 20 states and three provinces. The survey respondents included NOCCWA members and their nonmember working colleagues. Findings included:

Other employment environments were:

70% of these agencies were private and 30% were public.

Average salary range was $13,000 to $13,999.

In-service training was provided by 74% of the respondents' agencies.

The most popular method of training was outside conferences and workshops (78%), followed by regularly scheduled group in-service training (74%) and one-on-one individual supervision (47%).

Further analysis indicates that the child care field continues to broaden in membership and scope. The field is growing along the lines of other professions in which members teach and supervise each other. There remains a disproportionate number of minority child care workers to the percentage of minority children in placement, causing concern about cross-culturally compatible communication and modeling. Other issues needing further assistance include salaries, attracting minorities, and promoting the status of women in the profession.

This feature: Krueger, M. (1986) Surveys of Interest to Child Care professionals. In Child Care Work. Vol. 3 No. 4. pp.6-7

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