• International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.39-44
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• 2018

The purpose of the study was to investigate the effects of early childhood teachers' professionalism and teaching efficacy on their teacher-child interaction. A total of 761 early childhood teachers working at childcare centers and kindergartens in South Korea were selected as the participants for the study. The study variables were measured using survey questionnaires. Pearson's correlation analyses and regression analyses along with Sobel test were conducted. The results demonstrated that early childhood teachers' teaching efficacy had a significant mediation effect on the relationship between their professionalism and teacher-child interaction. The results suggest the need to support early childhood teachers' recognition and development of professionalism as well as teaching efficacy that result in positive teacher-child interaction.

• International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.114-120
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• 2021

This study aims to discover how self-esteem and social competence in early childhood affect school adjustment in elementary school. This study used the 7th year (2014) and 10th year (2017) of the panel study on Korean children, which are longitudinal research data from the Korea Institute of Child Care and Education (KICCE). Pearson's correlation analysis and hierarchical regression analysis were used as the main statistical analysis methods. The analysis was performed using the the Spss 21.0 program. As a result of this study, peer acceptance among early childhood's self-esteem, assertion, cooperation, and self-control among social competence have influences on adjustment to elementary school life. This study is meaningful in that it is a longitudinal study conducted with a time difference for 3 years with the same subjects in order to investigate the influence of the inner factors of early childhood on school adjustment in elementary school.

• 사물인터넷융복합논문지
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• 제8권5호
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• pp.71-76
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• 2022

4차 산업의 혁신적인 발달과 코로나 팬데믹은 교육시장에 커다란 변화를 일으켜 급기야는 유치원을 비롯한 초중고교에 인공지능(AI)교육을 실행하도록 하였다. 그러나 미처 준비되지 않은 상황에서의 유아 AI 교육은 결과 중심적, 특별활동 형태로 이루어지고 있어 유아 AI 교육이란 무엇이며, AI 교육내용 규명과 이를 어떻게 누리교육과정에 접목하는가에 관한 연구의 필요성이 제기되었다. 이에 따라 본 연구에서는 문헌 연구를 통하여 유아 AI 교육을 정의하고 AI 교육내용을 규명하여 이를 누리교육과정에 편성하여 운영하도록 하였다. 분석 결과 유아 AI 교육은 컴퓨팅 사고력을 기반으로 디지털 역량을 함양하는 것을 목적으로 이루어져야 하며, 컴퓨터, 인터넷, 프로그램을 AI 교육의 하위요소로 추출하였다. 이를 누리교육과정에 접목시키기 위해 두 가지 접근 방법을 제시하였다. 첫째는 설정된 세 개의 AI 교육내용을 각각 생활주제로 설정하여 그에 따른 하위요인을 선정하고 각각의 하위요인에 적합한 활동을 계획하여 시행하는 것이다. 둘째는 기존 누리 교육과정의 생활주제에 적합하게 AI 교육내용을 하위 교육활동 차원으로 전개하여 운영하는 것이다. 본 연구가 유아교육의 특성을 고려하고 누리교육과정에 편성되어 진정한 의미의 유아 AI 교육이 실현되기를 희망하며, 누리과정 5개 영역에 따른 AI 놀이 교육 프로그램에 대한 보다 많은 연구가 이루어지기를 희망하는 바이다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.536-544
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• 2020

본 연구는 4차 산업혁명 시대에 대한 유아교사의 인식 및 미래 사회의 인재가 될 유아들에게 필요한 역량에 대한 IPA분석을 실시하여 향후 미래 사회의 교사교육에 대한 방안을 모색하기 위한 기초자료를 제공하고자 한다. 제주특별자치도에 소재하는 유아교육기관에 근무하는 유아교사 194명을 대상으로 하였다. 4차 산업혁명 기반 유아교육을 위한 교사교육 개발에 관한 요구도 조사의 설문지를 활용하였다. 그리고 4차 산업혁명 시대에 유아에게 필요한 역량은 2016년 세계경제포럼'일자리 미래 보고서'에서 미래사회의 인재가 갖추어야 할 역량을 수정·보완하였다. 연구대상의 배경변인별 특성과 유아교사의 인식 및 교사교육 요구에 관한 사항을 분석하기 위해 빈도와 백분율을 산출하였고, 유아의 역량에 대한 중요도와 실행도의 차이를 분석하기 위해 각 항목별로 대응표본 t-검증을 실시하였다. 미래사회의 인재가 될 유아에게 필요한 역량 중요도에서 유아교사들은 배려/나눔 효의 능력, 호기심/ 흥미 능력을 높게 꼽았으며, 실행도는 배려/나눔 효의 능력, 협력/소통 능력이 높게 나타났다. 본 연구는 제주특별자치도의 유아교육기관을 대상으로 실시한 연구로서 향후 후속연구에서는 연구대상을 넓게 표집하여 실시할 필요가 있으며, 연구의 결과를 바탕으로 유아역량 개발을 위한 구체적 교사교육 프로그램 개발과 관련한 후속 연구가 필요하며, 4차 산업혁명 시대의 인재가 될 유아의 핵심역량을 위한 교사교육 프로그램 개발의 기초자료가 될 수 있을 것이다.

• 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.

