• Human Ecology Research
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• 제53권5호
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• pp.557-566
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• 2015

This study investigated the effects of multi-culture acceptability and multi-culture teaching efficacy on young child-teacher relationships. The teachers' attitude towards multi-culture education was included in the analysis as a mediator between multi-culture acceptability and multi-culture teaching efficacy. Participants were 295 teachers and 295 young children between 3 and 5 years in childcare centers located in Seoul, Incheon, Ulsan, Gyeonggi, and North Gyeongsang Province. Teachers completed questionnaires regarding multi-culture acceptability, multi-culture teaching efficacy, and attitude towards multi-culture education. Collected data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, Pearson's correlation, Structural Equation Model, and Sobel test with SPSS ver. 18.0 and AMOS ver. 21.0. The results were as follows. First, the subscale of multi-culture acceptability and multi-culture teaching efficacy generally showed a positive correlation with closeness and conflict in the subscale of young child-teacher relationships. Second, teacher's multi-culture acceptability directly influenced the young child-teacher relationship. In addition, the impact of multi-culture teaching efficacy on young child-teacher relationship was mediated perfectly by the multi-culture education attitude. The results suggest that the multi-culture teaching efficacy promote early childhood multicultural education attitudes and that can be changed to positive teacher relationships.

• 아동학회지
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.25-41
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• 2014

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between play behaviors and young children's playfulness in a variety of play space environments. The subjects were 150 4-year old children of 29 mixed-age classes in childcare centers of Seoul and Gyeonggi area. The results were as follows; (1) Their play behaviors differed according to their play environment in terms of classroom spaces. Solitary-active play behaviors were more frequently observed in large play spaces than small. (2) Leading participation, cognitive flexibility, voluntary full immersion, and total playfulness scores correlated negatively with reticent behavior. Leading participation, voluntary full immersion, and total playfulness scores, on the other hand, correlated positively with group play behavior. (3) In small play spaces, leading participation, voluntary full immersion correlated negatively with reticent behavior, but leading participation correlated positively with group play. In middle play spaces, cognitive flexibility correlated negatively with reticent behavior. In large play spaces, voluntary full immersion correlated negatively with parallel play, but leading participation, cognitive flexibility, expressions of joy, voluntary full immersion, and total playfulness score correlated positively with group play.

• Human Ecology Research
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• 제57권3호
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• pp.353-367
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• 2019

This study investigates the influence of family-friendly workplace policies and organizational culture on the willingness of married female managers to have a child. The analysis includes 353 married female managers from the $6^{th}$ survey of the 2016 Korean Women Manager Panel. Factors that are found to influence the respondents include age, education, number of children, job position, promotional goals, accessibility to family leave, accessibility to shorter work hours during the child-rearing period, and organizational culture. Female managers who can easily use family leave or who have shorter work hours during the child-rearing period show a higher willingness to have a child. By contrast, those whose work places employ a fair and horizontal organizational culture are less willing to have a child. The introduction of family-friendly policies are not found to be statistically significant determinants of female managers' willingness to have a child. We find that influencing family-friendly policies between the first and second childbirth differ. The accessibility of family-friendly policies that affect the willingness of female managers to have a child when they have no child include parental leave, employer-supported childcare, and childcare subsidies. For improving their willingness to have a second child, accessibility to both family leave and shorter work hours during the child-rearing period are effective. In conclusion, the government should strongly consider micro-personal factors, such as family-friendly workplace practices and organizational culture, when executing policies to reverse the current trend of low fertility.

• 한국보육지원학회지
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.253-272
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• 2020

Objective: This study aimed to analyze the counseling contents of daycare center teachers by using text mining and semantic network analysis methods to find the necessary support directions for daycare teachers and to improve the quality of child-care. Methods: Five hundred thirteen cases of counseling recorded on the open bulletin board of online counseling (Naver Bands for Nursery Teacher Counseling) were collected, and frequency analysis, centrality solidarity analysis, and machine learning-based topic analysis were conducted using the NetMiner4.3 program. Results: First, 'teacher-to-child ratio' was highest in the frequency. Second, 'colleagues' were all high in all centrality analysis. Third, machine learning-based topical analysis shows that the topics were categorized as subjects about 'childcare and education', 'working environment that supports professional development' and 'working condition', and among them, 'first-time teacher concerns' accounted for 44% of the total counseling content. Conclusion/Implications: This study implied that it is necessary to provide high-quality child-care and education to infants by lowering the 'teacher-to-child ratio', and a systematic program is needed to help improve effective communication skills in interpersonal relationships such as between parents, fellow teachers, and principals. In addition, self-development and efforts to improve teachers expertise should be prioritized in order to improve infant care quality and quality of teachers.

