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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2016.17.8.433

Happiness of kindergarten teachers: A Q-methodology approach  

Ryu, Chill Sun (Dept. of Early Childhood Education, Daejeon Institute of Science and Technology)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.17, no.8, 2016 , pp. 433-441 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study analyzed the structural types of happiness that kindergarten teachers feel and the features of each happiness type to increase the happiness of kindergarten teachers. The subjects of this study were 41 kindergarten teachers working at a kindergarten in D city. They were chosen randomly. The Q-methodology, which allows in-depth measurements of people's subjective perception of happiness, was employed. The results and further analysis revealed 4 structural types of happiness: 1) self-realization type, who feels happiness while setting goals and achieving them; 2) inner satisfaction type, who thinks that happiness can be found in the current status; 3) social relationship type, who emphasizes a good relationship with others; and 4) personal belief type, who emphasizes living life in one's own style without being bothered by others.
Keywords
happiness; subjective well-being; q-methodology;
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