Abstract
This study examined the extent to which childcare methods of infant classroom childcare teachers who respect infant rights in the everyday teaching curriculum at day-care centers occurs. To achieve these objectives, a questionnaire survey was conducted on 210 infant classroom childcare teachers who were in charge of the day-care center classrooms located in [G] city of [J] province. The results of the research confirmed that first there were no statistically significant differences when verifying the extent to which childcare methods of infant classroom childcare teachers who respect infant rights in the everyday teaching curriculum at day-care centers according to the final education level, professional experience, age, and education major of the infant classroom childcare teacher. On the other hand, the results confirmed that when analyzing for arrival time for infant classroom childcare instruction at the day-care center and for the time spent taking the infant to and from the bathroom, the infant classroom childcare teachers who had graduated from 2 year colleges showed more respect for infant rights compared to that of infant classroom childcare teachers who had graduated from 4 year universities, and for the arrival time for infant classroom childcare instruction at the day-care center and nap times, the infant classroom childcare teachers who were above 50 years of age showed more respect for infant rights compared to that of infant classroom childcare teachers who were in their 30s and 40s. The results of the research confirmed that there were statistically significant differences for both the age and education major of the infant classroom childcare teachers. When examining each of the sub-factor, the age of the infant classroom childcare teachers, respect for the infant's opinion, respect for individuality, and for information provision, infant classroom childcare teachers older than 50 years of age were shown to exercise a higher level of respect for the infant according to the rule of prioritizing the infant compared to infant classroom childcare teachers in their 30s and 40s, and infant classroom childcare teachers who majored in infant education-related majors exercised a higher level of respect for the infant for respecting freedom and autonomy compared to that of infant classroom childcare teachers who majored in welfare and childcare-related fields. The results of the research confirmed a statistically significant static correlation between the two related variables. Therefore, this suggests that the more childcare methods of infant classroom childcare teachers who respect infant rights in the everyday teaching curriculum at day-care centers, the more childcare methods of infant classroom childcare teachers who respect infant rights occurred according to the rule of prioritizing the infant. These results can be used to establish both quantitatively and qualitatively an excellent and balanced respect for infant rights.
본 연구의 목적은 영아반 보육교사가 어린이집의 하루일과 속에서 영아권리존중보육을 어느 정도 실행하고 있는지를 살펴보는데 있다. 이를 위하여, J도 G시에 소재한 어린이집 영아반을 담당하는 보육교사 210명을 대상으로 설문 조사를 실시하였다. 연구결과, 첫째, 어린이집 하루일과에 따른 영아권리존중보육의 실행 수준을 보육교사의 학력, 경력, 연령, 전공에 따라 차이를 검증한 결과, 전체적으로 유의미한 차이는 없었다. 그러나 등원시간과 화장실 다녀오는 시간에는 4년제졸업이상 학력교사보다 전문대졸 학력교사가, 등원시간과 낮잠 재우는 시간에는 50대 이상 연령교사보다 30~40대 연령교사가 영아의 권리를 보다 존중하는 보육을 실행하는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 보육교사의 연령과 전공에 따라서 전체적으로 유의미한 차이가 있었다. 하위영역별로 살펴보아도, 교사의 연령에 따라서는 의사 존중, 개별성 존중, 정보 제공에서 50대 이상 연령교사보다 30~40대 연령교사가, 교사의 전공에 따라서는 자율성 존중, 개별성 존중에서 유아교육 계열 전공교사보다 보육복지 계열 교사가 영아 최우선의 원칙에 따라 영아의 권리존중보육을 보다 우수하게 실행하는 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 두 관련변인의 관계성을 살펴본 결과, 통계적으로 유의미한 정적인 관련성이 있는 것으로 나타났다. 즉, 보육교사가 어린이집의 하루일과에 따라 실행하는 영아권리존중보육을 많이 할수록 영아 최우선의 원칙에 따른 영아권리존중보육도 많이 한다는 것을 알 수 있다. 이러한 연구결과는 양적 질적으로 우수하고 균형 있는 영아의 권리존중 내실화를 다지는데 필요한 기초자료로 활용될 수 있을 것이다.