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http://dx.doi.org/10.13000/JFMSE.2015.27.5.1290

Development of the Workplace Spirituality Belief Scale for Prospective Early Childhood Teacher  

LEE, Kyeong-Hwa (Pukyong National University)
JO, Jun-Oh (Pusan National University)
SIM, Eun-Joo (HyeHwa Childcare Center)
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Journal of Fisheries and Marine Sciences Education / v.27, no.5, 2015 , pp. 1290-1302 More about this Journal
Abstract
The aim of the study was to develop the scale for measuring prospective teacher's belief on workplace spirituality. The researchers revised the 'Workplace Spirituality Scale for Early Childhood Teacher (Lim, 2014)' into the draft of 'Workplace Spirituality Belief for Prospective Early Childhood Teacher (WSBS_PECT)' and then validated the draft of WSBS_PECT statistically. The data were collected from 664 prospective teachers participating 5 early childhood teacher programs. EFA, CFA, Correlations and some statistical methods were carried out for testing validity and reliability of the scale. As a result, the WSBS_PECT with 21 items of 4 factors - i.e. 'awareness of meaning of life', 'belief on calling for ECE teacher job', 'belief on relationships in community', and 'belief on membership in community'- was developed and identified as a available measurement for prospective childhood teachers.
Keywords
Prospective early Childhood teacher; Workplace spirituality; Belief; Workplace spirituality belief scale for prospective early childhood teacher (WBS_PECT);
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