• Human Ecology Research
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• v.55 no.6
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• pp.649-659
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• 2017

This study investigated the effect of a child care center directors' work stress and awareness of their servant leadership on burnout. The subjects of this study were 200 child care center directors in Incheon. They responded to 'Work Stress Scale', 'Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI)', 'Servant Leadership Scale'. There were five subscales of Servant Leadership Scale (altruistic calling, emotional healing, wisdom, persuasive mapping, and organizational stewardship). Data were analyzed by frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, Pearson's correlation and hierarchical regression. Moderating effects were examined using analysis procedures of Baron and Kenny. The major results were as follows. First, child care center directors' burnout and work stress were positively correlated. Child care center directors' burnout and awareness of their servant leadership (emotional healing, wisdom, persuasive mapping, and organizational stewardship) was negatively correlated. Second, child care center directors' work stress, emotional healing, persuasive mapping and organizational stewardship affected their burnout. This means that the work stress of child care center directors increases their burnout. However, the child care center director's servant leadership is a factor in reducing burnout. Third, child care center directors' work stress and organizational stewardship had an interaction effect on burnout. The results suggests that child care center directors' organizational stewardship needs to be considered as an important factor for decreasing their own burnout. We also discussed implications and suggestions for future research and policy makers.

• Journal of Families and Better Life
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.134-146
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• 1993

The purpose of this study was to collect the datas about the child care arrangement and the needs of day care programs of teaching mothers with preschool children and to develop the more desirable day care programs for them. The objects were 255 teaching mothers with preschool children. The results were as follows: 1) Teaching mothers who didn't use the day care center tended to put their children in the care of the paternal or maternal grandmothers, Major contributions of those baby-sitters were to protect the children and make everyday life training (44.0%) 2) The first reason for the mothers who used the day care center was that they had no other hands for their children(43.7%) and next reason was that the concerns for their children's socialization(35.4%) 3) Teaching mothers did not want the day care service during the vacation except 20% of them. 4) Teaching mothers absolutely wanted the day care service center especially inside their jobsite(61.0%) than any other type of day care programs and also wanted supporting by the government(66.5%) About the choice criterions of the day care center nutrition health and safety were suggested as the most important factor. They also prefered the experience with other peers and the programs focusing on the emotional development of the children.

• Journal of Families and Better Life
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• v.29 no.1
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• pp.95-109
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• 2011

This study was intended to analyze whether there would be difference in awareness of the Evaluative Accreditation System(the administrative procedures of Evaluative Accreditation, the effect of Evaluative Accreditation, and the preferred public support types for encouraging participation in Evaluative Accreditation) between child-care directors and teachers, and among the types of child-care centers. The questionnaires were administrated to 168 child-care directors and 423 child-care teachers in Gyeonggido. Data analyses were conducted by descriptive statistics, the chi-test and the t-test. The main results were as follows. First, there was significant difference in awareness of the administrative procedures of Evaluative Accreditation among the types of child-care centers. Second, there was difference in awareness of the effect of Evaluative Accreditation on child-care service areas between child-care center directors and teachers, and among the types of child-care centers in terms of child-care services. Third, in terms of the preferred public support for the encouragement of participation in Evaluative Accreditation, there was difference between child-care center directors and teachers, and among the types of child-care centers.

• Korean Journal of Child Studies
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• v.31 no.1
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• pp.47-64
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• 2010

The purpose of this study was to investigate the overall daily life patterns of young children and to compare the lives of children using a center-based care center with those of children raised at home by their mothers. The subjects, 364 mothers of young children (aged 7~48 month olds), completed questionnaires consisting of items on their children's daily activities. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, chi-tests, and t-tests. Our primary findings indicated that on the average children slept for 10 hour 22 minutes and they usually played with their mothers at home. The young children mostly played outdoors two or three days per week and their outings were most commonly visits to relatives on weekends. 45.5% of the total children who participated in this study made use of at least one private education service, and they began to watch TV from 12.22 month olds. Furthermore, the mothers reported that their spouses participated in child rearing less than 1 hour a day.

• Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association
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• v.44 no.8
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• pp.1-11
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• 2006

This research was conducted to develop recommendations for the accreditation system of child care programs in Korea. To assist families in choosing the best child care for their children and to promote excellence in child care settings, an accreditation system of child care programs is necessary. The survey subjects were 262 public, private and corporation child care directors in Seoul, Kyonggi, and Inchon areas. The findings showed that 79.8% of the directors agreed with accreditation systems but they strongly insisted that the necessary time to apply must be well considered with 65.6% of the directors responding that $1{\sim}3\;years$ later was a good time to apply and 37.4% choosing the child care environment as the major area that should be evaluated among the 7 indices of the accreditation system. Most directors were in favor of 7 areas as the indices of accreditation systems while more educated and early childhood education majored directors were more affirmative of the accreditation system.

