• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.267-272
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• 2017

Objectives: The purposes of the study were to analyze the temporal variation of carbon dioxide ($CO_2$) and particulate matter (PM) in daycare centers and evaluate the appropriateness of the official test method of one-time measurement. Methods: Indoor air quality in 46 daycare centers in the Seoul Metropolitan Area was measured as specified in the official test method of Indoor Air Quality Management law. In addition, indoor air quality in the 46 daycare centers was measured over 37 days using a real-time monitor (AirGuard K). Results: The daily means of $CO_2$ and PM in the 46 daycare centers were $1042.74{\pm}134.45ppm$ and $67.60{\pm}18.25{\mu}g/m^3$, respectively. Indoor air quality in the daycare centers showed significant temporal fluctuation. Measurements for single days were significantly different from the 37-day average exposure. Relative error of short term exposure decreased with an increase in the number of sampling days. The noncompliance rate for $CO_2$ using the official testing method was 2.17%, and none exceeded the $PM_{10}$ standard of $100{\mu}g/m^3$. With monitoring over 37 days, the daily noncompliance rate for $CO_2$ was 50.4% and the daily noncompliance rate for PM was 13.8%. Conclusions: When the official test method evaluates the indoor air at daycare centers one day per year, the results may not represent actual indoor air quality over a longer period of time. Real-time monitoring devices could be an alternative for managing indoor air quality.

• 한국실내디자인학회논문집
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.62-71
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• 2007

Due to the shortage of elderly care services in urban areas, multi-functional welfare facilities are proven to be very effective for delivering various service needs of elderly in Japan. Introduction of new longterm care policy for elderly in Korea would change many aspects of elderly care service facilities. Especially elderly home care services like adult daycare centers will expand drastically after beginning of elderly longterm care insurance. The purpose of this research is to study and analyze multi-functional welfare facilities in Japan focusing on the types of day service in those facilities. Planning of daycare centers in multi-functional welfare facilities for the elderly can be classified to 8 types. Those types are daycare centers with senior housing, longterm care insurance facilities, senior centers, small multi-function facility, medical facilities, educational facilities, community facilities and general housing projects. Each type has different benefits for the networking of services for the elderly. Design of daycare centers in multi-functional welfare facilities have distinctive features in entrance and user approach, space allocation and circulation planning. The study of daycare centers and multi-function planning should be followed to make better home care environments for the elderly in Korea.

• 부모자녀건강학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.19-27
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• 2015

Purpose: This study was performed to investigate educational demands of teachers in the daycare centers for infant healthcare. Methods: Sixty-nine teachers who in charge of children under 1 year old at infant daycare centers participated from January 2 to March 31, 2012. The data were analyzed using frequency, percentage, average, and standard deviation using SPSS 21.0. Results: Education demands among teachers of infant daycare centers were high in health and safety domain. Teachers prefer 6 month as the term of education, at the beginning of the semester. Also, three hours or less of session under the auspices of health and safety organizations were preferred. Mostly demanded education contents were first-aid skills depending on diverse types of accidents. In addition, teachers required repeat of practically available first-aid education programs with improved educational conditions. Conclusion: This study offered crucial examination of current status and key problems of infant healthcare at infant daycare centers in Seoul and Gyeonggi areas, and identified educational demands for infant healthcare among infant teachers.

• 한국보육지원학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.25-45
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• 2020

Objective: The purpose of this study is to explore daycare-center director's perceptons of recruitment and to understand how hire beginning teachers. Methods: One hundred twenty-five directors of daycare-centers in Seoul, Incheon, and Gyeonggi-do Province answered a questionnaire that was developed by researchers. The results were analyzed by frequency analysis, descriptive statistics and multiple response analysis through SPSS 18.0. Furthermore, 17 of the directors that participated in the study were given individual interviews by qualitative methods for research. Results: First, 56.8% of the directors felt difficulty to employ beginning teachers because of 'lack of information about them' and 'uncertainty of practice capability.' On the other hand, other directors of daycare-centers said that they hire them for 'high acceptance' and 'operational efficiency of the daycare-center.' Second, the main way to recruit teachers for daycare-centers is open recruitment, and through recommendations of acquaintances or through colleges in relevant fields. Professional talent and personal characteristics were important selection criteria for recruitment, and daycare-center directors used interviews, résumés, cover-letters, and demo classes for the hiring process. Primarily, most directors select candidates through résumés and cover-letters, and the final selection is completed by conducting interviews. Conclusion/Implications: In conclusion, this study can be useful to prepare beginning teachers for employment and for educating applicants.

• 한국보육지원학회지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.57-84
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• 2022

Objective: The purpose of this study is to examine the perceptions of early childhood educators about the role of middle managers in daycare centers. Methods: A survey was conducted with 254 educators including directors, middle managers, and teachers working at daycare centers located in Jeonbuk. An interview was then conducted with 18 educators working at six different centers. IPA for the survey and thematic analysis were performed for the interview contents. Results: The results show that all the participants perceived that communication among managers, daycare staff, and related organizations should be improved most urgently; in the interview, middle managers as a solver of the uncomfortable relationship between directors and teachers and as a linker between generations were emphasized. Also, the directors and middle managers recognized that the skills to have as middle managers needed to be improved most urgently, and the teachers recognized nothing needed to be improved urgently. Different emphasis for the need of supports for environment and systems was made in the interview by each position. Conclusion/Implications: The study discussed the necessity of the official position of middle managers in a daycare center to promote the professionalism of early childhood educators.

