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Discriminant Analysis of the WSSECT on Early Childhood Teachers' Happiness and Job Satisfaction

유아교사의 일터영성 척도(WSSECT)의 타당화 : 행복감과 직무만족도에 대한 판별력

  • Received : 2014.12.02
  • Accepted : 2015.01.29
  • Published : 2015.04.30
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Abstract

This study was to validate the WSSECT (Workplace Spirituality Scale for Early Childhood Teacher) using discriminant analysis on early childhood teachers' happiness and job satisfaction. The data from 504 teachers working at kindergartens and daycare centers were analyzed statistically through t-test and discriminant analysis. The results indicated that 1) the higher group in workplace spirituality significantly gets more scores of happiness and job satisfaction than the lower group, 2) 4 factors of the WSSECT have discriminant power on early childhood teachers' happiness, and 3) 2 factors ('meaning for life' and 'calling for ECE teacher job') of the WSSECT are effective to discriminate early childhood teachers' job satisfaction. Further statistical works are supplementary needed to validate the WSSECT and to increase its'feasibility.

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