标题：Trends in Private After-School Lessons for Preschoolers and Elementary School Children as a Function of Children`s Age,Socioeconomic Status,and Mothers` Employment Status
摘要：This study examined trends in private afte-school lessons for preschoolers and elementary school children as a function of demographic characteristics such as children's age,socioeconomic status,and mothers' employment status. One thousand and sixty-three mothers completed questionnaires on demographic characteristics and their children's participation in private after-school lssons. Data were analyzed by chi-square,one-way ANOVA,1-test,and multiple regression analyses. Results demonstrated that older children and children from higher income and fll-time homemaker families atended more private lssons. Age of children was the most influential variable among the demographic characteristics; that is,older children had more after -school lessons. Recommendations for future research are to focus on possible negative efects of excessive private lessons on children's socio-ermotional development.
关键词：private after-school Lessons;children`s ages;socioeconomic status;mothers` employment status
