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Article: Sars, preschool routines and children's behaviour: Observations from preschools in Hong Kong

TitleSars, preschool routines and children's behaviour: Observations from preschools in Hong Kong
Authors
Rao, N
KeywordsEarly Childhood Education
Preschools
Sars
Issue Date2006
PublisherWorld Organization for Early Childhood Education.
Citation
International Journal Of Early Childhood, 2006, v. 38 n. 2, p. 11-22 How to Cite?
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF03168205
AbstractAll schools in Hong Kong were closed in April 2003 to prevent the spread of SARS. This paper considers the influence of the SARS epidemic on children's routines and behaviour when preschools re-opened, after a sixweek closure. Observations were made in 20 kindergartens and principals of another 10 kindergartens completed questionnaires. The influence of SARS was evident in all preschools, be it through teachers and students wearing masks, notices on hand washing or the provision of alcohol dispensers for hand disinfection. The outbreak impacted noticeably upon children's routines and social exchanges. In all schools, physical contact among children and sharing of food were not allowed. Children were also prohibited from talking to their peers when they had removed their masks. The SARS outbreak provided us a "natural experiment" to consider the influence of epidemics on preschools.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/175493
ISSN
0020-7187
2023 Impact Factor: 1.3
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.756
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dc.description.abstractAll schools in Hong Kong were closed in April 2003 to prevent the spread of SARS. This paper considers the influence of the SARS epidemic on children's routines and behaviour when preschools re-opened, after a sixweek closure. Observations were made in 20 kindergartens and principals of another 10 kindergartens completed questionnaires. The influence of SARS was evident in all preschools, be it through teachers and students wearing masks, notices on hand washing or the provision of alcohol dispensers for hand disinfection. The outbreak impacted noticeably upon children's routines and social exchanges. In all schools, physical contact among children and sharing of food were not allowed. Children were also prohibited from talking to their peers when they had removed their masks. The SARS outbreak provided us a "natural experiment" to consider the influence of epidemics on preschools.en_US
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