• 아동학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.71-92
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• 2004

The purpose of this ethnographic study was to observe and understand interactions of toddlers and teachers in context. Specific questions were "What are the motives and features of the interactions between toddlers and teacher?" Subjects were twenty 2-year-old daycare children and their teachers. Methods covered 11 weeks of interviews and participatory observation. The major findings were that the interactions between toddlers and teachers was mainly initiated by toddlers and consist of physiological and emotional needs, conflict mediation and participation in play. As toddler get to the age of self-recognition but still need adult's assistance, the co-existence of dependence and independence was evident. Children used a variety of verbal and non-verbal signals with both positive and non-positive overtons.

• 아동학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.257-276
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• 2009

This study investigated differences in toddlers' language development depending on their teachers' types of interaction during reading of picture books. A pilot study identified teachers' types of interaction as instructional, non-immediate, and passive. Fifteen teachers recruited from 10 child-care centers located in Seoul and their 90 2-year-old toddlers participated in this study. Teachers read two picture books to a small group of toddlers each week for eight weeks. Data on the toddlers' receptive and expressive language, vocabulary, reading behavior, and book handling were collected and compared by their teachers' interaction type before and after teachers' 8-week reading of picture books. Results showed that teachers using the non-immediate interaction type had the most positive effects on toddlers' language development.

• 대한가정학회지
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• 제48권3호
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• pp.87-97
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• 2010

The purpose of this study was to investigate the basic materials for enhancing the professionalism of 51 infant/toddler teachers through in-depth interview about the actual condition of child care centers. The results were as follows: First, the infant/toddler teachers got less credits of young child care and education subjects than day care teachers did. The current criteria for qualification of infant/toddler teachers was not appropriate for providing the child care services. An efficient and substantial curriculum must be designed to facilitate the day care services for infant/toddler teachers. Second, the infant/toddler teachers recognized that their roles were similar to child care teachers. The curriculum and practice must encourage and nurture the characters, beliefs, and dispositions of infant/toddler teachers. Third, it is necessary to review the various problems to enhance the professionalism of infant/toddler teachers. Several suggestions for enhancing the professionalism are discussed.

• 한국보육지원학회지
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.155-171
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• 2020

Objective: The purpose of this study is to analyze the structural relations between infant teachers' career, efficacy, sensitivity, and the development of their professionalism. Methods: Data were collected from 320 infant teachers working at day care centers in Gyeonggi-do and Seoul. The collected data were applied to SPSS 22.0 program. With the data, correlation analysis and structural equation model analysis were conducted. Results: Firstly, infant teachers' career didn't influence the development of their professionalism directly, but indirectly affected their efficacy and sensitivity. Secondly, the variables that directly affected the development of their professionalism were teacher efficacy and sensitivity. Thirdly, teacher efficacy and sensitivity had full mediation between their career and the development of professionalism. Conclusion/Implications: Infant teachers' career affected the development of their professionalism through teacher efficacy and sensitivity. Based on the result, a plan for developing infant teachers' professionalism was proposed, and suggestions of follow-up research were discussed.

• 한국보육지원학회지
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.29-52
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• 2021

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the mediating effects of the parent-teacher trust relationship and cooperative behavior in the relationship between the emotional intelligence of infant teachers and their play teaching efficacy. Methods: A total number of 216 teachers in charge of infants under the age of two at childcare centers located in H, Y, and O cities in Gyeonggi-do participated in the survey. Using SPSS 23.0 and AMOS 22, descriptive statistics, correlation and structural equation model were analyzed. Results: First, the emotional intelligence of infant teachers had a direct effect on play teaching efficacy. Second, the emotional intelligence of infant teachers influenced play teaching efficacy through parent-teacher's trust relationship. Third, the emotional intelligence of infant teachers influenced play teaching efficacy through parent-teacher cooperative behavior. Fourthly, it was found that the parent-teacher trust relationship and cooperative behavior were mediated sequentially in the influence of the emotional intelligence of infant teachers on play teaching efficacy. Conclusion/Implications: The results of this study emphasize the importance of improving the emotional intelligence of teachers and the trust and cooperation between parents and teachers in order to increase the ability of early childhood teacher's play teaching efficacy.

• 한국보육지원학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.73-89
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• 2024

Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of communication and cooperation between teachers and parents on infant care. Specifically, this study explored the direct effect of teacher-parent partnership on teacher-infant interactions and the indirect effect through teacher sensitivity. Methods: The participants of this study were 216 teachers in charge of infant classes at child care centers located in Gyeonggi-do. They responded to questionnaires on teacher-parent partnership, their sensitivity, and teacher-infant interactions. Data were analyzed using structural equation modeling. Results: First, teacher-parent partnership did not have a direct impact on teacher-infant interactions. Second, teacher-parent partnership indirectly influenced teacher-infant interactions through teacher sensitivity. In other words, a high level of teacher-parent partnership was associated with a high level of sensitivity, subsequently resulting in the provision of high-quality interactions for infants. Conclusion/Implications: This study confirmed the role of teacher sensitivity as a mechanism to explain how teacher-parent partnership is linked to teacher-child interactions. The results emphasize the importance of communication and cooperation between teachers and parents in enhancing teachers' sensitivity and, ultimately, providing high-quality child care to infants.

