• International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.43-48
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• 2019

The purpose of the study was to examine early childhood teachers' content knowledge of economic education. The subjects, 60 early childhood teachers, were asked to draw concept maps about early childhood economic education. Their concept maps were analyzed in terms of superordinate and subordinate concepts by contents and frequencies. The results were as follows. First, 248 superordinate concepts were shown, and they were categorized into nine representative terms: 'Scarcity and Choice,' 'Decision Making,' 'Monetary Value,' 'Production,' 'Consumption,' 'Distribution,' 'Restrain,' 'Reuse,' and 'Economic Education Activity.' Second, 1,440 subordinate concepts were shown, and 'coin,' 'bill,' 'saving,' 'bank,' and 'money' were frequently shown. Third, the mean numbers of subordinate concepts per superordinate concepts showed that early childhood teachers had more knowledge about 'Consumption,' 'Monetary Value,' and 'Economic Education Activity' than other superordinate concepts. The results showed the need for early childhood teachers to have more systematic and hierarchical pedagogical content knowledge on economic education.

• The Korean Journal of Community Living Science
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.523-537
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• 2009

This research aimed to understand the current status of early childhood education and to develop a future direction of early childhood English education. One group interview and three private interviews were conducted with 10 early education teachers to obtain in-depth understanding of the problems inherent in English education. The findings show that there is an internal conflict in the teachers regarding the value of English education in early childhood. In addition, there are external conflicts with the children the parents, the English teacher, the program director, and the government in English education. It is concluded that the early childhood educators felt an internal conflict regarding the current, inappropriate execution of early English education which is lacking a suitable educational plan including goals and practices. Furthermore, the teacher's preference for English also contributed to the internal conflict regarding the belief in early childhood English education. Secondly, the external conflicts included: English teachers with inadequate understanding of comprehensive early childhood development, parents who show excessive interest in early childhood English education without regard to childhood development, the reality that early childhood English education is mostly influenced by the attitudes of the program director without regard for the conflicts experienced by the early childhood teacher, and the politics of the government continuing to ignore the reality that early childhood English education ontinues in practice without being included in the national curriculum.

• Journal of Digital Contents Society
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• v.16 no.5
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• pp.727-740
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• 2015

In the information-oriented society of 21st century, the added value of creativity has never been so important to need any further discussion. This research investigates an implication of metonymic activities in early childhood Convergence arts education as a basis of the creative education by analyzing EduDrama, the program which helps children acquire creativity through metonymic activities. To this end, this research proposes a desirable way of early childhood arts education by organizing limited situation of early childhood education in Korea with domestic and foreign cases applying metonymic activities. Despite actively conducted studies on arts education led by existing arts management field in Korea, arts education research for early childhood is still not entirely satisfactory. Therefore, this research makes clear the value of arts education using metonymic activities provided during early childhood on the assumption that the added value of our life depends on the creative human resource of 21st century.

• Korean Journal of Childcare and Education
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• v.16 no.6
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• pp.155-183
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• 2020

Objective: In this study, we tried to verify the effects of program by constructing an effective maker education program that can cultivate the maker's capabilities through voluntary production activities by utilizing various technologies and tools. Methods: First, prior research on maker education and the station teaching strategy was considered, and interviews and surveys were conducted on prospective early childhood teachers in order to find out the degree of demand for maker education. The final program was finalized through verification of the contents validity. Results: The developed program was applied to a total of 49 prospective early childhood teachers (24 in the experimental group, 25 in the comparative group) attending U College, and it was found to be effective in enhancing convergence talent, education knowledge of early childhood teachers' technology, and self-directed learning skills. Conclusion/Implications: These findings show that the preliminary early childhood teacher maker education program using station teaching strategy has educational value that can be used as an effective teaching method in early childhood education.

• Korean Journal of Childcare and Education
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• v.17 no.6
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• pp.53-72
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• 2021

Objective: This study aimed to reveal early childhood teachers' perceptions of teacher competency for ESD using concept mapping and demonstrating its importance. Methods: 16 early childhood teachers in charge of 3-5 year olds conducted statement writing, and then the importance of selected statements were rated by 160 early childhood teachers in charge of 3-5 year olds. Selected statements were analyzed through multidimensional scaling and hierarchical cluster analysis. Results: Early childhood teachers perceived teacher competency for ESD in early childhood as concept mapping with two-dimensions and six clusters. The following six clusters were established (1) ethics for sustainable development, (2) willingness to participate in ESD, (3) development and operation of a sustainable development curriculum, (4) recognition and practice of environmental issues, (5) realization of value for sustainable development, and (6) practical thinking for ESD. And then among the six clusters, the most important cluster was recognized as 'ethics for sustainable development', and among the statements 'having an open mind to understand multiculturalism and the disabled' was considered relatively important Conclusion/Implications: Based on these results, we discussed the importance of teacher competency for ESD in early childhood, development of teacher competency scale, and preparation of a teacher education plans for each competency.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.18 no.11
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• pp.564-572
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• 2017

