Korean Journal of Child Studies (아동학회지)
- Volume 22 Issue 4
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- Pages.257-269
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- 2001
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- 1226-1688(pISSN)
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- 2234-408X(eISSN)
Teacher's Belief in Young Children's Play : A Q-approach
유아 놀이에 대한 교사의 신념 분석 : Q-방법론적 접근
- Received : 2001.09.30
- Accepted : 2001.11.06
- Published : 2001.12.01
Abstract
This study identified and explained the prototypes of teacher's belief about children's play with the use of Stephenson's Q-methodology. The sample consisted of 35 kindergarten teachers. A Q-deck composed of 48 cards, derived in part from a review of related literature and was developed by the researchers and sorted by the subjects. The obtained Q-sort scores were analyzed by factor analysis. The findings revealed that the subjects were divided into 3 belief types : "life-experienced", "developmental-disciplinary", "cultural-environmental". Likely explanations for these results are considered, and implications are discussed.