• 한국보육지원학회지
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.59-73
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• 2022

Objective: The purpose of this study is to verify the effect of early childhood teacher's constructivist educational beliefs and teaching efficacy on creative teaching behavior. Methods: The subjects of this study were 262 early childhood teachers working in daycare centers and kindergartens all over the country. A questionnaire was administered which assessed early childhood teacher's constructivist educational beliefs, teaching efficacy, and creative teaching behavior. SPSS 28.0 was used for data analysis. Results: First, the constructivist educational beliefs of early childhood teachers had a positive effect on teaching efficacy. Second, it was found that early childhood teachers' constructivist educational beliefs and teaching efficacy had a positive effect on creative teaching behavior, and at the same time, early childhood teachers' constructivist educational beliefs were partially mediated by teaching efficacy. Conclusion/Implications: This study revealed the mediating effects of teaching efficacy in constructivist educational beliefs and creative teaching behavior relationships. Therefore, in order to promote creative teaching behavior of early childhood teachers, efforts should be made to increase teaching efficacy based on constructivist educational beliefs.

• 아동학회지
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.117-130
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• 2004

The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between educational beliefs and teaching efficacy of early childhood teachers. The subjects were 291 early childhood teachers in Gwangju City and Jeonnam Province. The research showed that teachers' educational beliefs were significantly associated with teaching efficacy for the teachers who have more than five-year-teaching career. In addition, teachers who had maturational educational belief showed higher scores in general teaching efficacy throughout all educational level. Moreover, teachers who had maturational educational belief and interactional educational belief showed higher teaching efficacy scores in public and private kindergartens and private childcare centers.

• 아동학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.1-14
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• 2008

This study reviewed communication between mothers and teachers of early childhood educational institutions and the effect of communication on mothers' satisfaction with the institution and on parenting stress. Results showed that (1) the most discussed topic pertained to children's friendships at the educational institutions. (2) Attitudes during communication were comparatively favorable. (3) Increased communication of mothers with the teachers showed increased satisfaction with the early childhood educational institution. (4) Mothers with positive understanding of communication and understanding of teachers showed higher satisfaction rate towards the early childhood educational institution. (5) Mothers showing higher satisfaction towards early childhood educational institution and positive attitudes during communication with teachers exhibited less parenting stress.

• 아동학회지
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.233-251
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• 2007

This study explored the contents of practical knowledge about educational planning in early childhood curriculum as constructed by kindergarten teachers at early career stages and then developed a collaborative model of educational planning. Subjects were 6 teachers at early career stages. Using the ethnographic method, data were collected by in-depth interviews. Research outcomes were : (1) teachers specifically worked on 'difficulties in adapting to the teaching job', 'age of children that the teacher cares for', 'integration of theory and practice', and 'variety of actual teaching situations.' (2) A model for collaborative educational planning was constructed on the basis of review of the literature on teachers' knowledge, educational planning for early childhood curriculum, and learning of community.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.1905-1915
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• 2014

본 연구는 유아교사의 사고양식과 인성개발 효능감이 교직헌신도에 미치는 영향에 대해 알아보고 유아교사의 사고양식과 인성개발 효능감이 교직에 대한 헌신을 높이기 위한 내적변인임을 밝혀 유아교사에게 맞는 적절한 사고양식과 인성개발 효능감을 높이기 위한 방법을 모색하는데 목적을 두고 연구하였다. 연구대상은 대전, 충남.북지역에 소재하고 있는 어린이집과 유치원에 재직 중인 346명의 유아교사들이다. 연구결과 첫째, 유아교사의 사고양식과 교직헌신도의 관계에서는 사고양식의 사법적, 군주제, 전체적, 내부적, 자유주의적 사고양식과 교직헌신도는 정적 상관관계를 나타냈으며 유아교사의 인성개발 효능감과 교직헌신도는 정적 상관관계를 나타냈다. 둘째, 유아교사의 사고양식과 인성개발 효능감이 교직헌신도에 긍정적으로 미치는 영향은 전문의식에는 사법적, 내부적 사고양식과 일반적 교사효능감, 개인적 교사효능감이 교육애에는 입법적, 내부적, 보수적, 자유주의적 사고양식과 개인적 교사효능감, 열정에는 입법적, 군주제, 무정부제, 자유주의적 사고양식과 개인적 교사효능감으로 나타났다. 이와 같은 결과는 유아교사가 특정 사고양식을 발휘하고 인성개발 효능감이 높아질수록 교직에 대한 헌신을 높일 수 있음을 입증한 것이라 할 수 있다.