• 한국보육지원학회지
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.105-122
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• 2020

Objective: The study aimed to examine the impact of a supportive school environment on children's prosocial behavior by investigating the sequential mediating effects of children's self-esteem and happiness. Methods: Results of the study were obtained by analysing data collected from 633 nine-year-old children in the 10th wave of the Panel Study on Korean Children(2017). The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, correlation analysis and significance of mediated pathways using SPSS 23.0 and PROCESS macro 3.3. Results: First, children's self-esteem did not have mediational effects with respect to a supportive school environment and children's prosocial behavior. Second, children's happiness had mediational effects with respect to a supportive school environment and children's prosocial behavior. Lastly, a supportive school environment affects children's self-esteem, which affects children's happiness, thereby promoting children's prosocial behavior. Conclusion/Implications: In order to promote children's prosocial behavior, we should put emphasis on developing a supportive school environment, and increasing children's self-esteem and happiness. It is important that teachers treat children and classmates treat each other with a warm attitude so that they can value themselves and feel happiness in their lives.

• 한국보육지원학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.1-20
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• 2023

Objective: The present study aimed to investigate the sequential mediation effects of creative home environment and preschoolers' playfulness on the relationship between mothers' play beliefs and preschoolers' happiness. Methods: The subjects of this study were 233 preschoolers between the ages of 3 and 5 and their mothers. Mothers were asked to complete a questionnaire that assessed their beliefs about play, the creative home environment they provided, as well as their child's playfulness and happiness. The data collected were analyzed using the SPSS Process Macro program to investigate the sequential mediating effects. Results: The study found that the mothers' play support beliefs were directly associated with their preschoolers' happiness. Additionally, the creative home environment was found to mediate the relationship between the mother's play beliefs and their preschooler's happiness. The children's playfulness was also identified as a mediator in the relationship between the mother's play beliefs and their preschooler's happiness. Furthermore, the findings of this study indicated that the relationship between the mother's play beliefs and preschoolers' happiness was sequentially mediated by the creative home environment and preschoolers' playfulness. Conclusion/Implications: Findings of this study provide insights into the potential development of a parent education program aimed at modifying mothers' play beliefs and the home environment.

• 산업진흥연구
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.9-17
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• 2021

보육교직원은 보육현장에서 요구되는 긍정적인 이미지를 연출하기 위해 자신의 감정을 억압, 과장, 통제, 조절, 규제하는 감정노동을 경험한다. 영유아 대상의 근무환경은 그 특성상 감정노동 보육교직원의 심리적 소진 원인이 되며, 나아가서 삶의 질을 저하하는 문제점을 안고 있다. 노래는 인간의 삶의 질을 향상하는 데 도움을 주므로 감정노동 보육교직원에게 노래심리치료가 심리적 소진의 회복과 자기 돌봄 과정에서 긍정적인 삶을 계획할 수 있도록 하는 연구가 필요하다. 본 연구는 첫째, 노래심리치료를 통한 감정노동 보육교직원의 심리적 소진은 어떠한가? 둘째, 노래심리치료를 통한 감정노동 보육교직원의 자기 돌봄 과정은 어떠한가?를 연구문제로 설정하였다. 연구 시기는 2017년 3월부터 2020년 5월까지였으며, 질적사례연구로 프로그램 진행과 심층인터뷰, 직접관찰, 참여관찰 등의 자료 수집을 통해 ○○○ 어린이집에서 2019년 6월부터 10월까지 구조화된 회기별로 12회기에 걸쳐 매 회기 50분간 진행되었다. 이상의 연구 결과를 토대로 다음과 같은 결론이 도출되었다. 첫째, 노래심리치료를 통한 감정노동 보육교직원은 자신 삶의 의지와 심리적으로 소진된 자신을 발견하고 이해, 인식하며 내면의 문제들을 직면하고, 소통하며 통찰할 수 있었다. 타인에게서 받은 정서적 지원은 정서적 고갈의 경험을 줄일 수 있으며 업무에서의 좌절로 인한 경험의 회복과 성취감 향상을 증명하였다. 둘째, 노래심리치료를 통한 감정노동 보육교직원의 자기 돌봄은 시간적, 공간적, 관계적, 정서적 돌봄 과정을 증명하였고, 다른 사람을 돌보는 일과 자신을 돌보는 일의 균형을 유지하면서 신체와 마음, 영성이 유기적으로 통합되며 변화가 나타났다. 본 연구는 심리적 소진과 자기 돌봄 과정은 삶의 본질적인 의미를 발견하고 자신의 내면을 탐색 및 표현할 수 있도록 기회를 제공하고, 타인과 자신의 돌봄이 균형적으로 이루어지고 전인적인 건강한 자아를 위한 통찰, 성장을 통해 삶의 질이 향상하는 기회를 제공하는 데 의의를 둔다.

