• 가정과삶의질연구
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.193-205
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• 2014

The purpose of this research is to gather basic data to make nursery teachers' role clear and to suggest a way to improve their expertise by investigating their sensitivity and expertise. To fulfill this aim, this research was performed by targeting 180 nursery teachers responsible for infant classes in national, public, and private nursery schools. To measure the nursery teachers' sensitivity, Gerber's (2003) teacher sensitivity indicator is used. And to measure the efficacy of teaching play, the indicator, which was developed by E. Shin, Y. Yu and H. Park (2004), was used through modification and complement. Also for measuring the teacher's expertise, research data were collected by the generalized and modified questionnaire which was used in H. Yoon's (2010) research. The results of the analysis of collected data show that the teacher group with higher sensitivity in the infant class shows meaningfully higher professional ethics, higher performance, and higher recognition of expertise than the teacher group with lower sensitivity. And the teacher group with higher awareness of the efficacy of play shows higher professional ethics, higher performance, and higher recognition of expertise than the teacher group with lower sensitivity. too. Also, the results of the analysis of the correlation between the infant teacher's sensitivity, efficacy of teaching play, and recognition of expertise show that the teacher's sensitivity has a static correlation with the total points of social necessity, professional ethics, fairness, teacher's performance, and recognition of expertise. When we generalize the research results, we find that positive sensitivity and higher efficacy of teaching play make the infant class teacher's expertise recognition higher.

• 한국보육지원학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.73-89
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• 2024

Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of communication and cooperation between teachers and parents on infant care. Specifically, this study explored the direct effect of teacher-parent partnership on teacher-infant interactions and the indirect effect through teacher sensitivity. Methods: The participants of this study were 216 teachers in charge of infant classes at child care centers located in Gyeonggi-do. They responded to questionnaires on teacher-parent partnership, their sensitivity, and teacher-infant interactions. Data were analyzed using structural equation modeling. Results: First, teacher-parent partnership did not have a direct impact on teacher-infant interactions. Second, teacher-parent partnership indirectly influenced teacher-infant interactions through teacher sensitivity. In other words, a high level of teacher-parent partnership was associated with a high level of sensitivity, subsequently resulting in the provision of high-quality interactions for infants. Conclusion/Implications: This study confirmed the role of teacher sensitivity as a mechanism to explain how teacher-parent partnership is linked to teacher-child interactions. The results emphasize the importance of communication and cooperation between teachers and parents in enhancing teachers' sensitivity and, ultimately, providing high-quality child care to infants.

• 아동학회지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.71-95
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• 2009

This study investigated relationships among infant development, teacher's sensitivity, home literacy environment, and infant-teacher interaction in the child care setting. Verbal and behavioral interactions between 30 2-year-old infant-teacher pairs were video-recorded during free play activities; teachers' sensitivity was observed by trained observers; infant development was assessed by teachers; data on the early home literacy environment were gathered through maternal self-reported questionnaires. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, t-tests, and correlation analyses. Results indicated that boys showed more naming; girls showed more physical contact with teachers. Infants high in overall developmental level showed more behavioral interaction with teachers. Teacher's sensitivity correlated positively with behavioral imitating and negatively with questioning and nodding. Verbal interaction in the home correlated positively with nodding.

• 한국보육지원학회지
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.1-18
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• 2018

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate relationships among child care teachers' role conflict, organizational commitment and teacher's sensitivity. It also aimed to test the mediating effect of organizational commitment on the pathway from child care teachers' role conflict on teacher's sensitivity. Methods: A self-report survey was conducted on 301 child care teachers in Chungbuk. Descriptive, means, standard deviations, correlations using SPSS 18.0, and Structural Equation Modeling using AMOS 18.0 were all conducted in order to analyze the collected data. Results: The results indicated that child care teachers' role conflict and organizational commitment had significant direct effects on teacher's sensitivity. This study also confirmed the significant mediating role of organizational commitment on the pathway from child care teachers' role conflict to sensitivity. Conclusion/Implications: The significance of role conflict and organizational commitment suggests that the integration of individuals with less conflict and more dedication will contribute more qualitative child care services by improving sensitive interactions with young children.

