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Borderlines in Early Childhood Teacher's Practical Knowledge of 'Curriculum' via Metaphor Analysis (메타포를 통해 본 유아교사의 '교육과정'에 대한 실천적 지식의 한계)

  • Lee, Kyeong Hwa
    • Korean Journal of Childcare and Education
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    • v.12 no.4
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    • pp.131-149
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    • 2016
  • Teacher's practical knowledge is potentially relevant to the teaching practice in his/her classroom. The research explored early childhood teachers' practical knowledge of 'curriculum' via conceptual metaphors. The participants (N=348) completed a prompt, "Curriculum is like A because B" and then the metaphors were analyzed according to the procedure proposed by Moser (2000). The analysis found that 8 themes (i.e. 'educational basis', 'learning opportunity', 'educational material', 'difficulty', 'change', 'pre-determination', 'discordance', and 'reconstruction') were the underlying conceptions signified in those metaphors. The implications regarding early childhood teachers' practical knowledge were discussed on the perspective of post-modern curriculum. Moreover, it recommended the practical knowledge based approach for early childhood teacher education, and transformation of current policy for program evaluation relevant to curriculum conceptualization.

A Study on the Relationships between Job Satisfaction, Teacher Efficacy, and Job Stress of Early Childhood Teachers (유아교사의 직무만족도와 교사효능감 및 직무스트레스의 관계 연구)

  • Lee, Jung-Hyun;Ahn, Hyo-Jin
    • Korean Journal of Child Studies
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    • v.33 no.4
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    • pp.129-141
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    • 2012
  • The aim of this study is to examine the influence of job stress and teacher efficacy on early childhood teachers' job satisfaction levels. Data from 321 early childhood teachers working in kindergarten and child-care centers located in Incheon metropolitan city were collected. The data was analyzed by means of the SPSS 18.0 package. The results of this study were as follow; first, job stress was negatively correlated with job satisfaction. Job satisfaction levels were positively correlated with teacher efficacy. Secondly, job stress had a negative influence on job satisfaction levels. Teacher efficacy had a positive influence on job satisfaction levels. Thirdly, job stress had a directly negative influence on job satisfaction levels. It was also revealed that teacher efficacy had an indirect effect on the relationship between job stress and job satisfaction levels.

Child Development Knowledge and Early Childhood Teacher Education: A Post Modern Perspective (포스트 모더니즘적 관점에서 본 아동발달지식과 유아기 교사교육)

  • Lee, Yeoun Seung
    • Korean Journal of Child Studies
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    • v.21 no.3
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    • pp.41-51
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    • 2000
  • This study discusses the interpretation and application of a post modern perspective to child development knowledge and early childhood teacher education. The survey of literature focused on the post modern approach to child development knowledge and early childhood teacher education, research in the reassessment of child development knowledge as it is challenged by the post modern perspective, and deconstruction of both child development knowledge and early childhood teacher education. It was concluded that child development knowledge is necessary but insufficient to early childhood teacher education. In the post modern perspective, the movement toward fostering "reflective practitioners" and basic knowledge base is more significant. Therefore, the responsibility of academics is to walk the fine line between presenting a formal knowledge base so that students gain assumption to guide their thinking and practice, critiquing both theory and derived practices.

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Exploring the Play-centered Curriculum Action Competence of Early Childhood Teachers Based on FGI Analysis (FGI 분석을 통한 유아교사의 놀이중심교육과정 실행 역량 탐색)

  • Lee, Wonmi;Kwon, Yeonhee
    • Korean Journal of Childcare and Education
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    • v.16 no.4
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    • pp.93-110
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    • 2020
  • Objective: The purpose of this study was to explore the early childhood education teacher's ability to implement play-centered curriculum that is recognized by an early childhood education expert based on an analysis of focus group interviews. Methods: Two professors of early childhood education, two directors of daycare centers, and two early childhood education teachers participated in the focus group interview. The interview was conducted three times. The interviewed data were categorized and compared. Results: The action competence of the play-centered curriculum required for early childhood teachers were categorized into the following categories; comprehending play, recognizing play, and practicing child-centered play. Detailed factor competencies were required for understanding play, reflective thinking, reading play, recording play, playing like a child, and supporting play. Conclusion/Implications: For actualizing play-centered curriculum, early childhood education teachers needed to comprehend, recognize, and practice for child's play. Furthermore, we discussed the necessity and direction of teacher education to improve the teacher's action competence for play-centered curriculum.

Relationships among Teachers' Organizational Commitment, Organizational Loyalty Behavior, and Working Satisfaction in Day Care Center (보육교사의 조직몰입 및 조직충성행동과 업무만족과의 관계)

  • Oh, Kyoung-Sook;Chough, Jin-Hee
    • Korean Journal of Human Ecology
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    • v.20 no.3
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    • pp.505-519
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    • 2011
  • The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between organizational commitment, organizational loyalty, and working satisfaction of 162 teachers in daycare centers in Gyung-gi province. Three questionnaires about the organizational commitment which Allen and Mayer(1990) developed and Son Sobin(2002) revised, organizational loyalty behavior which Jo Bumsang(2004) revised, and working satisfaction which Kim Sunja(2005) developed, and the researcher revised were used for this study. For this study, the data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, independent t-test, and Pearson correlation. The results were as follows: first, the early childhood teacher's organizational commitment was average, and there was a significant difference according to the teacher's academic background. Second, the early childhood teacher's organizational loyalty was also average, and there were significant differences according to the teacher's age and academic background. Third, the early childhood teacher's working satisfaction was below average level, and there was a significant difference according to the teacher's working hours. Last, the early childhood teacher's organizational commitment, organizational loyalty behavior, and working satisfaction showed the positive relationship. In conclusion, the government and the director of daycare centers should support for the teacher's psychological satisfaction because the early childhood teacher's psychological state is highly related to successful organization of daycare centers.