• 한국보육지원학회지
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.31-46
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• 2014

본 연구의 목적은 어린이집 유형별 공공성 수준 차이를 살펴보고, 공공성에 영향을 미치는 어린이집 특성을 알아보는 데 있다. 구체적으로, 어린이집 운영의 공공성 구성요소별 수준을 파악하기 위한 문항을 개발하고, 이를 통해 어린이집 유형별 차이를 살펴보았으며, 어린이집 운영의 공공성에 영향을 미치는 요인을 규명해 보고자 하였다. 연구대상은 어린이집 총 511개소로, 국공립어린이집 108개소, 법인어린이집 110개소, 민간어린이집 101개소, 가정어린이집 80개소, 공공형어린이집 121개소이다. 자료 분석을 위하여 빈도, 백분율, 평균, 표준편차, F검증, Duncan 사후검증, 중다회귀분석을 실시하였다. 연구결과는 첫째, 국공립어린이집이 보편성, 참여성, 투명성이 가장 높고, 공공형어린이집은 공개성이 가장 높았다. 반면에 민간과 가정 어린이집은 모든 공공성 구성요소에서 가장 낮은 수준을 나타내었다. 둘째, 어린이집 운영의 공공성 구성요소, 즉 보편성은 국공립어린이집과 대도시나 중소도시에 소재할수록 높았고, 공개성은 반대로 법인, 민간, 가정 어린이집일수록 낮았으며, 투명성과 참여성은 국공립과 법인 어린이이며, 정원충족률이 높을수록 높았다. 어린이집에 대한 지원 확대와 이에 대한 정부의 관리감독이 수반되며, 어린이집 운영의 공공성 확보를 이룰 수 있음을 시사하였다.

• 한국지역사회생활과학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.45-54
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• 2008

The purpose of this study was to identify the relationships between early childhood socioemotional development and day care experience and daycare quality. The subjects were 116 children, age 5 years old, from 17 daycare centers. The teachers at the 17 daycare centers rated the quality of their facility while the mothers of the 116 children assessed their children's socioemotional development. Daycare experience was composed of: the time period, hours per day, and the child's starting age at enrollment in daycare. Daycare quality was measured by questionnaire developed by Park(1995). Children's socioemotional development was rated by K-CBCL (Oh et al. 1997). The results were as follows. First, starting daycare experience less than 2 years of age, attending more than 6 days per week, and attending more than 8 hours per day of daycare experience were negatively related with children's development. Second, quality of daycare such as child-centered curriculum, abundant interaction between teachers and parents, opportunity for continuing education of teachers, higher levels of rewards and incentives for teachers, and the provision of nutritious food were positively related to the children's development.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.217-231
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• 2021

이 연구는 어린이집 교사의 소통능력이 집단응집력, 공감능력과 소통만족에 미치는 영향에 관하여 살펴보았다. 이 연구를 위해 198명의 어린이집 보육교사를 대상으로 소통능력, 집단응집력, 공감능력 및 소통만족에 대한 설문조사를 실시하였다. 어린이집 운영 주체에 따라 국공립, 민간, 가정 등 3개 집단으로 조사 대상의 소속을 구분하였다. 연구조사 결과, 첫째, 국공립, 민간, 가정 등 세 집단 모두에서 어린이집 교사의 소통능력이 집단응집력에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 어린이집 교사의 소통능력은 집단응집력에 긍정적 영향을 주어서 조직의 목표를 원활하게 수행하는 데 도움을 주는 것으로 보인다. 둘째, 국공립, 민간, 가정 등 모든 집단에서 어린이집 보육교사의 소통능력이 역시 공감능력에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 어린이집 교사의 소통능력이 높으면 영·유아와 학부모, 그리고 타 교직원을 공감하고 이해하는 능력도 높을 것이다. 셋째, 조사한 세 집단 모두에서 어린이집 보육교사의 소통능력이 소통만족에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 보육교사의 소통능력이 높을 때 소통의 대상자인 영·유아, 학부모, 타 교직원들이 보육교사와의 소통에 만족하는 경향이 높음을 알 수 있다.

• 기본간호학회지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.61-72
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• 2016

Purpose: Purpose of this retrospective study was to investigate cognitive function, physical function, and problematic behaviors of elders who attended dementia daycare centers, and to identify reasons why they stopped using the center. Methods: Participants were 176 elders, 60 years or over, attending one of four dementia daycare centers in Incheon. Data were collected from center documents. Results: Mean age was 80.5 years. When admitted to the centers mean scores for the mini-mental status examination, activity of daily living, and instrumental activity of daily living (IADL) were 12.31, 9.53, and 25.09 respectively. Participants received day care service for an average of 17.98 months. The reasons for leaving the center were worsening dementia and health (40.2%), and problematic behaviors (20.1%). Conclusion: Results show that elders began to use day care services when their cognitive function and IADL had declined considerably. As the ultimate goal of dementia daycare service is to delay the worsening of cognitive capability and decreases in activities daily living, the effect of the service can be maximized when the service is provided as early as possible in the course of progressively severe dementia. Active promotion should be exerted in the community to encourage early use of this service.

• 가정과삶의질연구
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.41-52
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• 2014

The present study investigated the sleep patterns 1-to 3-year-old children and examined whether their sleep patterns would predict their early adjustment to daycare centers. The participants were 239 young children attending daycare centers in Seoul. The data on children's sleep patterns were collected by parent report. Children's adjustment to daycare was assessed by daycare providers' reports. The data were analyzed by means of Chi-square test, t-test, Pearson's correlation, ANOVA and discriminant analysis. The results were as follows: Children from dual-earner families had shorter nocturnal sleep duration than those from single-earner families. There was no significant relation between daytime sleep duration and sleep-onset time at night. It was found that children who go to bed earlier were more likely to get sufficient sleep without nocturnal wakefulness. Age and total sleep duration were seen to be significant variables when it came to discriminating between the adjustment versus maladjustment groups.