• 아동학회지
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.149-175
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• 2012

This study is designed to positively transform a teacher's emotional state whilst teaching their classes and be able to create happier lessons for preschool children. To do this, a teacher needs to reflect upon current problems and take steps to deal with them. The data for this study was collected from participatory observation and in-depth interviews, making use of photos, a reflective teacher's journal and interview records from Mar. 28, 2011 through Oct. 7, 2011. The problems identified were, (1) teacher centered classes, (2) a daily routine filled with large group activities, (3) disruptive students, and (4) repetitiveness. The routes to greater classroom "happiness" are (1) rearranging seats, (2) "story sharing activities" in small groups, (3) making a separate "story sharing activity" area, (4) using small groups instead of large groups, (5) changing the daily routine. The role of the teacher in finding greater "happiness" are (1) meaningful, 'real observation', (2) discovering genuine change from small points, (3) power sharing, and (4) growing and developing with children.

• 아동학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.257-269
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• 2001

This study identified and explained the prototypes of teacher's belief about children's play with the use of Stephenson's Q-methodology. The sample consisted of 35 kindergarten teachers. A Q-deck composed of 48 cards, derived in part from a review of related literature and was developed by the researchers and sorted by the subjects. The obtained Q-sort scores were analyzed by factor analysis. The findings revealed that the subjects were divided into 3 belief types : "life-experienced", "developmental-disciplinary", "cultural-environmental". Likely explanations for these results are considered, and implications are discussed.

• 한국보육지원학회지
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• 제12권6호
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• pp.1-17
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• 2016

This study aimed to investigate the effects of shyness of 3 to 5-year-olds and the teacher-child relationship on peer play behaviors. For this purpose, a survey was conducted targeting 33 teachers working with 277 three to five-year-olds at child care centers located in Chungbuk, Korea. SPSS 19.0 was used to implement exploratory analyses and hierarchical regression analysis. It was found that children with low sociability and thoes with close relationships with teachers indicated the least play disruption. Children whose assertiveness and sociability were low and whose relationships with teachers were close were likely to do the most play interaction. However, regardless of the level of the lack of assertiveness and of the lack of sociability, children with close relationships with teachers had a higher level of play interaction. Children with a higher level of lack of sociability and in conflict relationships with teachers had a higher level of play disconnection. Findings of this study highlight the importance of considering the interplay of children's shyness and teacher-child relationships in the development of peer play behaviors.

• 한국보육지원학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.119-141
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• 2023

Objective: This study aimed to investigate Pre-service early childhood teachers' perceptions and roles regarding young children's free play time. Methods: The study utilized the photovoice method and involved 21 pre-service early childhood teachers who expressed interest in participating. Participants were enrolled in an infants teaching methodology class in B city. The study involved four virtual meetings conducted via untact teams, and the automatic recordings of these meetings were transcribed for analysis. Results: The results revealed that pre-service early childhood teachers recognized young children's free play time as a period to enjoy full freedom, develop as the main agent of their lives, and express their imagination. Furthermore, pre-service early childhood teachers perceived their roles during young children's free play time as a specialist infant observer, a connector between play and learning, and a versatile supporter. Conclusion/Implications: The findings suggest the need for a systematic curriculum to provide pre-service early childhood teachers with a balanced perspective and awareness of the meaning of free play and teacher roles. The study highlights the importance of expanding pre-practice courses for observation of play and field-oriented curriculum for incumbent teachers.

• 아동학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.143-162
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• 1997

This qualitative study explores the development of young Korean children's reading stances and responses to children's books and discusses their literacy development in relation to school reading experiences. Rosenblatt's theory (1978) of aesthetic and efferent stances is used to characterize the relationship between the reader and the text. A teacher's reading stances in the official school world are analyzed and their relationships to children's stances and responses are discussed. The teacher's efferent stance encouraged her children's responses to he efferent as well. It also influenced children's assumptions and expectations about the teacher's reading activities, so that the children came to view these activities only as ways of obtaining factual knowledge and practicing literacy skills. The children's own interests and intentions during free play time are described in order to understand children's reading stances in the unofficial school world. The children showed various types of stances during free play time even though they were encouraged to take only one type of stance, i.e., an efferent stance, in the official school world. The findings are discussed In terms of their implications for classroom practice and literacy research.

