• 한국생활과학회지
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.1125-1133
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• 2008

The purpose of this study was to explore the perception toward qualification of early childhood English teachers and their teachers' sense of efficacy. The samples consisted of 201 early childhood English teachers in Seoul, Daejeon, Daegu, Gyeonggi area. A sample of early childhood English teachers completed a series of questionnaires. The collected data were analyzed with t-test, F-test, correlation. The results showed that most teachers were women between 30 to 40 years old, university graduate with job experience less than 3 years. In addition, half of teachers in this study majored on English studies or early childhood education and child studies. This study found that early childhood English teachers thought themselves to be qualified as a English teacher and early childhood teacher. And they rated teachers' sense of efficacy to relatively high. There were differences on the scores of qualification of early childhood English teacher and teachers' sense of efficacy according to education level and major. And years of job experience were positively related with the perception of qualification of early childhood teacher and teachers' sense of efficacy.

• 한국지역사회생활과학회지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.523-537
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• 2009

This research aimed to understand the current status of early childhood education and to develop a future direction of early childhood English education. One group interview and three private interviews were conducted with 10 early education teachers to obtain in-depth understanding of the problems inherent in English education. The findings show that there is an internal conflict in the teachers regarding the value of English education in early childhood. In addition, there are external conflicts with the children the parents, the English teacher, the program director, and the government in English education. It is concluded that the early childhood educators felt an internal conflict regarding the current, inappropriate execution of early English education which is lacking a suitable educational plan including goals and practices. Furthermore, the teacher's preference for English also contributed to the internal conflict regarding the belief in early childhood English education. Secondly, the external conflicts included: English teachers with inadequate understanding of comprehensive early childhood development, parents who show excessive interest in early childhood English education without regard to childhood development, the reality that early childhood English education is mostly influenced by the attitudes of the program director without regard for the conflicts experienced by the early childhood teacher, and the politics of the government continuing to ignore the reality that early childhood English education ontinues in practice without being included in the national curriculum.

• 한국생활과학회지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.629-647
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• 2012

This study explored what Korean college students, especially preservice teacher in early childhood education, experienced and how they constructed the meanings of experiences about their subject- matter course (early childhood mathematics education) taught in English. One cohort- 20 senior students- majoring in early childhood education in a 4-year university was participated in this study. Using action research method and narrative research method, data were analyzed. The findings were as follows: 1) preservice teacher experienced some difficulties to construrct professional knowledge through English. 2) They challenged to overcome these difficulties through active participation. 3) They got supports from instructor and peer group. 4) They accomplished the course with self-satisfaction. 5) They experienced the conflicts between social requirements and personal needs.

• 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.

• Human Ecology Research
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• 제58권4호
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• pp.585-599
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• 2020

This study investigated children's interests in learning English, affected by educational activities in and out of institutes, and mothers' perceptions regarding early childhood English education. We recruited, 253 mothers of 3- to 5-year-old children in either general kindergartens or English immersion institutes. They answered questions on socioeconomic status, perceived interest in English by their children, their perceptions regarding early childhood English education, and English education outside institutes. In addition, 42 English teachers provided information within institutes such as class time per week, teacher-pupil rate, and language use policy during class. The collected data were analyzed through SPSS 22 for frequency analysis, descriptive statistics, independent t-test, and hierarchical multiple regression analysis. The major findings are as follows. First, the two groups were in distinct learning environment. Second, mothers' perceptions and outside-institute activities were significantly different between the two groups. Third, the English interests of children at both institutes were influenced by mothers' worries and at-home English interactions. Fourth, education within institutes did not affect both group's English interests. Fifth, private education and socioeconomic status did not affect both group's English interests. Lastly, only the children's interests in English immersion institutes were affected by gender and mother's perceived necessities. Focusing children's interests, this study helps in understanding young children's affective aspects regarding learning English. The findings are expected to be a guideline for each home and institute to increase children's interest in learning English.

• 한국보육지원학회지
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• 제9권5호
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• pp.181-200
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• 2013

본 연구의 목적은 유아교육을 전공하는 학생들에게 영어로 유아수학교육 수업을 제공하는 과정에서 단계별로 교수자가 구성한 어려움과 의미를 알아보는 것이었다. 내러티브 탐색법을 활용하여 질적 연구를 실행하였으며, 관찰, 인터뷰, 학생들이 작성한 반성적 저널이 연구 자료로 수집되었다. 그 결과, 우선, 준비하는 단계에서 교수자는 원어민이 아니지만, 영어로 수업을 해야 한다는 압박과 영어로 수학교육내용을 어떻게 효과적으로 알려줄 수 있는 다양한 방법을 고려하였다. 수업 하는 단계에서 교수자는 학생들의 지속적인 동기 유발을 갖도록 하는 것과 교수자와 학생, 학생들 간 상호작용이 일어날 수 있는 기회를 마련하는 것을 중요하게 인식하였다. 평가 단계에서는 수업 준비와 실행 단계에서 부족했던 내용을 분석하는 것을 중요하게 인식하였다. 본 연구의 결과는 유아교육학과에서 영어로 전공 수업을 하는 상황에서 의미 있고, 적절한 교수학습 방법을 찾아보는 것에 기여를 할 것이라 사려된다.

