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http://dx.doi.org/10.6115/khea.2012.50.3.025

A Study Concerning the Relationships among an Early Childhood Educator's Type of MBTI Personal Tendencies, Creativity, and Teaching Efficacy  

Jeong, Mi-Young (Hyesung Kindergarten)
Ahn, Hyo-Jin (Department of Early Childhood Education, University of Incheon)
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Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association / v.50, no.3, 2012 , pp. 25-34 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study examined the relationship among early childhood educator's MBTI personal tendencies, creativity, and teaching efficacy. 120 kindergarten teachers and 155 day care teachers participated in this study. Several survey questionnaires were used for this study, such as, teaching efficacy scale, MBTI personality tendencies, and a creativity test. The collected data was analyzed with the SPSS program(version 18.0). The findings of this study were as follows: First, there were some differences between an early childhood educator's MBTI personal tendencies and creativity. Secondly, there was a positive correlation among early childhood educator's MBTI personal tendencies, creativity, and teaching efficacy.
Keywords
MBTI personal tendencies; creativity; teaching efficacy;
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