直轄市家長對學齡前游泳教學觀感之研究

Investigation on Parents' Perceptions of Preschool Swimming Teaching in Municipalities

本研究目的旨在探討台灣家長對學齡前孩童游泳教學之觀點、面臨之阻礙及需求。透過問卷調查的方式來得知學齡前孩童家長對游泳課程之認知與意願並建議如何能加以改善。本研究對象為幼兒園孩童的家長來實施問卷調查。經統計分析得到的結論為：（1）家長對學齡前的游泳課程並不熱衷；（2）大多數受訪者間隔幾個月會與家人一同前往游泳池；（3）超過1／3家長認為學習游泳的最佳時間是在4至5歲之間，即使覺得學費合理，但只有約1／4的家長幫過孩子報名參加游泳課；（4）阻礙家長幫孩子報名游泳課程的主要因素是對水的恐懼、對游泳不感興趣及過於麻煩；（5）報名簡易、游泳池清潔乾淨和離家近這幾個原因都是會提高受訪者滿意度的因素；（6）家長贊成游泳課程必須讓持有證照的專業並敬業教練來教導；及（7）家長雙方雖對將水上救生相關知識與技能適度的納入課程範圍之看法有達到顯著性的差異，但都同樣持贊成意見。

The purpose of this study was to investigate parent’s views and opinions on teaching preschool children to swim, the obstacles as the parents faced, as well as environmental factors that might need to improve for preschool swimming lessons to work. Through the questionnaires, one can construct pictures of preschool children’s swimming conditions today and then identify ways to be better for the future. Parents of kindergarten children were chosen as the participants for the study. The conclusions obtained through statistical analysis were: (1) Participants were not keen on preschool swimming lessons; (2) Most of the participants would go to swim with their families every few months; (3) More than 1/3 of the participants thought that the best time to learn swimming was between ages of 4 and 5, but only about 1/4 of participants helped their children signing up for swimming lessons even though the registration fee they thought was reasonable; (4) The main factors constraining participants from signing their children up for swimming lessons were fear of water, not interested in swimming and troublesome; (5) Simple registration, cleanness of swimming pool, and close to home were factors that increased participants’ satisfaction; (6) Participants agreed that swimming instructors should have proper certification to teach swimming; and (7) Significant difference was found in the view of the appropriate level of inclusion for lifesaving knowledge and skills in the course content. All participants agreed on including these materials in the class.