Korean Journal of Child Studies (아동학회지)
- Volume 25 Issue 6
- /
- Pages.117-130
- /
- 2004
- /
- 1226-1688(pISSN)
- /
- 2234-408X(eISSN)
Relationship between Educational Beliefs and Teaching Efficacy of Early Childhood Teachers
유아교사의 교육신념과 교수효능감의 관계 연구
- Jang, Young Sook ;
- Hwang, Yoon Se (Department of Childcare and Education, Samcheok National University) ;
- Choi, Mi Sook
- Received : 2004.08.31
- Accepted : 2004.10.12
- Published : 2004.12.01
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between educational beliefs and teaching efficacy of early childhood teachers. The subjects were 291 early childhood teachers in Gwangju City and Jeonnam Province. The research showed that teachers' educational beliefs were significantly associated with teaching efficacy for the teachers who have more than five-year-teaching career. In addition, teachers who had maturational educational belief showed higher scores in general teaching efficacy throughout all educational level. Moreover, teachers who had maturational educational belief and interactional educational belief showed higher teaching efficacy scores in public and private kindergartens and private childcare centers.