• 한국보육지원학회지
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.219-237
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• 2020

Objective: The research aimed to help understand the lives of those living in today's Korean society by analyzing the positionality of experienced childcare teachers, and to obtain relevant policy implications. Methods: The participants were 111 childcare teachers with more than seven years of job experience. The metaphors expressing themselves were collected and implemented the metaphor analysis in terms of positionality. Results: First, the participants who recognized themselves as experts were positioned as teachers who cared for and taught children, as co-learners with children, and as leaders of junior teachers. Second, the participants who recognized themselves as minorities were positioned as non-subjects, and as oppressed persons who had to obey in the lower levels of the organizational system of childcare centers. Third, the participants who recognized themselves as marginal persons were positioned as problem solvers, and as border-crossers who conflict and adjust in complex relationships. Conclusion/Implications: Based on the results, the following policy suggestions were made. First, policies must be expressed in public language that respect childcare teachers as a key worker in society; second, the job policies must be shifted toward employment security of childcare teachers. Third, substantial support for labor costs for childcare teachers should be expanded.

• 한국생활과학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.205-223
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• 2011

This study examines diagrams of space organization and classroom activity zoning through Korean Childcare Accreditation Criteria, and compares space diagrams with childcare facilities in Daejeon, and looks at similarities and differences between them. Space diagram from accreditation criteria show the classroom, adjoining toilets, napping areas, and community areas for playing, reading, cooking, teaching and holding materials. Classroom zone diagrams show 8 activity zones for entering, washing and toilet, making art, playing, reading, studying science, resting, playing role and wooden block. Six case studies in Daejeon, Korea were surveyed and classified into big, medium and small size facilities by the number of children. The space organization of case studies are similar to the diagrams, except that outdoor playground and indoor playrooms were not large enough at the small and medium size facilities. Classroom activity zoning was very similar to the conceptions, excluding the playarea from classroom, integrating the rest areas for reading, subdividing art into music and art, science, and into math and science, roleplay into roleplay and wooden block. In conclusion childcare centers in Daejeon are designed to the concept diagram of the accreditation criteria, with some flexibility, exclusion, integration, and subdivision of space and activity zones. It has been requested as to make each criteria fit to the facility sizes-big, medium and small.

• 한국보육지원학회지
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.301-324
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• 2011

본 연구는 1차 평가인증지표를 토대로 평가인증을 받은 어린이집에 근무하는 보육교사를 대상으로 평가인증 경험에 따라 평가인증의 운영과 제2차 평가인증 지표의 실현성에 대한 인식에 차이가 있는지를 살펴보았다. 이를 위해 1차 평가인증에 통과한 40인 이상 어린이집에 근무하는 보육교사 193명을 대상으로 설문조사를 하였으며, 빈도분석, $X^2$ 검증, t-검정을 이용하여 분석하였다. 그 결과 보육교사의 평가인증 경험에 따른 평가인증제 운영에 대한 인식의 차이는 평가인증통과 후 사후 유지관리에 중요하다고 생각하는 사항에서만 나타났다. 인증경험이 없는 교사는 '시설장 및 보육교사의 전문성 향상을 위한 지속적인 교육'을, 인증경험이 있는 교사는 '보육교사의 의지 및 지속적 근무'를 가장 중요하게 인식하는 것으로 나타났다. 교사의 평가인증 경험에 따른 인증지표의 실현성에 대한 인식은 보육환경 영역의 '예술활동자료', 운영관리 영역의 '보육시설의 운영방침 및 정보 안내', '원아에 대한 관리', '종사자의 근로계약', 건강과 영양 영역의 '식자재, 조리 및 배식과정의 위생적 관리', '아프거나 다친 영유아의 보호', '영유아와 종사자의 건강관리', '영유아를 위한 간식', 안전영역의 '영유아의 안전한 인계과정' 항목에서 평가인증 경험이 있는 보육교사가 경험이 없는 교사에 비해 실현성이 높다고 인식하는 것으로 나타났으며, 전반적으로 모든 영역에서 평가인증 참여경험이 있는 교사가 제2차 평가인증지표의 실현성을 높게 인식하는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제48권1호
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• pp.52-58
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• 2022

