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A Study on Teaching Anxiety of University Librarians

대학도서관 사서의 교수 불안에 대한 연구

  • 오선혜 (충남대학교 중앙도서관)
  • Received : 2023.04.21
  • Accepted : 2023.05.15
  • Published : 2023.05.31
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to identify the teaching anxiety experienced by instruction librarians of university libraries and to propose support measures to alleviate it. In order to achieve the purpose of this study, a survey was conducted targeting instruction librarians among librarians of group 'A' university across the country. As a result of analyzing a total of 138 valid responses, 84.8% of the librarians responded that they had experienced teaching anxiety. There was no difference in teaching anxiety in terms of library work experience, instruction work experience, instruction frequency, instruction work weight, and librarian role recognition, but there was a significant difference in emotions and readiness before entering the teaching role. As a way to alleviate the teaching anxiety of instruction librarians, it was suggested that the curriculum for user education should be established from the undergraduate course in library and information science, guidelines should be prepared at the level of higher institutions or councils, and to diversify the curriculum of specialized librarian education and training institutions.

본 연구의 목적은 대학도서관 교육 담당 사서가 경험하는 교수 불안(Teaching anxiety)에 대해 파악하고 이를 완화하기 위한 지원 방안을 제안하는 것이다. 연구의 목적을 달성하기 위해 전국의 A그룹 대학도서관 사서 중 교육 담당 사서를 대상으로 설문조사를 수행하였다. 총 138부의 유효한 응답 결과를 분석한 결과 전체의 84.8%에 해당하는 사서가 교수 불안을 경험한 적이 있다고 응답하였다. 교수 불안은 근무 경력, 교육업무 경력, 교육 빈도, 교육업무 비중, 교육 역할 인식 등에 대해서는 차이가 없는 것으로 나타났으나 교육 역할 진입 전 느끼는 감정과 준비도에 대해서는 유의한 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 대학도서관 교육 담당 사서의 교수 불안을 완화하는 방안으로 문헌정보학 학부 과정부터 이용자 교육에 대한 교과 과정 개설과 상급 기관 또는 협의회 차원의 가이드라인 마련, 사서 전문 교육훈련 기관의 커리큘럼 다양화 등을 제안하였다.

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