• 대한지구과학교육학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.145-151
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• 2013

The aim of this research is clarify the relationship between concept understanding degree about the environment and environmental sensitivity and heighten understanding of environmental education target to pre-service elementary teacher. The subjects of this study are science education intensive course 65 students of B educational university. Concept understanding degree about the environment was separately investigated by 'the definition of environmental education', 'Write The positive concept of the natural environment education and briefly describe.''The negative concept of the natural environment education and briefly describe'. Next clarify the relationship between concept understanding degree about the environment and environmental sensitivity target to pre-service elementary teacher. Based on these results, propose an alternative to cultivate pre-service elementary teacher's knowledge about environmental education. Degree of understanding of the concept environmental education research results are as follows. First, Cognition degree about definition of environmental education of pre-service elementary teacher is correctly recognized generally. Second, They do not think deeply about natural environment when it comes to the positive concept of the natural environment of pre-service elementary teacher. Third, They have only a little interest in natural environment when it comes to the negative concept of the natural environment of pre-service elementary teacher. Correlation research results of degree of understanding of the concept of environmental and environmental sensitivity are as follows. High understanding degree of environmental education is high environmental sensitivity. Heighten environmental sensitivity of pre-service elementary teacher will be sustainable environmental education so education is necessary for environmental Sensitivity training.

• 한국보육지원학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.39-56
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• 2010

본 연구의 목적은 보육직무능력 프로그램의 효과를 검증하는 것이다; 즉 보육시설에서 보육효능감, 교사역할수행, 교사민감성 향상을 위한 교육을 함으로써 보육효능감, 영아교사의 역할수행, 영아의 요구에 대한 교사민감성을 증진시키고자 하는 것이다. 본 연구대상은 정읍시의 44명의 영아담당 보육교사들이다. 이들은 통제집단 22명과 실험집단 22명의 교사로 나뉘어졌다. 교사들은 보육효능감, 교사역할수행, 교사 민감성을 평가하기 위해 사전-사후검사로서 질문지에 응답하였다. 본 연구결과, 보육직무능력 프로그램에 참여한 실험집단의 보육효능감, 교사역할수행, 교사민감성이 통제집단에 비해 유의하게 증진되었다. 결국, 보육효능감, 교사역할수행, 민감성을 향상시키기 위해 수행된 프로그램의 효과가 있음을 알 수 있었다.

• 대한가정학회지
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.117-129
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• 2008

In present study, using 1572 low-income families and 266 Head Start teachers from Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES) in the U.S., we examined the effects of mothers' reading and the characteristics of interaction between teacher-child interaction on 4-and 5-year-olds' cognitive development represented by their verbal and numerical abilities. Frequencies of mothers' reading at home consistently predicted higher scores of children's Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test and Woodcock Johnson Applied Problems. Teachers' sensitivity and permissiveness in their interactions with children in classroom were positively related to children's verbal abilities and teachers' sensitivity predicted better numerical abilities of children after controlling for mothers' reading and the characteristics of family and teacher. The findings shed light on the contributions of teacher behaviors and familial factors to children's cognitive development calling for attention to the need for parent education on cognitively stimulating family environments and continuing education for early childhood teachers focusing on quality interactions with young children.