Background: Few studies have evaluated the exposure to phthalates via inhalation of floor dust in children's living areas. Objectives: This study evaluated the concentration and exposure level of phthalates emitted from indoor floor dust in children's living areas. Methods: This study utilized the results of a survey conducted by the Ministry of Environment in 2019. Indoor dust was collected from 150 households with children aged 3~7 and 67 daycare centers or local children's centers by using vacuum cleaners. It was analyzed by gas chromatography mass spectrometry. Six types of phthalates were analyzed: Bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), Dibutyl phthalate (DBP), Benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP), Di-N-octyl phthalate (DNOP), Diisononyl phthalate (DINP), Di -isodecyl phthalate (DIDP). Results: The medians of DEHP concentrations were 1,028 and 1,937 mg/kg in homes and daycare centers, respectively. The median and maximum values of daily intake were calculated by applying the median and 95th percentile values (the upper 5% of the total concentration) in dust measured in the homes. The DEHP median value was 1.6 ㎍/kg/bw/day, and a maximum A value of 7.8 ㎍/kg/bw/day was calculated. When the childcare center values were applied, the median daily intake of DEHP was 3.1 ㎍/kg/bw/day and the maximum value was 29.2 ㎍/kg/bw/day. As a result of calculating the daily intake by integrating the values of home and childcare facilities, the median and maximum values of daily intake were 1.9 and 10.9 ㎍/kg/bw/day, respectively. Conclusions: This study derives phthalate concentrations among the floor dust in homes and childcare facilities where children mainly spend time, and suggests their intake of phthalates through this. In particular, it was newly suggested that the phthalate concentrations in homes and childcare facilities are different, resulting in differences in intake.

• 가정과삶의질연구
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.1-14
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• 2016

The present research aimed to assess role expectations and job performance of childcare teaching assistants at daycare centers. In order to describe participants' experiences, qualitative data were analyzed using Van Manen's phenomenological approach. The findings showed that childcare teaching assistants suffered a gap between their role expectations and reality. They felt diverse emotions and doubt about their professionalism through interactions with teachers in charge, directors, parents, and children. The participants claimed that the Nuri curriculum teaching assistants system should be improved to achieve better quality childcare programs. The implications to support the Nuri curriculum teaching assistants system were discussed in depth.

• 한국주거학회논문집
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.89-96
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• 2012

The purpose of this study is to find out the characteristics of activity areas according to the age difference and provide the alternatives for space planning of activity areas in classroom of childcare centers. This study used the content analysis method for field survey data collected from 36 classrooms of 9 childcare centers in the Daejeon area. Floor plans were converted to Autocad drawings to analyze the characteristics of activity areas. The results of this study were as follows; 1) In case of 0 to 2-year-old classrooms, they had 6 activity areas such as gross-motor area, role play, block building, language, creative expression, exploration/manipulation area. The activity area with the most low frequency was gross-motor area. 2) In case of 0 to 2-year-old classrooms, the size of activity area was in order of gross-motor area > role play > block building > language > creative expression > exploration/manipulation area. In case of 3 to 5-year-old classrooms, the size of activity area was in order of language > art > role play > math > block building > science > tone and rhythmic area. 3) The central areas with easy access in 0 to 2-year-old classrooms were Large-motor and Imaginary Play Areas. Also, more isolated areas were Manupulatives and Block Areas. The central areas with easy access in 3 to 5-year-old classrooms were Arts, Numbers and Manupulatives. While more isolated areas were Music, Movement and Science Areas.

