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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2021.22.6.140

Effects of Childcare Teacher's Job Satisfaction and Professional Learning Environment on the Turnover Intention  

Moon, Hyuk-Jun (Department of Child & Family Studies, The Catholic University of Korea)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.22, no.6, 2021 , pp. 140-146 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study examined the effects of childcare teachers' job satisfaction and the professional learning environment on their turnover intention. The study sample consisted of 625 childcare teachers in the S, I, and G area of Korea. Childcare teachers completed a self-administered questionnaire, and the data were analyzed using a t-test, Pearson correlation, and multiple linear regression analysis. The main findings were as follows. First, the level of turnover intention was varied by the type of childcare facility. Childcare teachers working in national and public facilities had a lower turnover intention than the facilities of private and homes. Second, the childcare teacher's job satisfaction, professional learning environment, and turnover intention were closely correlated regardless of the type of childcare facility. Third, the childcare teacher's job satisfaction and professional learning environment were significant predictors of the turnover intention. Therefore, policymakers need to address these issues.
Keywords
Childcare Teacher; Job Satisfaction; Professional Learning Environment; Turnover Intention; Childcare Policy;
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