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The Mediating Effect of Early Childhood Teachers' Professional Development in the Relationship Between Intrapersonal Intelligence and Teacher-Child Interactions

  • Minkyoung Lee (Dept. of Early Childhood Nature-Friendly Education, Incheon National University) ;
  • Sanglim Kim (Dept. of Early Childhood Education, Incheon National University)
  • Received : 2023.10.07
  • Accepted : 2023.11.05
  • Published : 2023.12.31
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Abstract

The purpose of the study was to examine the mediating effect of early childhood teachers' professional development in the relationship between intrapersonal intelligence and teacher-child interactions. We conducted a cross-sectional study with 324 early childhood teachers working at kindergartens and child-care centers in South Korea. The empirical data using survey questionnaires were collected by administering the Adult Introspective Intelligence Scale, the Professional Development Scale for Early Childhood Teachers, and the Teacher-child Interactions Scale. SPSS and Hayes' PROCESS macro weres utilized. The results showed the statistically positive correlations between the major variable and the mediating effect of early childhood teachers' professional development in the relationship between intrapersonal intelligence and teacher-child interactions.

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