Korean Journal of Child Studies (아동학회지)

Korean Association of Child Studies (한국아동학회)
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A Study on the Rights Practice of Childcare Teachers in Home Daycare Centers

가정어린이집 보육교사들의 권리실제에 관한 질적 연구

  • Received : 2016.12.31
  • Accepted : 2017.02.19
  • Published : 2017.02.28
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Abstract

Objective: The present study examined how childcare teachers at home daycare centers perceive their rights as teachers and what kind of rights situations pertain to them at their respective daycare centers. Methods: Adopting a qualitative research method approach, this study conducted focus group interviews to collect empirical data. The participants were childcare teachers and directors at home daycare centers, which were shown to have relatively poor work environments compared to other types of daycare centers Results: The findings revealed that the participants at home daycare centers perceived their rights as childcare teachers to be extremely vulnerable. It was shown that their rights could not be protected in various frameworks involving mutual relations between teachers and directors, the Infant Care Act and childcare policy, and social perceptions that fail to recognize them as professionals. Conclusion: The fingdings from the present study contribute to our understanding of the rights situation faced by childcare teachers at home daycare centers and to the social discourse on finding ways to realize the teachers' full rights as childcare professionals.

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