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http://dx.doi.org/10.7856/kjcls.2012.23.3.357

The Influence of Teachers' Knowledge of Infant Development on Perception of Professionalism: Moderation Effect of Efficacy of Child Care  

Kim, Kyung-Hwa (Hyangnam 7 Danji Childcare Centre)
Song, Seung-Min (Department of Child and Family Welfare, Univ. of Suwon)
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The Korean Journal of Community Living Science / v.23, no.3, 2012 , pp. 357-368 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of teachers' knowledge of infant development and efficacy of child care on perception of professionalism. The participants of this study were 264 child care teachers who were in charge of infants in child care centers in Gyunggi Province. Instruments to measure teachers' knowledge of infant development, efficacy of child care and perception of professionalism as teachers were used in this study and the data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, the hierarchical regression, and the structural equation model analysis by AMOS. Based on the hierarchical regression, efficacy of child care influenced on perception of professionalism rather than knowledge of infant development. The moderation effect of efficacy of child care existed in the relationship between teachers' knowledge of infant development and perception of professionalism.
Keywords
knowledge of infant development; efficacy of child care; perception of professionalism;
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