• 대한치위생과학회지
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.11-21
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• 2018

This research is intended to develop oral health education program that can improve quality of oral health of infants by investigating the actual condition of oral health education provided to students major in early childhood education and contents and method of oral health education that they needed. A questionnaire survey was conducted for 427 students enrolled in related departments such as the Early Childhood Education Division and the Early Childhood Education Department at five universities in Gyeongsangnam-do. Questionnaires consisted of general characteristics, awareness of oral health, presence of experience in oral health education, necessity of oral health education, preference for oral health education method, oral health education contents. The collected data were analyzed by SPSS(Statistical Package for the Social Science) Ver 20.0. 1. Presence of experience in oral health education based on the general characteristics showed statistically significant differences only concerning the 'school system' and the 'school year' (p<0.05), and subjective awareness of oral health based on the presence of oral health education experiences showed statistically significant differences concerning the 'interest in oral health' and the 'importance of oral health' (p<0.05). 2. Necessity of oral health education based on the subjective awareness of oral health showed statistically significant differences concerning the 'interest in oral health' and the 'importance of oral health' (p<0.05). 3. Necessity of oral health education based on the preference for oral health education method showed statistically significant differences concerning the 'intention to participate in oral health education' and the 'oral health education cycle' (p<0.05). 4. The most necessary information for oral health education is proper toothbrushing method 4.24, cause of tooth decay and prevention method 4.13, helpful food and poor food for tooth 3.97, toothbrush selection and storage method 3.85. Fluoride application and fissure sealant were lowest 3.38. As a result of this research, necessity of oral health education was large regardless of general characteristics, experience in oral health education, subjective awareness of oral health, and preference for oral health education. Also the more the 'interest in oral health' in 'subjective awareness of oral health', the more the 'necessity of oral health education' and 'intention to participate in oral health education'. Therefore it is necessary to develop systematic and repetitive oral health education for students major in early childhood education.

• 수산해양교육연구
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.78-95
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• 2009

The purpose of this study is to define areas and standards of kindergarten teacher's competency through survey research and interview with early childhood education community - kindergarten teachers, vice principals, principals, administrators, parents, and professors in early childhood education. Raw data from 62 interviewees were grouped into 25 codes including 'professional knowledge about young children's developmental characteristics, and labeled for representative themes. Based on the result of interview analysis, two areas of 'knowledge and skill' area (15 standards) and 'attitude and grounding' area (20 standards) were classified, survey researched for appropriateness and relative importance of each standard. 704 members of early childhood education community were collected through stratified sampling. The research findings indicate that 'observation and evaluation ability for young children' and 'affection for young children' showed high appropriateness in 'knowledge and skill area' and 'attitude and grounding area', respectively. In the relative importance analysis, 'understanding of young children's development', 'understanding of curriculum for young children', and 'understanding of young children's behavioral problem and counseling' for knowledge and skill area, and 'respect for young children', 'affection for young children', responsibility', 'positive attitude' for attitude and grounding area showed high relative importance in order.

• 대한가정학회지
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• 제46권9호
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• pp.71-85
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• 2008

This study examined the effects of a picture book literature education program in order to assess preschool children's recognition of and attitude towards picture books. The subjects were 56 five-year-old children, 30 of whom allocated to the experimental group and 26 to the control group. The literature education program lasted for 14 weeks. The control group children participated on the national early childhood education curriculum. Children were interviewed about their concepts, preferences, and attitudes towards picture books. The results indicated that compared to control group, children who participated in this program developed enhanced and richer concepts of picture books, displayed specific preferences, and put forward clearer reasons for their preference. ANCOVA result showed significant overall differences between the two groups. Children who participated in the ptrgram displayed more voluntary and active reading and applied the contents of the picture books to their real life situations.

• 한국생활과학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.71-82
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• 2012

The purpose of this study is to examine perceptive change in attitude toward infancy and early childhood among university students' who were exposed to a human development lecture on infancy and early childhood. This study aims to investigate the significance of education in shaping attitudes related to child development and the importance of infancy and early childhood as developmental stages. This study also seeks to provide basic data for expanding and systematizing relevant educational programs. Fifteen university students who attended a lecture on human development were divided into four groups with three groups containing 4 members and one group containing 3 members. The following results were obtained: 1) Before attending the lecture on human development, students perceived infancy as a period dominated by feelings of helpless, indifference, and a general lack of knowledge or ability to interact with their environment; 2) Before attending the lecture on human development, students perceived early childhood as an initial period of transition that can potentially influence one's future; 3) After attending the lecture, students were better able to rationalize the developmental importance of infancy and early childhood. 4) After attending the lecture, students displayed broader understanding of the importance of early childhood on human development. This study also discusses the necessity for continuous and systematic provision of programs to help adults develop a positive perception of infancy and early childhood as a developmental process related to parenting skills.

• 한국보육지원학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.19-41
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• 2017

Objective: This study aimed to provide policy implications by studying the class size of early childhood education institutes. Methods: By looking through researches, the educational influence of class size was examined. By using the latest statistical data, class size standard and status were compared. After class size perception in the field was considered and the main results of advanced researches were summarized and analyzed, the actual condition of class size was diagnosed. Furthermore, the national research trend was analyzed. Results: First, class size was an influencing factor on young children and teachers and its importance was reconfirmed. Second, as for standard in relation to class size in Korea, the maximum class size and teacher-child ratio were not presented together. In respect of overseas standards, infancy has similar standards, but early childhood has a little higher ratio. In the educational fields, there was growing awareness that class size should be modified. Third, there were not enough domestic researches on class size and they tended to be biased in terms of the method, targets, and contents. Conclusion/Implications: It is suggested that it is necessary to establish a class size policy for future early childhood education institutes, to implement a system, and to perform follow-up studies.