• Journal of the Korean housing association
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• v.28 no.2
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• pp.57-65
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• 2017

This study intended to change the environment of a classroom in the existing child care center by applying the home environmental characteristics. The progress of environmental improvement for this study was conducted throughout the three stages. First, analyze the problems of existing child care center, which reflect the environmental characteristics and user opinions of the environment. Second, based on the analysis of the problems of the existing classroom, the classroom is improved by applying the environmental characteristics of the home. Third, compare the effect of improving the environmental characteristics of the home. The results of the study are as follows. First, the classroom was surveyed with a long rectangular space structure and was examined as a wide area when compared with the legal standards of $4.32m^2$ per child. Second, the emphasis is to complement the defects of the spatial structure and seek changes to the comfort environment, such as the proper stimuli and alterations to the atmosphere. Third, the effectiveness of the environmental improvement was assessed by comparing the results before and after the improvement of the environment. In terms of child environmental demands, movement and movement have increased. integrated configurations of the activity areas showed increased functionality, and overall, it was evaluated as a whole in terms of the atmosphere and the placeness.

• Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association
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• v.32 no.3
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• pp.63-70
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• 1994

This study investigated the factors influencing married men's time allocation in child care. A multidimensional theoritical approach employing the perspectives of economic efficiency time availability and role ideology was employed to explain variations in fathers' participation in child care. In addition the effects of several socio-demographic variables were investigated. The sample was drawn from the National Survey of Families and Households (NSFH) conducted in 1987-1988 by the Center for Demography and Ecology in University of Wisconsin-Madison. Results indicated that the time availability perspective was significantly supported and the economic efficiency perspective was partially supported. On the other hand no singificant evidence was found for the effect of role ideology on fathers' child care time. Overall demographic variables had a nonsignificant effect (except in the case of age) on the amount of fathers' participation in child care.

• Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association
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• v.32 no.4
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• pp.135-147
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• 1994

The purpose of this study is to get the data on the day-care type of the employed mothers in urban area and to make it improve the day care service program. I classified day care type into four classes accoding to existing one. And we surveyed 401 employed mothers with the child under age of six who lived at Seoul. the major results were as follows; 1) Most of employed mothers felt the burden of day care expenses and payed it of their own earning 2) The common type of day care is 'by family' and the users of this type more satisfied with the condition than any other types. 3) the difficulty of day care is that can't apply the tool and materials sufficiently, except day care center, 4) The reason that they use day care center or not is thier family. 5) Accoding to child age, family composition, educational level, job, income level, employed mothers choose day care type differently. So I suggest the social support for the employed mothers.

• Human Ecology Research
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• v.57 no.2
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• pp.257-270
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• 2019

This study the presents survey results of a families living with children with disabilities in northern Seoul (Nowon-gu and Dobong-gu) that provides various educational services. This study investigates the current usage and needs of community resources for children with disabilities by the families in the inclusive and segregated care as well as education centers to provide information for the effective implementation of the current system. A total of 109 surveys were distributed and 62 (57%) were returned. 44 families in the 14 inclusive care and education centers as well as 18 families in the 2 segregated care and education centers participated in this study. They were asked to report on access to community resources that include compulsory education, family support, medical treatment, counseling services, commuting support, ways to gain necessary information, current use, and further needs for community resources for their children. Research results indicated that families in two different types of child care centers needed differentiated community services. Parents who use a segregated child care center demanded physical accessibility and increased numbers of highly qualified teachers; however, parents who use the inclusive child care center require the unified information system for the community resources. Survey findings are discussed related to differences between the two types of child care centers. Implications for sharing comprehensive information through child care teachers and directors of child care centers and future research are also discussed.

• Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association
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• v.41 no.2
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• pp.187-198
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• 2003

The purpose of this study was to explore the ideas about childrearing represented on the cyber space. The method used for this study is the content analysis and the data are articles about child rearing on the Hitel bulletin board during 1 year. It was found that then articles dealt with problems of practices in the teaching, nurturing, interfacing between home and social institutions, and disciplining. Especially these articles put great emphasis on teaching. For example, there are many articles about children's cognitive development. And there are many articles about nurturing. Especially child's emotional care. Many articles about interfacing between home and social institutions are appeared. In early childhood, many child go to nursery center. So from these results, we might conclude that many mothers gave their children emotional care. And they didn't teach their children directly. Instead they bought many educational instrument.