Parents of children attending childcare centers focused on safety (background checks, locked doors) and practical considerations (cost, location) in their top 5 factors; parents of preschoolers selected
similar safety factors, as well as those related to play (active play every day in a safe outdoor play area).
Not exact matches
The U.S. government's recommendation is 5 - 11 %, based on various
factors.3 The World Health Organization recommends a
similar amount.4 And these recommendations are padded with generous
safety margins, to cover people who need more protein than average.
The distinction between within - school and between - school comparisons is an important one, because teachers within the same school share the same organizational conditions (leadership and resources); are subject to
similar contextual
factors (neighborhood
safety, parental support, norms that favor academic achievement); and, particularly in elementary school, they tend to teach students with
similar levels of prior achievement.
Even the successes of everyday engineering such as bridge and aircraft construction owe much to the use of
safety factors, which engineers have discovered and refined over time by watching
similar projects fail repeatedly.
Look for
factors that are important to tenants, such as
safety, parking, and walkability, and check the rent prices of
similar properties in the same neighborhood.