• Korean Journal of Child Education & Care
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.183-202
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• 2018

The purpose of this study was to examine structural relationships among directors' coaching leadership, organizational culture, early childhood teachers' empowerment, teacher-efficacy and job satisfaction. The data were collected from 575 early childhood teachers and analyzed with Pearson's correlation and structural equation modelling analysis. The results were as follows: first, directors' coaching leadership was found to have a direct effect on early childhood teachers' job satisfaction and an indirect effect through organizational culture, teachers'empowerment and teacher-efficacy. Second, organizational culture was found to have a direct effect on early childhood teachers' job satisfaction and an indirect effect through teacher-efficacy. Third, early childhood teachers' empowerment was found to have a direct effect on job satisfaction and an indirect effect through teacher-efficacy. Fourth, teachers' teacher efficacy was found to have a direct effect on job satisfaction. Additionally, directors'coaching leadership was found to be the most important variable predicting early childhood teachers' job satisfaction. These results suggest that improving directors'coaching readership, organizational culture, teachers' empowerment, teacher-efficacy could help facilitate early childhood teachers'job satisfaction.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.13-23
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• 2016

This research studies the discrepancy between the perception and reality of the early childhood educators regarding the creative competency of the early childhood education institutions, and the differences stemming from the background characteristics of the educators. Subjects were 114 early childhood educators drawn from kindergartens in Daegu and Gyeongbuk province. 180 questionnaires were delivered through physical visit or mail to the institutions. The collected data were analyzed using t-tests, one-way ANOVA and the Scheffe post hoc test, and the result is as thus. Firstly, the discrepancy between the perception and the reality of the educators was significantly different in all sub-domains. Secondly, The discrepancy between the perception and reality, according to the background characteristics, showed significantly different in the following domains: according to the position of the educators, in some sub-domains of autonomy; according to the academic background, in some sub-domains of the leadership; according to the career of the educators, in some sub-domains of diversity; and according to the age of the educators, in some sub-domains of diversity and leadership.

• Korean Journal of Childcare and Education
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• v.11 no.6
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• pp.199-219
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• 2015

The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship among beginning early childhood teachers' role performance and self leadership, and childcare teachers's supports. The subjects in this study were 491 beginning early childhood teachers working in kindergartens and child care centers across the country. Childcare teachers' support questionnaire(Jae-Young Lee, 2012) role performance questionnaire(Bog-Mae Park, 2011), and self-leadership questionnaire(Dong-Hyen Park,2014) were used for this study. For the research analysis, frequency, Cronbach's ${\alpha}$ coefficient, ANOVA test, $Scheff{\acute{e}}$ post-hoc analysis and Pearson's correlation were calculated and regression analysis were conducted. The results are as follows. Firstly, it was revealed that there are statistically meaningful differences in beginning early childhood teachers 'role performance and self leadership, and childcare teachers's support which were related to early childhood teachers' salary, education background, and age. Also, there are statistically meaningful differences in beginning early childhood teachers' role performance and childcare teachers's support, which were related to type of child-care center role performance, but there were no differences in beginning early childhood teachers' self leadership. Secondly, childcare teachers's support have statistically meaningful positive influences on beginning early childhood teachers' role performance through the mediation of self leadership. Through this study, it is possible to provide basic information to seek ways to enhance beginning early childhood teachers' role performance and self leadership under the considerations of their individual background characteristics, and to promote the practical support for the director or colleagues.

• Korean Journal of Child Education & Care
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.193-216
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• 2018

The purpose of this study was to analyze the mediating and moderating effect of directors' transformational leadership or transactional leadership between early childhood teachers' emotional labor and their burn out. The subjects were 211 early childhood teachers in the kindergartens and day care centers located in Kyonggido. 'Emotional Labor Assessment for Early Childhood Teachers', 'Assessment of Directors' Transformational Leadership or Transactional Leadership', and 'Early Childhood Teachers' Burn Out Assessment' were used in the collection of data. It used Pearson's correlation and Multi-Regression Analysis to analyze the data. The results of this study are as follows; first, there were positive correlations between early childhood teachers' emotional labor and their burn out. And, there was negative correlations between early childhood teachers' burn out and directors' transformational leadership or transactional leadership. Second, it was revealed that early childhood teachers' emotional labor was found as the positive predict variable for effecting their burn out. Third, it was revealed that directors transformational leadership or transactional leadership was found as the negative predict variable for effecting early childhood teachers' burn out. Fourth, directors' transformational leadership was a mediating effect of job environment dissatisfaction which is a sub area of burn out. In addition, directors' transactional leadership was a mediating effect of physical-emotional exhaustion which is a sub area of burn out.

