• 한국보육지원학회지
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.65-91
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• 2017

Objective: This study aims to investigate early childhood teachers' perception of STEAM and suggest activation measures for STEAM according to teachers' background variables. Methods: The researchers conducted a pilot study, and then did survey research for 5 weeks. The participants of this study included 523 teachers of early childhood education institutions in Gwangju metropolitan city and Jeollanam-do Province. Results: The results of this study were as follows. First, early childhood teachers perceived the necessity of STEAM differently according to their age, experience, and academic background. The higher their age, experience, and academic background were, the more they wanted to participate in further teacher training and education. In particular, early childhood teachers' perception and activation measures were very different according to their workplace. These results come from the fact that the conditions in conducting STEAM are different according to their workplace. Conclusion/Implications: In order to activate STEAM, a teacher training program including practical contents and methods should be conducted. Also, it is necessary to carefully organize the content and structure of the teacher training program according to their workplace. This study is meaningful in terms of suggesting activation measures for STEAM by showing how early childhood teachers think about STEAM and what they demand.

• 한국보육지원학회지
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.205-218
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• 2018

Objective: The purpose of this study is to explore and analyze the way pre-service early childhood teachers think about teacher happiness through metaphor analysis. Methods: A total of 225 pre-service teachers were selected from 4-year universities in the Gyeongnam area and open questionnaires were distributed to the participants. A total of 207 out of the 225 questionnaires were selected for the study. Results: First, based on psychological well-being, positive interpersonal relationship, self-acceptance, autonomy, environmental control, and life purpose were derived. Pre-service early childhood teachers typified teacher happiness into five types: positive interpersonal relationships, self-acceptance, autonomy, environmental control, and life purpose. Second, pre-service early childhood teachers perceived teacher happiness as positive. Third, pre-service early childhood teachers perceived interpersonal relationships, self-acceptance, and purpose of life as positive, while environmental control and autonomy were perceived as negative. Conclusion/Implications: The results of this study suggest that it is necessary to improve the quality of teachers' education and to develop a program to raise positive awareness of future early childhood teachers. These study results can also be used as basic data for high quality teacher education.

• 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.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제19권11호
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• pp.454-462
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• 2018

본 연구의 목적은 예비유아교사의 공감능력과 대인관계 유능성 및 교사 효능감의 수준과 관계를 알아보고 공감능력과 대인관계 유능성이 교사 효능감에 미치는 영향에 대해 알아보는 것이다. 이를 위하여 본 연구는 전라북도 I시와 충청북도 H시에 소재하고 있는 3년제 유아교육과에 재학 중인 예비 유아교사 358명을 대상으로 설문 조사를 하였다. 본 연구에 사용된 연구도구는 대인관계 반응지수도구(IRI), 대인관계 유능성 척도(ICQ), STEBI를 유아교사에게 맞게 수정, 보완한 도구를 사용하였다. 본 연구의 자료 분석은 SPSS프로그램을 이용하여 빈도와 백분율, 평균과 표준편차, Pearson의 적률상관관계와 중다회귀분석을 실시하였다. 연구결과 첫째, 예비유아교사의 공감능력, 대인관계 유능성, 교사효능감은 공감능력의 하위요인인 개인적 고통 이외 모두 3점 이상으로 평균보다 약간 높게 나타났다. 둘째, 예비유아교사의 공감능력, 대인관계 유능성, 교사 효능감은 정적인 상관관계가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 예비유아교사의 공감능력, 대인관계 유능성이 교사 효능감에 미치는 영향을 살펴 본 결과 부분적으로 유의한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제20권7호
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• pp.332-340
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• 2019

본 연구의 목적은 예비유아교사의 사회적지지, 대학생활 적응과 교사 효능감의 수준과 관계를 분석하고 사회적지지 및 대학생활 적응이 교사 효능감에 미치는 영향에 대해 알아보고자 한다. 이를 위하여 본 연구에서는 전라북도와 충청북도에 소재하고 있는 3년제 유아교육과에 재학 중인 예비 유아교사 394명을 대상으로 설문 조사를 하였다. 본 연구에 사용 된 연구도구는 사회적지지 척도, 대학생활 적응 척도, 교사효능감 척도(STEBI)를 예비유아교사에게 맞게 수정, 보완하여 사용하였다. 본 연구의 결과를 분석하기 위하여 SPSS 22.0 프로그램을 이용하였으며, 빈도와 백분율, 평균과 표준편차, Pearson의 적률상관관계, 중다회귀분석을 통해 자료를 분석하였다. 연구결과 첫째, 예비유아교사의 사회적지지 및 대학생활 적응, 교사효능감은 모두 3점 이상으로 전체적으로 높게 나타났다. 둘째, 예비유아교사의 사회적지지 및 대학생활 적응, 교사효능감 간에는 정적인 상관관계가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 마지막으로 예비유아교사의 사회적지지 및 대학생활 적응이 교사효능감에 미치는 영향을 살펴 본 결과 모두 유의한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국보육학회지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.105-121
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• 2018