• 아동학회지
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.217-232
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• 2007

The present study investigated attitudes of preschool teachers toward children's bullying behaviors and relationships between teachers' self-efficacy and attitudes toward children's bullying behaviors. The participants were 176 preschool and daycare center teachers. The results indicated that teachers perceived physical bullying more seriously than verbal or relational bullying. Teachers reported that they would intervene more intensively for children who have been targeted than for bullying children in physical and relational bullying situations. Teachers with high self-efficacy were more likely to perceive physical and relational bullying seriously than were teachers with low self-efficacy.

• 한국보육학회지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.99-113
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• 2019

본 연구는 만 1세 영아를 둔 어머니가 인식하는 어린이집 초기 적응과정 및 적응프로그램에 관하여 서울시에 거주하며 첫 아이가 18개월 또는 20개월에 어린이집에 처음 입소한 4명의 어머니를 대상으로 한 사례연구이다. 집단 및 개별면담을 통해 수집된 자료를 분석한 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 둘째 임신 또는 입소통보전화를 받고 갑작스레 어린이집 입소를 결정하게 되었으며 자녀의 입소를 위해 어린이집 첫 방문 시 30분 내외의 짧은 시간 어머니가 본 교사의 인상과 말투, 표정 등이 어린이집을 선택하는데 큰 영향을 주었다. 분리불안 행동을 보이는 영아뿐 아니라 어머니도 적응과정을 겪었다. 어머니와 교사의 소통과 노력을 통해 어머니들은 영아가 적응해나감을 느낄 수 있었다. 둘째, 만 1세 영아의 적응과정을 통해 어머니가 인식한 적응프로그램의 차이에 대해서는 기관별로 프로그램 안내 및 실행에 있어 큰 차이를 보였다. 본 연구의 참여자들은 어린이집 유형과 상관없이 보편적이고 통합적인 적응프로그램이 필요하다고 생각하고 있었다. 이러한 연구결과를 바탕으로 국가수준의 만 1세 영아를 위한 어린이집 적응프로그램을 개발하는데 기초자료가 될 수 있을 것으로 기대한다.

• 한국보육지원학회지
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.103-125
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• 2010

본 연구는 보육시설에서 이루어지는 영아 감각활동을 가정과 연계하여 실시함으로써 영아의 신체발달과 영아-부모 상호작용에 미치는 효과를 알아보고 이를 통해 영아의 발달과 부모의 자녀양육에 도움을 주고자 하였다. 본 연구의 연구대상은 K시의 S어린이집과 D어린이집에 재원중인 만 1 2세 영아 56명과 영아의 어머니 또는 아버지 56명이다. 연구도구는 교사용 1 2세 영아발달평가도구(이영자, 이종숙, 신은수, 곽향림, 이정욱, 2002)중 일부와 Assessment Profile for Early Childhood Program(APECP)(Abbott-Shim & Sibely, 1987)를 수정하여 사용한 선행연구(강숙현, 2002)를 참고하여 영아-부모 상호작용 설문지를 작성하여 사용하였다. 보육시설-가정연계 감각활동은 표준보육과정에 근거하여 육아정책개발센터(2007)에서 개발한 프로그램과 삼성복지재단(2003)의 영아프로그램을 바탕으로 선정된 감각활동을 보육시설의 월간 계획안에 반영하여 1주일에 3회씩 총 8주에 걸쳐 24회 실시하였다. 연구결과, 첫째, 보육시설-가정연계 감각활동을 적용한 집단은 통제집단보다 영아의 신체발달에서 부분적으로 효과가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 보육시설-가정연계 감각활동을 적용한 집단은 통제집단에 비해 전체적으로 영아-부모 상호작용 증진에 효과가 있는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.642-649
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• 2016

본 연구는 어린이집 영아반의 하루일과를 관찰함으로써 교재 교구가 어떤 의미를 지니는 지를 이해하고 이를 바탕으로 유아교육 및 보육 교재교구 인증평가에 시사점을 주고자 하는 질적 연구이다. 교재 교구가 영아들에게 어떠한 의미를 지니는지 구체적으로 알기 위하여 문화기술지 방법을 택하였다. 특히 자유선택활동에서의 영역별 교재교구를 활용한 활동 뿐 아니라, 식사 시간, 낮잠시간, 및 바깥놀이까지 포함하여 살펴보았다. 본 연구를 위해 연구자는 어린이집을 방문하여 참여관찰과 교사면담, 현장노트 등을 통하여 자료를 수집하였으며 영아의 특성상 언어적 표현 뿐 아니라 비언어적 표현에 대한 관찰이 필요할 경우 이를 보다 더 심층적으로 이해하기 위해 캠코더 촬영도 이루어졌다. 이를 통해 얻은 연구자의 관찰기록노트, 교사 면담자료, 표준보육과정 지침서, 어린이집 연간 및 주간보육계획안, 보육과정 평가서 등의 각종 문헌을 통해 얻은 자료를 분류하고 유목화하는 귀납적 분석 방법으로 자료 분석을 하였다. 그 결과 영아들에게 교재교구는 첫째, '맞이하고 놀아주는 내 친구', 둘째, '포근한 나의 보금자리' 셋째, ' 또 한분의 선생님' 으로서의 의미를 갖는다. 이를 토대로 보육시설의 영아용 교재 교구의 비치 기준안을 재정립할 것과 추후 교재 교구 인증평가 시, 영아들이 사용하는 교재 교구의 대상을 비품형 교재 교구까지 폭넓게 고려해야 함을 제안하는 바이다.