early childhood education quality

Background: Awareness of youth-friendly sexual and reproductive health services (YFSRHS) is an important starting point for enabling young people to identify and seek appropriate sexual and reproductive health information and care. However, awareness of these services may vary across settings, including higher education institutions. Objective: To determine the level of awareness of YFSRHS among undergraduate students at Saint Augustine University of Tanzania (SAUT), Malimbe Campus. Methods: A quantitative descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among undergraduate students at SAUT Malimbe Campus. Data were collected using a structured, self-administered questionnaire. Of 109 questionnaires distributed, 108 completed questionnaires were included in the analysis. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize students’ awareness and reported sources of information. Results: Of the 108 respondents, 96 (88.9%) reported having heard of YFSRHS, while 12 (11.1%) had not. Social media was the most frequently reported source of information (44.0%), followed by friends or peers (41.0%) and health facilities (36.0%). University programmes and posters or advertisements were reported less frequently. Conclusion: Most respondents had heard of YFSRHS, with social media and peer networks serving as prominent information channels. Strengthening accurate information through these channels, alongside university-based communication, may help address the awareness gap among students who remain unreached.

The study employed a Research and Development (R&D) approach, with the operational implementation of the model evaluated using a one-group pretest-posttest design. The KP-Jamupedes model integrates collaborative learning, peer learning, experience sharing, mentoring, and stakeholder involvement at the village level. The implementation was conducted in rural ECE settings in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Data were collected using competency assessment instruments administered before and after the implementation and analyzed using descriptive statistics, a paired-samples t-test, and N-Gain analysis. The results showed an increase in the mean competency score from 53.33 in the pretest to 79.33 in the posttest. The paired-samples t-test indicated a statistically significant difference between the two measurements, t(9) = −10.778, p < .001. N-Gain analysis showed that all participants experienced improvement, with 20% categorized as high gain and 80% as medium gain. These findings provide preliminary empirical evidence of improved PTK competence following the implementation of KP-Jamupedes and indicate the potential of a village-based collaborative learning mechanism to support ECE quality assurance in resource-constrained rural settings. However, the findings should be interpreted within the limitations of the one-group pretest-posttest design without a comparison group.

این پژوهش با رویکرد تحقیق و توسعه (R&D) انجام شد و اجرای عملیاتی مدل با استفاده از طرح پیش‌آزمون-پس‌آزمون تک‌گروهی ارزیابی گردید. مدل KP-Jamupedes یادگیری مشارکتی، یادگیری همتایان، به‌اشتراک‌گذاری تجربیات، مشاوره و مشارکت ذینفعان در سطح روستا را ادغام می‌کند. اجرای این مدل در محیط‌های آموزش اوان کودکی روستایی در سولاوسی جنوبی اندونزی صورت گرفت. داده‌ها با استفاده از ابزارهای ارزیابی شایستگی که پیش و پس از اجرای مدل اجرا شدند، جمع‌آوری و با بهره‌گیری از آمار توصیفی، آزمون t زوجی و تحلیل N-Gain تحلیل شدند. نتایج نشان داد میانگین نمره شایستگی از 53.33 در پیش‌آزمون به 79.33 در پس‌آزمون افزایش یافته است. آزمون t زوجی تفاوت معنادار آماری بین دو اندازه‌گیری را نشان داد (t(9) = −10.778, p < .001). تحلیل N-Gain نشان داد که تمامی شرکت‌کنندگان بهبود را تجربه کردند، به‌طوری‌که 20٪ در دسته بهبود بالا و 80٪ در دسته بهبود متوسط قرار گرفتند. این یافته‌ها شواهد تجربی مقدماتی از بهبود شایستگی PTK پس از اجرای KP-Jamupedes ارائه می‌دهد و نشان‌دهنده پتانسیل سازوکار یادگیری مشارکتی مبتنی بر روستا برای حمایت از تضمین کیفیت آموزش اوان کودکی در محیط‌های روستایی با منابع محدود است. با این حال، یافته‌ها باید در چارچوب محدودیت‌های طرح پیش‌آزمون-پس‌آزمون تک‌گروهی و بدون گروه مقایسه تفسیر شوند.