Investigating the strengths and future opportunities for fulfillment of objectives and growth expectations in pre- elementary school

Abstract

The aim of present study is to determine the strengths and future opportunities for fulfillment of objectives pre- elementary school. The study method is descriptive- traverse. The statistical society includes all principals and trainers in pre- school centers of Esfahan city in school year of 2012-2013. The total number of them has been 1550 individuals. The statistical sample was assessed as 280 individuals among this number by using sample volume formula. The above sample was selected using cluster random sampling method in proportion to sample volume. The two tools of questionnaire and interview were used to gather information. Descriptive and inference statistics were used to analyze data resulting from study.

The resulting findings in this study showed that the objectives in preschool period confront with different strengths and opportunities. In sum principals and trainers noted the harmony between principals and trainers and also supervising on trainers’ function by the principals of preschool trainer as the most important strengths. Also they considered holding in- service trainings for the trainers and the cooperation of parents with principals and trainers as the most important opportunities.

Key words: objectives, pre- school period, strengths, opportunities.