• 아동학회지
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.205-218
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• 2017

Objective: This study examined the correlation between variables influencing teacher sensitivity to infant classes in Educare Center teachers and teacher sensitivity, by classifying their personal psychological, socio-psychological, and work environment variables. Furthermore, it aimed to inquire the extent to which these variables influence teacher sensitivity. Methods: The study included 236 Educare Center teachers in charge of infant classes working in infant-caring facilities. Based on stepwise multiple regression analysis, a significance test was conducted for each variable. Results: Firstly, according to the correlations regarding teacher sensitivity to infant classes, for sensitive interaction, emotional stability showed significant positive correlation, while there were significant negative correlations with relationships with the director, colleagues,and parents; mean working hours in other places; and mean daily personal time. For insensitive interaction, there were significant negative correlations with emotional stability and mean daily break time, while there were significant positive correlations with relationships with the director, colleagues, and parents. Secondly, regarding the influences on teacher sensitivity to infant classes, for sensitive interaction, the most significant influences consisted in the relationships with colleagues and parents. On the other hand, for insensitive interaction, the most significant influences were the relationship with colleagues and emotional stability. Conclusion: Reducing interpersonal relationship stress and increasing the emotional stability of Educare Center teachers will increase their sensitivity level. Furthermore, the quality of care will be improved.

• 한국보육지원학회지
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• 제8권6호
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• pp.241-256
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• 2012

본 연구는 어린이집 전문성지원환경과 보육교사의 이직의도 및 전직의도의 관계에서 보육 효능감의 매개효과를 검증하고자 하였다. 연구의 목적을 달성하기 위해, 보육교사 237명을 대상으로 설문조사를 실시하였다. 그에 따른 연구결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 어린이집이 보육교사의 전문성을 지원할수록 보육교사의 보육효능감이 높고, 이직 및 전직의도가 낮았다. 둘째, 보육교사의 이직의도는 교사 및 원장과의 관계, 교사의 자율성과 의사결정이 낮을수록 높았다. 전직의도는 교사와 유아에 대한 기대가 낮을수록 높았다. 셋째, 전문성지원 환경과 전직의도와의 관계에서 보육효능감의 매개효과가 나타났다. 근무하는 어린이집의 전문성지원환경이 열악하다고 인식하는 보육교사는 낮은 보육효능감을 갖게 되며, 이는 다른 직업으로의 전직의도를 높이는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국보육지원학회지
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• 제12권6호
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• pp.41-58
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• 2016

This study investigated the relationships between socio-economic status of family, home environment stimulation, children's behavioral problems, and interactive peer play of preschool children. Surveys of 2,150 Korean mothers with their preschool children(Mean age= 51.9 months) from the Panel Study of Korean Children by Korea Institute of Child Care and Education were analyzed using structural equation modeling. Each variable's confirmatory factor analysis showed the correlation coefficient below .85, which made a satisfactory level of discriminant validity. The model fit to the data well, with an agreeable level of index. The major findings were as follows. First, SES did not significantly affected children's interactive peer play. Second, SES significantly affected home environment stimulation and children's behavioral problems. And the relationship between SES and children's behavioral problems are significantly mediated by home environment stimulation. Third, the relationship between SES and children's interactive peer play are significantly mediated by home environment stimulation and children's behavioral problems. These results help better understand the paths among the home characteristics and children's behavioral problems on children's social development. Interpretation and implication of the results have been discussed.