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A Study Concerning the Relationships among an Early Childhood Educator's Type of MBTI Personal Tendencies, Creativity, and Teaching Efficacy

유아교사의 성격 유형, 창의성, 그리고 교수효능감 간의 관계 연구

  • Received : 2011.10.31
  • Accepted : 2012.01.20
  • Published : 2012.04.30
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Abstract

This study examined the relationship among early childhood educator's MBTI personal tendencies, creativity, and teaching efficacy. 120 kindergarten teachers and 155 day care teachers participated in this study. Several survey questionnaires were used for this study, such as, teaching efficacy scale, MBTI personality tendencies, and a creativity test. The collected data was analyzed with the SPSS program(version 18.0). The findings of this study were as follows: First, there were some differences between an early childhood educator's MBTI personal tendencies and creativity. Secondly, there was a positive correlation among early childhood educator's MBTI personal tendencies, creativity, and teaching efficacy.

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