Table 1 Characteristics of participants.

From: Preschool teachers’ practices and understandings of engaging children with autism: a qualitative study

Demographic characteristics

Variables

f

%

Gender

Woman

38

68

Man

18

32

Professional seniority

0–2 years

11

20

3–4 years

10

18

5–7 years

12

21

8–10 years

10

18

>11 years

13

23

Number of students in the class

0–10

13

23

11–20

35

63

>21

8

14

Number of students with special needs in the class

0

4

7

1

37

66

2

7

13

3

8

14

Diagnosis of the student in the class

Autism

41

73

Asperger

9

16

Rett Syndrome

6

11

Number of courses/training on special education

0

12

21

1

29

52

2

15

27