• Proceedings of the KAIS Fall Conference
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• 2010.11b
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• pp.696-699
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• 2010

본 연구는 변혁적 리더십이 조직몰입을 통해 창의성에 미치는 관계모형 측면에서 연구가 이루어졌다. 연구를 위해 직무의 특성상 공통점이 있고 매일의 수업상황에서 창의성이 요구되는 사립유아교육기관에서 근무하는 207명의 유아교사들을 분석대상으로 하였다. 연구결과는 변혁적 리더십이 조직몰입에 정(+)의 영향을 미치고, 조직몰입은 창의성에 정(+)의 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났고, 조직몰입은 변혁적 리더십과 창의성간의 정(+)적 관계를 매개하는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구는 구성원이 조직의 목표에 부합하는 창의성을 발휘하도록 하는 조직몰입의 역할을 실증하였다는 점에서 그리고 실무적으로 리더의 변혁적 리더십 행위가 구성원의 조직몰입을 이끌어내면서 조직에 유용한 창의성 발휘를 높일 수 있다는 전략적 제안을 마련하였다는 점에서 그 시사점을 찾을 수 있다.

• Proceedings of the KHMA Conference
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• 2009.05a
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• pp.349-349
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• 2009

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.19 no.10
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• pp.377-385
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• 2018

The purpose of this study is to identify the relationship between the emotional leadership of directors and the organization culture and to examine differences in the level of emotional leadership of directors. The research results were as follows: Firstly, the relationship between emotional leadership of directors and organization culture showed a positive correlation between all sub-factors. Secondly, multiple regression analyses identified the emotional leadership's sub-factors were significant predictors of the organization culture. Thirdly, organization culture significantly differed according to the emotional leadership level. In summary, this research confirmed that there was a correlation between the emotional leadership of directors and organization culture.

• Korean Journal of Child Studies
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• v.28 no.6
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• pp.73-84
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• 2007

This study investigated the influence of director's leadership on teachers' empowerment and organizational effectiveness in early childhood educational institutes. The subjects in this study were 627 teachers who worked at kindergartens and childcare centers located in Seoul and Gyeonggi province. The results showed that (1) transformational leadership had stronger effects on teacher empowerment than transactional leadership. (2) Directors' transformational leadership had meaningful effects on organizational commitment, but their transactional leadership didn't have effects on commitment. (3) Directors' transformational leadership had stronger effects on job satisfaction and job performance than transactional leadership.

• Korean Journal of Comparative Education
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• v.27 no.4
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• pp.255-283
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• 2017

The purpose of this study is to analyze the comtent of the education system of US and the UK in order to build an integrated system that can develop the leadership competency of preschool principle. Based on this, the implications are as follows. First, competencies can developed through learning rather than fixed. Therefore, re-conceptualization of leadership competence appropriate to the characteristics and organization of the individual as the presiding authority of the preschool can be considered as ability to show visible knowledge and skills, invisible self concept. Therefore, it is necessary to establish a capacity development plan based on this. Second, the introduction and implementation of continuous and systematic training programs such as the training system that strengthens the capacity of the directors and principals of the United States and the United Kingdom is necessary. To do this, we must introduce a system that renews certification every five years, like the United States, rather than a system that acquires and maintains certification with a single training. Third, various training methods should be carried out. In the case of the US and the UK, we think it is desirable to train in various ways in the training period, the university, the teacher center, and the private organization or association. Therefore, it is necessary to build a cooperation system with various institutions such as training institutes, universities, teacher centers, educational information research institutes, and private organizations in each province, and strengthen them in various ways. Fourth, the contents and methods of qualification training and future job training of the director of the preschool should be deviated from the uniform level. Therefore, the systematic research that reflects the knowledge and contents of the administration required in the field should be given priority by the university or research organization that is in charge of the training.

• The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.202-210
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• 2021

The purpose of this study is to analyze the mediating effect of job-stress in relation to the leadership competency and job-satisfaction of the childcare center principal. This study was to conducted using questionnaires on 212 childcare center principals located in G city and collected data were analyzed using SPSS/PC 21.0. The study results were as follows. First, leadership competency of the childcare center principal showed higher than average degree and job-satisfaction and job-stress showed average degree. Second, there were statistically significant positive correlation between the leadership competency and job-satisfaction of the childcare center principal. And job-stress showed statistically significant negative correlation with leadership competency and job-satisfaction of the childcare center principal. Third, the leadership competency of the childcare center principal affects job satisfaction, and job stress has a partial mediating effect between leadership competency an job satisfaction. For the successful operation of the childcare center, it is necessary to find a variety of policy and institutional measures to reduce job stress of principal of childcare center and increase job satisfaction to demonstrate positive leadership competency.