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http://dx.doi.org/10.5723/KJCS.2012.33.6.133

The Mediating Effect of Teachers' Positive Beliefs about Children's Play on the Relationship between Playfulness in Teachers and Teaching Efficacy on Children's Play  

Kwon, Hye Jin (Department of Child Studies, Korea Nazarene University)
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Korean Journal of Child Studies / v.33, no.6, 2012 , pp. 133-147 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study focused on the relationship among playfulness in teachers, teaching efficacy on play and teachers' positive play beliefs in a sample of 151 teachers working childcare center in Seoul and Chungcheungnam-do. The collected data were analyzed using simple regression and hierarchical multiple regression. The main results of this study were as follows. First, teachers' playfulness had a positive influence on their positive play beliefs. Second, teachers' playfulness had a positive influence on their teaching efficacy on play. Finally, effect of teachers' playfulness on their teaching efficacy on children's play was totally mediated by their positive play beliefs.
Keywords
Playfulness in Teachers; Teaching Efficacy on Play; Teachers' Positive Play Beliefs;
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