• 한국보육지원학회지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.113-125
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• 2016

This study examined the effects of constructivist educational beliefs and self-regulated learning skills of children on teacher professional development. The study was conducted by sampling 273 teachers. Three kinds of variables, which included constructivist educational beliefs, self-regulated learning ability, and professional development level were measured and analyzed for this study. The results were as follows. First, early childhood teachers beliefs of constructivist education, self-regulated learning ability and professional development were found to be higher than average. Second, the professional development of early childhood teachers is shown to be correlated with constructivist educational beliefs and self-regulated learning ability. When constructivist educational beliefs and self-regulated learning ability scores increases, the professional development score is high. Third, metacognitive strategies, cognitive strategies and constructivist educational beliefs are factors that predict the professional development of early childhood teachers. According to results of this study, it suggests that constructivist educational beliefs and self-regulated learning ability are important factors to be addressed.

• 아동학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.117-135
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• 1996

The purpose of this study was to identify the management of nutrition programs in kindergarten and the implementation of educational activities during snack and lunch times. The study also investigated early childhood teachers' understanding of the management of the nutrition program. 259 early childhood teachers responded to a questionnaire developed by the researchers. It was found that there was no effort to provide educational activities through snack and lunch times, implying the necessity of inservice training programs for early childhood teachers.

• 한국보육지원학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.69-87
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• 2021

Objective: Studies have shown that turnover intention of teachers' in early childhood educational centers tend to negatively affect the quality of child care and children's adjustment. However, few studies have examined the underlying mechanism that increases teachers' turnover intention and have barely focused on environmental factors. We aimed to test whether workplace characteristics may affect teachers' turnover interntion through personal factors (i.e., burnout and health). Methods: A sample of 262 teachers participated in the study. Workplace characteristics, burnout, health and turnover intention were assesed through self-report questionnaires. Data were analyzed through SEM using Mplus and the significance of mediation effects were estimated by the bootstrapping confidence intervals. Results: Finidngs indicated that a poor workplace enviornment directly predicted high turnover intentions of teachers and indirectly predicted through their high burnout and poor health contidion. Conclusion/Implications: These findings contriubed to provide better understaning about an effective future direction for policies and intervention programs in order to decrease teachers' turnover intention and subsequently increase the quality of early childhood educational centers.

• 한국보육지원학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.67-87
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• 2020

Objective: In order to provide basic data that can strengthen the recognition of continuity of early childhood and primary education, early childhood education and early childhood special education teachers at inclusive child care and education settings participated in this study. Methods: The researchers conducted a survey on 192 early childhood teachers and 167 early childhood special education teachers in Seoul and Gyeonggi-do province. The collected data were analyzed statistically. Results: First, early childhood special education teachers were higher than early childhood teachers statistically on the prerequisite elements of continuity. Second, early childhood education teachers were higher than early childhood special education teachers statistically regarding the prerequisite educational techniques required for continuity of early childhood and primary education. In particular, early childhood teachers put more of an emphasis on learning and sociality-communication than early childhood special education teachers did. Conclusion/Implications: It is necessary that in-service education on prerequisite elements be stressed, and there be more detailed activities and education about programming and its utilization for early childhood special education teachers.

• 아동학회지
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.17-36
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• 2007

This study examined educational and career backgrounds of 180 early childhood English teachers and curricula of training courses for early childhood English teachers in continuing education centers across 6 areas in Korea. Data analyses showed that (1) curricula for early childhood English teachers consists of basic practical conversation, English teaching skills, understanding early childhood education and general English knowledge. (2) Most teachers are women between 30 to 40 years of age, university graduates with majors in English literature, English education and/or early childhood education with confidence in speaking in and listening to English. (3) They were satisfied with their retraining courses. (4) English pronunciation skill was not always related to English conversation skill, but clarity of pronunciation influenced teaching confidence.