• Educational Technology International
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.25-55
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• 2019

The core purpose of the study is to develop and validate an ADDIE model based instructional model for English Language Teaching (ELT) in early childhood classroom in Bangladesh as an aid to teachers to reconstruct their knowledge and experience more strategically, and for them to design and implement their instruction more structurally. This study is developmental in nature which has been divided in five phases as follows. Phase I: Existing methods and instructional strategy review, Phase II: Instructional model development, Phase III: Delphi 1st round, Phase IV: Delphi 2nd round and Phase V: Model validation. After reviewing relevant literature and existing strategy in phase I, the 1st version of instructional model is made phase II. Next in phase III and phase IV, two rounds of Delphi have been conducted where experts related to different concerning areas of this study reviewed the 1st version and gradually the final version of the instructional model is made. Finally, the instructional model for English teachers of early childhood classroom in Bangladesh got validated by the same Delphi panelists in Phase V. In respect with each phases of ADDIE, the instructional model elaborates the 1) representative key points, 2) instructors' activities prescribed for the instructors, 3) supporting strategies. Both the conceptual and procedural models are included in this study for clearer identification of the whole process. Lastly the study provides some recommendations for instructors and practitioners on choosing the instructional model like doing prior need analysis, incorporating teacher training programs, training students, keeping on researching for finding effective teaching technique and tools and being open to changes etc. In addition, the study also acknowledges its limitations like not being able to consider the psychological factors due to time limitation. Finally, at the end the study points out the areas that welcome further research.

• 아동학회지
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.223-235
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• 2009

Elementary education in Korea has variously changed and developed during the last thirty years. Among all the progressive changes, the improvement of teaching conditions is considered to be the most fundamental one. The number of students assigned to a class or a teacher has decreased to a considerable extent. Cyber teaching-learning has been peformed at school and home, and English education has been emerged as a significant part of the Korean public education. The research issues constantly considered essential over the past three decades starting in the 1980's are those related to curricula, teaching-learning methods, training of teachers in-service, and education for upright characters. The practical and political issues should be dealt with to revise the three integrated subjects and text books into a sole integrated subject and text book, to double the credential of teachers in terms of professionalism and to decrease the number of students per teacher in Korea to the OECD level.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.520-531
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• 2017

본 연구의 목적은 우리나라 영유아 교사를 대상으로 수정된 결핵예방 행동의도 측정도구의 타당도와 신뢰도를 검증하는 것이다. 연구절차는 원도구를 번역, 전문가 내용타당도 검증, 예비조사를 통한 예비도구 확정, 타당도와 신뢰도 검증을 통한 최종도구 확정의 순서로 이루어졌다. 원도구는 번역-역번역 과정을 거친 후 연구자 2인과 전문가 1인이 문헌고찰을 통해 52개 문항에서 37개 문항으로 수정하였고, 그 후 9명의 전문가에게 내용타당도 검증을 받고, 32문항으로 수정 후 영유아 교사 20명을 대상으로 예비조사를 실시하여 예비도구를 확정하였다. 확정된 예비도구로 편의표집 한 영유아교사 300명을 대상으로 자료를 수집하였고, 분석에 적합한 289부의 설문지를 SPSS WIN 23.0과 AMOS 18.0 버전을 이용하여 분석하였다. 요인분석 결과 7개 요인이 도출되었으며, 총 설명변량은 71%로 최종도구는 총 27문항으로 구성되었다. 본 도구의 신뢰도검증 결과 Cronbach's ${\alpha}$는 .88이다. 결론적으로 본 도구는 우리나라에서 영유아 교사의 결핵예방 행동의도를 측정하기에 적합한 도구로 볼 수 있다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제18권8호
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• pp.221-230
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• 2017

초등예비교사들이 다문화 배경 학습자를 가르쳐 그들의 학업성취도를 높이는 것이 국가적 과제로 떠올랐다. 본 연구는 초등 예비교사를 양성하는 미국 대학의 예비교사들이 수업시연을 통해 다문화 배경 영어학습자를 가르칠 때 어떻게 자기 효능감이 향상되는지 고찰하였다. 대학의 수업을 플립드 러닝으로 설계하여 수업 전에 내용을 미리 학습한 뒤, 실제 수업시간에는 다문화 배경 영어학습자 대상 예비교사들의 ESL 수업시연을 연습하였다. 예비교사의 ESL 수업시연 동영상, 예비교사의 감상문 및 담당교수 인터뷰를 분석한 결과, 내용교과를 가르치는 초등학교 교실에서 다문화 배경 영어학습자를 잘 가르칠 수 있도록 예비교사들은 적절하게 준비되고 있다고 느꼈으며 자기 효능감이 향상되었다. 또한, 본 연구는 교사 교육자들이 플립드 러닝을 활용하여 수업시연과 같은 실제적인 학습 경험을 제공하여 다문화 배경 영어학습자를 잘 가르칠 수 있도록 예비교사를 준비시키는 방안을 덧붙였다. 마지막으로 이상의 연구를 한국의 상황에 적용하여 국제화 시대에 한국의 예비교사들도 다문화 학생을 가르칠 수 있도록 교사양성기관에서 준비될 필요가 있음을 지적하였다.