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The Effects of Early Childhood Teachers' Resilience and Empowerment on Their Job Satisfaction

  • Heesun Jeong (Graduate School of Eduction, Incheon National University) ;
  • Sanglim Kim (Dept. of Early Childhood Education, Incheon National University)
  • Received : 2024.06.15
  • Accepted : 2024.09.05
  • Published : 2024.09.30
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Abstract

The purpose of the study was to examine the relations of early childhood teachers' resilience, empowerment, and job satisfaction, and to investigate the effects of resilience and empowerment on their job satisfaction. The research subjects were 419 early childhood teachers in charge of 3-5 year olds in kindergartens or daycare centers located in South Korea. The collected data were analyzed using the SPSS 28.0 Program. We calculated the Cronbach's alphas and conducted the descriptive statistical analysis, Pearson's correlation analysis, and multiple regression analysis. The results showed the statistically positive correlations between the major variable. The positive effects of early childhood teachers' resilience and empowerment on their job satisfaction were also found. In the relative influence on job satisfaction, the empowerment was greater than resilience. Based on the study results, we suggest academic and practical importance of early childhood teachers' resilience and empowerment, which enables them dedicate on excellent teaching and caring young children via satisfaction with work settings.

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Acknowledgement

This work was part of first author's master's thesis, Incheon National University.

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