• 한국보육학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.181-203
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• 2017

본 연구는 유아교사의 전문성 인식 수준 및 민감성 수준에 따른 교사-유아 상호작용의 차이는 어떠한지 밝히는 것을 목적으로 한다. 이를 위해 전북지역 유아교사 226명을 대상으로 전문성 인식, 민감성, 교사-유아 상호작용에 대한 평정척도를 활용하였으며, 본 연구의 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 유아교사의 배경변인에 따른 전문성 인식, 민감성, 교사-유아 상호작용의 차이를 살펴 본 결과, 연령, 경력, 학력에 따른 차이가 나타났다. 둘째, 교사 전문성 인식 수준에 따른 교사-유아 상호작용의 차이는 어떠한지를 살펴보기 위해 집단별 평균을 비교한 결과, 전문성 인식이 높은 수준의 교사는 낮은 수준의 교사에 비해 정서적, 언어적, 행동적 상호작용의 평균이 높아 유의미한 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 민감성 수준에 따른 교사-유아 상호작용의 차이는 어떠한지를 살펴보기 위해 집단별 평균을 비교한 결과, 민감성이 높은 수준의 교사는 낮은 수준의 교사에 비해 정서적, 언어적 상호작용의 평균이 높아 유의미한 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 결과는 교사와 유아의 관계에서 나타나는 상호작용의 질을 높이기 위한 기초자료가 될 수 있으며, 교사의 전문성과 민감성의 수준 향상은 교사의 전문적인 역할수행능력에 기여할 수 있음을 시사한다.

• 한국보육지원학회지
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.233-252
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• 2020

Objective: The purpose of this study is to verify the effect of childcare teachers' positive human relationships in childcare centers on care sensitivity to children through their work immersion. Methods: The subjects of this study were child care teachers who were conveniently sampled from Incheon City. A total of 380 surveys were distributed, and a total of 334 surveys were analyzed, Poor or incomplete questionnaires collected were excluded. The. Sobel Test and Baron & Kenny's multi-regression were used for the analysis with the SPSS 23.0 program. Results: Child care teachers' positive relationships with directors, with their fellow teachers, and with parents had an influence on teachers' care sensitivity to children. Teacher's positive relationships with their fellow teachers and with parents had an influence on teachers' work immersion, which mediated the relationships between teacher's human relationship and their care sensitivity to children. Conclusion/Implications: The positive relationships of child care teachers directly and indirectly affect their sensitivity to children through teachers' work immersion.

• 한국보육지원학회지
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.1-23
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• 2015

본 연구에서는 영아교사의 민감성, 효능감, 영아와의 상호작용이 영아의 사회 정서발달에 미치는 영향을 알아보고자 하였다. 본 연구는 서울, 경기 지역 어린이집 교사 169명과 이들이 담임하고 있는 영아 중 한 명씩을 선정하게 하여 총 169명의 영아를 대상으로 하였으며, 교사용 척도를 통해 교사의 민감성, 효능감, 상호작용과 영아의 사회 정서발달 자료를 수집하였다. 자료분석은 SPSS 18.0을 이용 하였다. 영아교사의 배경변인에 따른 교사의 민감성, 효능감, 영아-교사 상호작용의 차이를 검증하기 위하여 분산분석을 실시하였으며, 변인 간 관계성을 알아보기 위해 Pearson의 상관분석, 그리고 영아의 사회 정서발달에 미치는 변인들의 상대적 영향력을 알아보기 위해 단계적 중다회귀분석을 실시하였다. 본 연구의 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 교사의 민감성, 효능감, 교사-영아 상호작용 및 영아의 사회 정서발달은 교사의 배경변인 중 영아교사의 경력에 따라 차이가 나타났으며, 교사경력, 영아교사경력, 연령, 어린이집 유형, 학력에 따라 부분적으로 차이가 나타났다. 둘째, 영아교사의 민감성, 효능감, 상호작용 모두가 영아의 사회 정서발달과 정적 상관관계를 보였다. 셋째, 영아교사의 민감성, 효능감, 상호작용이 동시에 영아의 사회 정서발달에 미치는 영향을 분석한 결과, 영아교사의 민감성과 상호작용이 영향을 미치는 강력한 변인이었다. 이들 변인은 영아의 사회 정서발달을 53% 설명하였다. 이와 같은 결과는 영아교사가 영아의 사회 정서발달을 높이기 위해 개개인의 요구에 민감하게 반응할 수 있도록 민감성 수준을 높이고 긍정적인 상호작용을 하려고 노력해야 함을 시사한다.