The Effects of Early Childhood Teacher-led Child-Centered Group Play Therapy on the Sociability of Young Children (보육교사에 의한 아동중심 집단놀이치료가 유아의 사회성에 미치는 영향)

  • Jeon, A-Jeong;Kim, Tae-Eun
    • Korean Journal of Childcare and Education
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    • v.14 no.6
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    • pp.35-51
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    • 2018
  • Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of early childhood teacher-led child-centered group play therapy on young children's sociability. The changes of sociability in the therapeutic process were also examined. Methods: The subjects of this study were 12 young children who were five years old and attended a child care center in Gangwon-do. Subjects were divided into an experimental group and a control group. The experimental group received 15 early childhood teacher-led child-centered group play therapy sessions twice a week. The sociability scale was used for pre-post tests and the data were analyzed using SPSS 23.0. Every session was video-taped and recorded verbatim. Qualitative data were analyzed to examine changes in sociability. Results: Children who participated in the early childhood teacher-led child-centered group play therapy demonstrated significant improvement in sociability. During the therapy sessions, children's expressions and behaviors associated with sociability gradually increased. Conclusion/Implications: This study supports the use of early childhood teacher-led child-centered group play therapy as an effective intervention strategy for young children to improve their sociability.

The Design of the Educational Computing Course for Early Childhood Teacher (유아 컴퓨터 교사를 위한 교육과정 개발에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Young-Hee
    • The Journal of Korean Association of Computer Education
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    • v.8 no.3
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    • pp.19-28
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    • 2005
  • The purpose of the research is to examine design of the educational computing course for early childhood teacher. It was based on a development of the early childhood and unification of the computer activities in the curriculum. For these purpose, a number of literatures for the early childhood computer activities and teacher's want of the computer training were reviewed. In a result, it was made prototype of the educational computing course for early childhood teacher. Then, It was corrected and strengthened since then answered by 15 national kindergarten teacher located in Taejon. Based on these quality analysis, we designed a curriculum model for educational computing course for early childhood teacher. The developed the educational computing course for early childhood teacher would help the teachers to have critical attitude and necessary skills to access useful information using a computer and to appropriately respond to the changing educational environments by adopting computers in schools.

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The Effects of Early Childhood Teachers' Happiness and Psychological Burnout on Their Teacher-Child Interactions (유아교사의 행복감과 심리적 소진이 교사-유아상호작용에 미치는 영향)

  • Kim, Su Jin;Kim, Sang Lim
    • The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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    • v.6 no.2
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    • pp.123-130
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    • 2020
  • We aimed to investigate the effects of early childhood teachers' happiness and psychological burnout on their teacher-child interactions. The subjects were 250 early childhood teachers in Metropolitan area, South Korea. We measured subjects' happiness, psychological burnout, and teacher-child interactions using the questionnaire surveys. The collected data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation analyses, and the analyses of multiple regression using SPSS 24.0. As results, early childhood teachers' happiness showed the significantly positive correlation with teacher-child interactions, but psychological burnout showed the significantly negative correlation with it. It was found that early childhood teachers' happiness and psychological burnout statistically significantly affected teacher-child interactions. The results implied that there was a need to enhance early childhood teachers' happiness and to reduce their psychological burnout in order to improve the quality of teacher-child interactions.

Pre-primary early childhood teachers' perception of the subject of 'Infant Teaching and Learning Methods' in the Early Childhood Teacher Training Course (유아교원양성과정에서 '영유아 교수·학습방법' 교과목에 대한 예비유아교사의 인식)

  • Kwon, Jong Ae
    • The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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    • v.8 no.5
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    • pp.423-429
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    • 2022
  • This study is a study on the perceptions of pre-primary early childhood teachers on teaching and learning methods for infants and toddlers in the early childhood teacher training process. This is a mixed study using word cloud analysis and qualitative case analysis on the subject, focusing on literature research and understanding of pre-primary early childhood teachers' 'teaching and learning methods for infants and toddlers'. The purpose of this study was to find out the meaning of a early childhood teacher through thoughts on teaching and learning methods for infants, difficulties, points to be learned, teaching competency to be good as a teacher, and experiences for teaching professionalism. Through the results of this study, it is expected to find a way to increase their sense of efficacy on teaching and learning methods when conducting classes for young children in the future, and to provide basic data for improving the quality of early childhood education.

Differences on the Importance of Recognition of Contingency from Early Childhood to Elementary Education Between Early Childhood and Early Childhood Special Education Teachers at Inclusive Child Care and Education Settings (어린이집 통합학급 보육교사와 특수교사의 유·초 연계 중요도에 대한 인식 차이)

  • Kim, Minjung;Cho, YounKyung
    • Korean Journal of Childcare and Education
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    • v.16 no.2
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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.