The Development of a participatory Model for Enhancing Literacy among Childhood teacher and Parents on the Triple-P Plus 4D to Promote the Child Health for Appropriate Growth, Development, and Emotional Quotient in Early Childhood Development Centers,Phetchabun Province

การพัฒนารูปแบบการสร้างความรอบรู้ของครูพี่เลี้ยงและผู้ปกครองแบบมีส่วนร่วม เรื่อง 4 D และวินัยเชิงบวก เพื่อส่งเสริมสุขภาพเด็กปฐมวัยให้มีการเจริญเติบโตและพัฒนาการสมวัยและความฉลาดทางอารมณ์ ในสถานพัฒนาเด็กปฐมวัย จังหวัดเพชรบูรณ์

Abstract

The objective of this Action Research is to develop a model for building health literacy among childhood teacher and parents in early childhood development centers, and to assess the impact on early childhood children's growth, development, and emotional quotient (EQ). This study follows a four-step developmental research methodology: 1)Situational Analysis, 2)Program Model Development, 3)Implementation of the Developed Model, and4)Evaluation of the Program's Effectiveness. The total sample was divided into two groups, the experimental group comprised 50 parent child pairs and 5 childhood teacher, and the control group was matched in size and composition, also consisting of 50 parent child pairs and 5  childhood teacher. The quality assessment of the tools regarding reliability revealed that the health literacy scale foe caregivers as 0.85, and the health literacy scale for parent,which included health outcomes and emotional children,was 0.89. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, and the differences between mean scores were compared using Independent t-test, Chi square test and Fisher’s Exact test.    The study findings revealed that after the experiment, the health literacy and  positive discipline of parents in the experimental group(x̄=87.36) were significantly higher than those in the control group(x̄ =66.80) (Mean Difference =20.560; 95%CI=16.345-24.775; p<0.001). However, there was no significant difference in the health literacy and positive discipline between the experimental group (x̄=81.20)  and the control group (x̄ =78.60)of childcare providers (Mean Difference =2.600; 95%CI=-11.930-17.130;p=0.891). Regarding the outcomes in early childhood , it was found that the overall development (P=0.012) and emotional intelligence (P=0.009) of the experimental group were significantly higher than  those of  the control group.  Nevertheless, growth outcomes did not differ significantly between the two group(P=0.699). The developed health literacy model increases parental health literacy and positive discipline knowledge.