• 대한지역사회영양학회지
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.846-860
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• 2009

We investigated the foodservice management practices in various operation types of childcare centers in Asan, Chungnam Province, with the intention of improving the quality of foodservice and providing the basic information for establishing more effective and efficient foodservice model system. Self-completed questionnaires were collected from the directors of 174 child care centers. The statistical analysis was completed using SPSS Ver. 12.0 program. The followings are about the results of this study. Approximately 94.8% of the directors were women with the average age of 40.3. All of the investigated facilities executed foodservice; the facilities of 96.2% had been self-operated, 1.9% was contract-managed and the remaining 1.9% served delivered meal from outside. Only 20.0% of the investigated centers employed a dietitian. In most of the centers, meals were prepared in a conventional manner and approximately 85.3% of the centers are serving only snacks twice a day as a supplementary due to financial difficulties. Menu planner of the facilities, which have no dietitian was the director (35.8%) or the cook (25.7%). In most centers, the directors purchased the food materials (67.5%). Material inspection was done by the director (54.9%) or the cook (40.5%). However, home care centers did not inspect the food material. These results indicate that food service management guidelines need to be established by the facility type with the government control and financial support. Especially, dietitian employment and the efficient foodservice model system establishment are questions that confront us.

• 한국보육지원학회지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.1-17
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• 2023

Objective: This study aims to provide empirical data on epidemic management measures and childcare teacher education in centers. It examines the relationship between infectious disease knowledge, health control knowledge, and self-efficacy in relation to the practice of preventive behaviors among infant and toddler teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: The study involved 300 teachers from Seoul and Gyeonggi Province. Data were collected through questionnaires and analyzed using SPSS 23.0. Results: The study found that there is a positive relationship between childcare teachers' knowledge of infectious diseases and their engagement in preventive behavior. Additionally, internal control among the health care factors of childcare teachers also showed a positive relationship. Furthermore, the study revealed that the self-efficacy of childcare teachers is positively associated with their practice of preventive behavior. Overall, infectious disease knowledge, internal control measures, and self-efficacy were all found to have positive relationships with preventive behavior. Conclusion/Implications: This study proposes a new direction for future teacher education by highlighting the effectiveness of psychological factors, specifically health control materials and self-efficacy, in addition to focusing on improving infectious disease knowledge.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.242-248
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• 2017

본 연구의 목적은 보육교사와 예비교사의 응급상황에 대한 대처 인식, 응급처치 방법에 대한 인식이 어떠한지 살펴보고, 이들 변인간의 차이를 알아보는데 있다. 연구 대상은 충청남도에 위치한 어린이집에서 근무하는 보육교사 188명과 동일 지역 소재 대학의 보육관련학과에 재학 중인 예비교사 70명을 대상으로 하였다. 수집된 자료는 빈도와 백분율로 처리하였고, 차이검증을 위해 교차분석을 실시하였다. 연구 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 응급상황에 대한 대처 인식 중 응급상황 발생 시 대처능력과 가장 많이 발생하는 응급상황에 대한 답변은 보육교사와 예비교사가 차이를 나타냈다. 심폐소생술 인식과 이에 대한 교육 참여인식은 보육교사와 예비교사 모두 인식하고 있었다. 둘째, 응급상황에 따른 처치방법에 대한 인식에서 오답률이 높은 상황으로 보육교사와 예비교사 전체는 끼임, 중독, 구토, 물림 순으로 나타났다. 각 변인별로 살펴보면, 보육교사는 중독, 끼임, 구토, 물림 순인데 반해, 예비교사는 끼임, 구토, 중독, 물림 순으로 나타나 세부적으로는 차이를 나타냈다. 보육교사와 예비교사가 차이를 나타낸 상황으로 출혈(상처), 고열, 심폐소생술로 모두 보육교사의 정답률이 높았다. 이상의 연구결과를 통해 다양한 응급처치 상황에 대한 실습교육이 필요함을 알 수 있다.

• Child Health Nursing Research
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.308-315
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• 2005

Purpose: This descriptive study was conducted to examine the status of the health examination in child care centers. Method: The participants in this study were 631 child care centers. A self report questionnaire on health examination which has been examined for content validity, was distributed by mail to 2,000 child care centers using randomized sampling. Result: Of the sample, $76.2\%$ child care centers had done health examination for children. Height & weight, urinalysis, dental check, anemia test and visual acuity were the most frequently performed items. The rate for maintaining a health record was highest in the national/public child care centers. Child care centers more closely related to community health centers, showed higher rates of health examination. Conclusion: Health care personnel and financial aids should be provided for child care centers to enhance the level of health management of children.