Perceived AMO for IPC (means and standard deviations) at child centres, by employee type
| Childcare workers (n = 72) | Teachers grades 1–3 (n = 82) | Teachers grade 4 and above (n = 97) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD |
| Abilities* | 4.99 | 0.62 | 5.18 | 0.44 | 4.99 | 0.49 |
| Amotivation* | 1.70 | 1.04 | 1.44 | 0.67 | 1.78 | 0.99 |
| Controlled material motivation* | 2.05 | 0.99 | 1.63 | 0.96 | 2.15 | 1.26 |
| Controlled introjected motivation* | 3.18 | 1.27 | 2.60 | 1.39 | 3.26 | 1.39 |
| Autonomous motivation* | 5.02 | 0.79 | 5.15 | 0.67 | 4.84 | 0.77 |
| Professional autonomy | 4.37 | 0.81 | 4.57 | 0.81 | 4.52 | 0.82 |
| Sufficient time for IPC | 3.13 | 1.03 | 3.26 | 1.32 | 3.33 | 1.08 |
| Inclusive organisational climate | 4.24 | 0.86 | 4.52 | 0.66 | 4.49 | 0.70 |
| Supportive leadership | 4.23 | 0.83 | 4.43 | 0.86 | 4.30 | 0.90 |
| Childcare workers ( | Teachers grades 1–3 ( | Teachers grade 4 and above ( | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Mean | Mean | Mean | |||
| Abilities* | 4.99 | 0.62 | 5.18 | 0.44 | 4.99 | 0.49 |
| Amotivation* | 1.70 | 1.04 | 1.44 | 0.67 | 1.78 | 0.99 |
| Controlled material motivation* | 2.05 | 0.99 | 1.63 | 0.96 | 2.15 | 1.26 |
| Controlled introjected motivation* | 3.18 | 1.27 | 2.60 | 1.39 | 3.26 | 1.39 |
| Autonomous motivation* | 5.02 | 0.79 | 5.15 | 0.67 | 4.84 | 0.77 |
| Professional autonomy | 4.37 | 0.81 | 4.57 | 0.81 | 4.52 | 0.82 |
| Sufficient time for IPC | 3.13 | 1.03 | 3.26 | 1.32 | 3.33 | 1.08 |
| Inclusive organisational climate | 4.24 | 0.86 | 4.52 | 0.66 | 4.49 | 0.70 |
| Supportive leadership | 4.23 | 0.83 | 4.43 | 0.86 | 4.30 | 0.90 |
Note(s): *One-way ANOVA significant at p < 0.05
Source(s): Authors' own work