본 연구의 목적은 의미변별법을 사용하여, 예비유아 교사들이 인식하고 있는 유아교사로서의 자아상이 어떠한지 학년에 따른 자아상에 변화가 있는지를 탐색하여 교사양성 프로그램 개발을 위한 기초자료를 제공하는 것이다. 연구대상은 전남지역에 소재한 4년제 대학 유아교육학과 1~4학년 재학생 167명이었다. 분석결과, 예비교사들의 교사로서의 자아상은 대체적으로 긍정적으로 나타났으며, 다변량분석 결과, 학년에 따라 유아교사상의 하위요인 중 <교사태도>, <교사자질>의 조합된 평균에 차이가 있었다. 또한 교사양성과정을 통해 유아교사상이 긍정적인 방향으로 변화함을 알 수 있었다. 반면, <사회적 평가>요인은 다른 요인에 비해 일관되게 상대적으로 부정적으로 인식하고 있고, 학년에 따른 변화도 유의미하지 않은 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 유아교사의 사회 경제적 측면에서의 이미지 제고를 위해 전문가들의 더 많은 관심과 노력이 요구될 것으로 보인다.

• 한국보육지원학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.143-160
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• 2021

Objective: This study explored the relationship between early childhood teachers' teaching efficacy, teacher-child interaction, and preschoolers' school readiness. Methods: The data were drawn from the seventh wave of the Panel Study on Korean Children. The subjects of this study were 1,150 preschoolers and their teachers. Early childhood teachers reported their teaching efficacy, their interaction with preschoolers, and preschoolers' school readiness. Data were analyzed using structural equation modeling. Results: First, early childhood teachers' teaching efficacy did not have a direct effect on preschoolers' school readiness. Second, early childhood teachers' teaching efficacy had an indirect effect on preschoolers' school readiness through teacher-child interaction. In other words, teachers with a high level of teaching efficacy had high-quality interactions with preschoolers, which led to preschoolers showing a high level of school readiness. Conclusion/Implications: The results of this study highlight the importance of teachers' high teaching efficacy and high-quality interactions between teachers and preschoolers to improve preschoolers' school readiness. In addition, this study contributes to a better understanding of the mechanism by which teachers' teaching efficacy influences preschoolers' school readiness.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제14권10호
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• pp.4902-4909
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• 2013

본 연구는 정서조절양식과 교사효능감이 유아교사의 소진에 미치는 영향을 실증적으로 규명하여, 유아교사의 소진을 감소시키거나 예방할 수 있는 보호요인을 확인하는데 목적이 있다. 이를 위해 경상북도와 울산광역시 소재 유치원과 어린이집에 근무하는 유아교사 157명을 대상으로 설문조사를 실시하였다. 연구결과 유아교사의 정서조절양식과 교사효능감은 각각 소진에 영향력이 있었는데, 회피-분산적 양식을 많이 사용할수록 소진이 많았고, 개인적 교사효능감이 높을수록 소진이 적었다. 이 결과는 정서조절양식과 교사효능감이 유아교사의 소진을 의미 있게 설명하는 변인임을 시사하는 것으로, 유아교사가 효과적인 정서조절양식을 사용하도록 돕고 교사효능감을 증진시키는 방안을 모색하는 것이 필요하다고 본다.

• 한국생활과학회지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.597-607
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• 2009

The purpose of this study was to investigate the perception of kindergarten teachers about which content should be included in early childhood mathematics education. Then the researcher looked into the findings according to the 2007(7th) national kindergarten curriculum. The results showed that kindergarten teachers perceived the important of balanced content areas of early childhood mathematics education. But the results also showed that kindergarten teachers perceived classification as the most important content areas of early childhood mathematics education. This implicates that the kindergarten teachers revealed somewhat conflicting beliefs about mathematics education. The results also showed that kindergarten teachers did not perceive space and data analysis as the most important content areas of early childhood mathematics education according to the 2007 national kindergarten curriculum The kindergarten teachers also suggested basic and restricted mathematics concepts. The results of this study were discussed related with the problems in early childhood mathematics education, especially the problems in teacher education.

• 수산해양교육연구
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.399-413
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• 2015

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.