• 수산해양교육연구
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.429-440
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• 2007

The aim of this study is to search for the effect of journal writing on the reflective thinking of pre-service teachers for young children. The question for this study is as follows: Would the journal writing experiences improve reflective thinking experiences of pre-service teachers for young children? The subjects were 50 sophomores in junior college, J city, and they were divided into a experiment group, and a comparison group. The experiment group had journal writing experiences for 8 weeks. The data was analyzed using T-test. The results are as follows: Journal writing activity revealed positive effect on reflective thinking level improvement of pre-service early childhood teacher.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.387-398
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• 2016

본 연구는 보육교사가 인지하는 장애아동의 인권인식과 사회통합에 대한 의식을 살펴보기 위하여 G시와 N지역내 어린이집 보육교사 209명을 대상으로 실시하였다. 수집된 자료는 SPSS Ver 14.0을 사용하여 각 변인별 기술통계, 상관관계, 회귀분석을 실시하였다. 연구결과, 보육교사의 장애아동 인권에 대한 인식 중에서 생존권, 보호권, 참여권, 발달권은 사회통합에 직접적으로 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났고, 인권인식에 영향을 받은 사회적 지지 중 정보적 지지와 물질적 지지는 사회통합에 직접 및 간접적으로 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 보육교사의 인권에 대한 인식이 사회통합에 중요한 요인을 작용함에 따라 인권인식을 위한 체계적인 인권 교육을 실시하고, 다양한 사회적 지지체계 확보의 필요성을 인지함으로써 유아의 인권을 존중하는 사회적 분위기 조성 및 실생활에서 인권을 실천함으로써 보육교사가 아동 인권의 주체자로 성장할 수 있도록 해야 할 것이다.

• 아동학회지
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.209-221
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• 2009

The early childhood education in Korea has made a great progress during the last thirty years. However, understanding the early childhood education is a challenging task because of the diversity of the fields. Currently 38% of 3-5 year old children are enrolled in kindergarten. And several efforts to develop and distribute the standard curricula on a national level were underwent successfully. Researches are rapidly expanding in volume and the topics are becoming diverse. Focuses of researches moved from the area of cognitive development, science and mathematics in 80s, social and emotional aspects in 90s to language, curriculum and teacher education in 2000s. One of the emerging issues is the inclusion of kindergarten to public education system and free kindergarten education for young children. The second issues is more interdisciplinary policies are in need related to the low-birth rate in nation. The third one is about teacher training policy. The fourth one is related to the health, nutrition and safety of young children. And the fifth issue is moving educational system and policies that provide better future of young children while focusing on the children in low income families and children with absolute poverty.

• 한국보육지원학회지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.311-329
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• 2015

본 연구는 유아의 놀이성과 교사-유아 상호작용이 또래상호작용에 미치는 영향을 밝히고, 놀이성과 또래상호작용 간의 관계가 교사-유아 상호작용에 따라 조절되는지를 검증하였다. 연구대상은 만 4세 유아 240명과 그들의 담임교사 24명이었다. 놀이성과 또래상호작용은 교사에게 의뢰한 평정척도를 이용하여 측정하였고, 교사-유아 상호작용은 자유놀이시간의 관찰을 통해 수집되었다. 이러한 자료는 연구문제에 근거하여 상관분석 및 위계적 회귀분석을 실시하였다. 그 결과, 유아의 놀이성, 교사-유아 상호작용, 또래상호작용은 관련이 있는 것으로 나타났다. 특히, 놀이성 및 교사-유아 상호작용이 또래상호작용에 미치는 영향을 살펴본 결과, 또래상호작용의 하위영역인 놀이방해, 놀이상호작용, 놀이단절에 유아의 놀이성 일부 요인과 교사-유아 상호작용이 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 한편, 상호작용효과의 검증 결과, 유아의 놀이성 하위요인인 사회적 자발성과 교사-유아 상호작용의 효과가 유의하였다. 구체적으로 교사-유아 상호작용의 점수가 낮은 집단보다 교사-유아 상호작용의 점수가 높은 집단에서 유아의 사회적 자발성에 따른 놀이단절 수준의 차이가 적게 나타났다. 즉, 교사-유아 상호작용의 수준이 높은 경우에는 유아의 낮은 자발성 수준이 놀이단절에 미치는 부정적 영향력이 완화됨을 알 수 있었다. 이러한 결과는 유아의 또래상호작용에서 개인이 가진 취약한 특성의 부정적 영향을 예방하기 위한 교사역할의 중요성을 함의하고 있다.

• 대한가정학회지
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• 제51권1호
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• pp.59-74
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• 2013

This research attempted to examine the effects of adult attachment which belongs to the psychological characteristics of the educare teachers on the behavior young children's adjustments through the educare teacher's self-efficacy and styles of discipline. To achieve this, a survey was conducted on 866 children aged 2-5 years attending 23 educare centers located in Seoul, the region of Gyeonggi and Gyeongsangbuk-do, and their 135 teachers in charge. The results of this research demonstrated that first, educare teachers' adult attachment had indirect effects on the young children's adjustments by the media of self-efficacy. Second, the educare teachers'adult attachment was found to have indirect effects on the young children's adjustments by the media of discipline styles. Third, the educare teachers' adult attachment was found to have effects on the young children's adjustments through self-efficacy and discipline styles. In conclusion, with regard to the effects of the educare teachers' adult attachment on the young children's adjustments the mediated effects of self-efficacy and discipline styles were confirmed. This research enables one to have an in-depth understanding of the process in which the educare teacher's psychological characteristics have important effects on the social and emotional development of young children and it is expected that it will become evidence data for realizing the need for developing practical educational programs regarding the character development and mental health of the educare teachers.