This study explores lectures experienced by pre-service early childhood teachers at 'S' university who took the linked-courses in Early Childhood Education major, and examine its in-depth meaning. The 29 study participants demonstrated a mock class during the Early Childhood Teaching Method course and developed teaching materials for demonstration during the Early Childhood Teaching Material and Teaching Method course in the first semester of 2017. The researchers analyzed group-based learning journal, teaching portfolio and focus-group interview of pre-service early childhood teachers. The conclusions of this study are as follows. First, pre-service early childhood teachers found that the balanced linkage of two subjects enabled them to effectively concentrate on the course. Second, they were able to organize linked-knowledge by creating teaching materials and preparing for the course after learning from their mistakes. Third, the teachers became able to understand the importance of the experience of linked-courses in Early Childhood Education major. Fourth, they also got to understand the value of special bonds among group members. To summarize, this study suggests the necessity and importance of pre-service early childhood teachers' experience of linked-courses in Early Childhood Education major for their education course.

• Korean Journal of Childcare and Education
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• v.20 no.3
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• pp.1-18
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• 2024

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate and analyze the needs of early childhood teachers in order to improve their competencies for Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). Methods: Two hundred fifty-four early childhood teachers working in the B area responded to a questionnaire developed by the researcher, assessing the importance and performance of various competencies. The data were analyzed using the Borich demand model and the Locus for Focus model. Results: First, in terms of educational needs by category, the competency to implement ESD was identified as the highest priority, followed by understanding the value of ESD and the economic aspects of ESD content. Second, 17 items were identified as the top priority for educational needs in each detailed item, and 6 items were identified as the next priority. Conclusion/Implications: By directly analyzing the needs of early childhood teachers to improve their competencies for ESD, this study was able to identify the competencies required to enhance ESD for young children. Additionally, it provided a basis for discussing the direction of teacher education for early childhood teachers in the context of ESD.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.21 no.1
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• pp.343-351
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• 2021

The purpose of this study was to examine kindergarten teachers' the difficulties and needs on early childhood value education. In order to provide basic data by grasping of teachers, a survey was conducted on 815 teachers of kindergartens in Gyeonggi-do. As a result, first, the difficulties in applying value education to teachers are lack of information on specific teaching methods. Second, what is required is connecting the 2019 revised Nuri curriculum and value education, teacher's will and parents' understanding and participation. The implications are that the discussion on the right character emphasized in the Nuri curriculum and the needs of teachers who wish to link early childhood value education into an unseparated context were identified.

• Korean Journal of Childcare and Education
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• v.13 no.3
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• pp.55-81
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• 2017

Objective: The purpose of this study was to classify turnover intention of early childhood teachers. This study also analyzed the characteristics of each types of turnover intentions. The research questions were as follows: First, what are the types of turnover intention among early childhood teachers?. Second, what are the characteristics of the types of turnover intention among early childhood teachers?. Method: This study has adopted the Q methodology as a method. first, open surveys were conducted among 101 early childhood teachers and principals who work at kindergartens or child care centers along with literature research, followed by the establishment of Q samples(48 questions). Second, the Q sample was classified among the P sample and was comprised of 90 participants. Ninety early childhood teachers as P sample sorted the 48 Q statements. Results: The findings of this study were summarized as follows: First, the types of early childhood teacher's turnover intentions were identified as four-factors. Second, the characteristics of the four-types of turnover intention were interpreted as follows: 'The type of complex psychological conflict', 'The type of pursuit of social value', 'The type of dependence on organizational environment', 'The type of realistic self-development'. Conclusion/Implications: We suggested political and institutional supporting ways for each type of early childhood teachers.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.15 no.5
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• pp.2678-2688
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• 2014

The purpose of this study is to examine the explanatory power of factors similar change to see what the value of the child's father give faith, grow, grow what kind of participation in the developmental characteristics of infants affected. 1,802 people infants born in 2010, the study is his father, I used the data for the next fiscal year 3 Panel Korea Policy Institute childcare children that target it. Analysis of the data, we have carried out frequency analysis using SPSS18.0, The value of the infant's father a child problem-solving skills, fine motor activity been found to affect the activity. Muscle activity for the father of the infant did not influence variables are. And the infant's communication, personal-social variables that affect the independence turned out to be a father involved in parenting.