• Korean Journal of Childcare and Education
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• v.14 no.6
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• pp.69-88
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• 2018

Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between child care teachers' mindfulness, burnout, and sensitivity. Also, the effects of child care teachers' mindfulness on teacher sensitivity, including the mediating effects of burnout, were investigated. Methods: A total of 263 child care teachers who work in Seoul, Gyeonggi and Incheon participated in this study. Data were analyzed by correlations and regressions using SPSS 21.0. Results: First, there were significant correlations between child care teachers' mindfulness, burnout and teacher sensitivity. Second, the relationship between mindfulness and teacher sensitivity was partially mediated by burnout. To be specific, mindfulness not only had a direct effect on teacher sensitivity, but also had an indirect effect on teacher sensitivity through burnout. Among the three dimensions of burnout, the decrease of personal accomplishments had the biggest significant mediation effect on the relationship between mindfulness and teacher sensitivity. Conclusion/Implications: In conclusion, this study highlights the importance of mindfulness in reducing burnout and enhancing teacher sensitivity toward children. Also, this research has implications for future research regarding the mindfulness of child care teachers and offers a foundation for the development of mindfulness training programs for child care teachers.

• International Journal of Human Ecology
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.12-22
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• 2014

The effects of conflicted teacher-child relation on conflicted or passive peer interaction and a moderation effect of mothers' interpersonal relation satisfaction on the associations were assessed. Children from 2- to 6-year-olds (184 girls, 185 boys) mostly from middle socioeconomic-status urban community in Korea and their teachers and mothers participated. Conflicted teacher-child relation predicted conflicted peer interaction but not passive peer interaction. Children, whose relationship with teachers were conflicted, engaged in conflicted play with peers more often than children who were in less conflicted relationship with the teachers. Teachers who were in conflicted relationship with the children, perceived the children having conflicted interaction with peers more often, if mothers of the children were less satisfying in relationship with significant others, especially boys. Children, whose mothers are in less satisfying interpersonal relation with others, were more passive in peer interaction than children whose mothers are in more satisfying interpersonal relationship.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.14 no.5
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• pp.524-540
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• 2014

The purpose of this study was to analyze effect young children's temperament and teacher-child relationship on child's leadership. Subject were 3~5 years old 333 kindergarten young children. young children's parents answered young children's temperament questionnaire. young children's teacher answered young children's temperament and teacher-child relationship questionnaire. The research tools used in this study were the questionnaire for assessment scale of young children's temperament, teacher-child relationship and young children's leadership. To analyze effect young children's temperament and teacher-child relationship on young children's leadership, questionnaires were reconstruted from existing questionnaires. Using SPSS statistics 20 for window program, Scheff$\acute{e}$ verification, pearson product moment correlation, mutiple regression analysis, tolerance, variance inflation factor and VIF were used to analyze the data. Results of this study are summarized as follows: In child's temperament, regularity, in teacher-child relationship, closerelationship, in young children's leadership, goal achivement competence were appeared most high. In young children's temperament, adaptabilituy and durability effected on child's leadership positively. In teacher-child relationship, closerelationship and dependency relationship effected on young children's leadership positively.

• Human Ecology Research
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• v.53 no.5
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• pp.557-566
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• 2015

This study investigated the effects of multi-culture acceptability and multi-culture teaching efficacy on young child-teacher relationships. The teachers' attitude towards multi-culture education was included in the analysis as a mediator between multi-culture acceptability and multi-culture teaching efficacy. Participants were 295 teachers and 295 young children between 3 and 5 years in childcare centers located in Seoul, Incheon, Ulsan, Gyeonggi, and North Gyeongsang Province. Teachers completed questionnaires regarding multi-culture acceptability, multi-culture teaching efficacy, and attitude towards multi-culture education. Collected data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, Pearson's correlation, Structural Equation Model, and Sobel test with SPSS ver. 18.0 and AMOS ver. 21.0. The results were as follows. First, the subscale of multi-culture acceptability and multi-culture teaching efficacy generally showed a positive correlation with closeness and conflict in the subscale of young child-teacher relationships. Second, teacher's multi-culture acceptability directly influenced the young child-teacher relationship. In addition, the impact of multi-culture teaching efficacy on young child-teacher relationship was mediated perfectly by the multi-culture education attitude. The results suggest that the multi-culture teaching efficacy promote early childhood multicultural education attitudes and that can be changed to positive teacher relationships.

• International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology
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• v.11 no.4
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• pp.163-168
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• 2023

The purpose of the study was to examine the mediating effect of early childhood teachers' professional development in the relationship between intrapersonal intelligence and teacher-child interactions. We conducted a cross-sectional study with 324 early childhood teachers working at kindergartens and child-care centers in South Korea. The empirical data using survey questionnaires were collected by administering the Adult Introspective Intelligence Scale, the Professional Development Scale for Early Childhood Teachers, and the Teacher-child Interactions Scale. SPSS and Hayes' PROCESS macro weres utilized. The results showed the statistically positive correlations between the major variable and the mediating effect of early childhood teachers' professional development in the relationship between intrapersonal intelligence and teacher-child interactions.

• Korean Journal of Childcare and Education
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• v.3 no.1
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• pp.89-107
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• 2007

The purposes of this study were to investigate child care teacher's job Satisfaction and infant temperament associated with teacher-infant relationship in the infant class. The subjects were 175 infants and 50 their teachers in Chung Ju City. The collected data were analyzed by paired sample t-test, ANOVA using the SPSSWIN Computer Program. The results of this study were; First, Child Care teacher's job Satisfaction the infant class was high in teachers with low age group. Second, Child Care teacher's job Satisfaction in the infant class was high in teachers were positively related to intimacy of teacher-infant relationship. Finally, Infant temperament were no related to teacher-student relationship.

• Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association
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• v.46 no.5
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• pp.73-86
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• 2008

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of teachers' self-efficacy and teacher-child relationship on young children's adaptation to childcare centers, and to examine the interaction effects of teachers' self-efficacy and teacher-child relationship on young children's adjustment to childcare centers. The subjects of this study were 360, three- to four-year-old who attended childcare centers located in Chungbuk province and their 72 teachers. The results of this research indicated that the main effect of teachers' self-efficacy and the main effects of familiarity and conflicts between teachers and children on young children's adjustment to childcare centers were significant. The interaction effects of teachers' general efficacy and conflicts or familiarity between teachers and children on young children's adjustment to childcare centers were also significant.

• Korean Journal of Childcare and Education
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.39-56
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• 2022

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of perceived supervisor's servant leadership and teacher self-efficacy for positive teacher-child relationships on work engagement using the path model. Methods: The subjects were 210 teachers working at childcare centers in Daegu and Gyeongbuk Province. Questionnaires were used to investigate perceived supervisor's servant leadership, teacher self-efficacy for positive teacher-child relationships, and work engagement. The collected data were analyzed by Structural Equation Modeling(SEM), Bootstrapping, Pearson Correlation, AMOS 20.0, and SPSS 21.0. Results: First, supervisor's servant leadership had a positive influence on teacher self-efficacy for positive teacher-child relationships. Second, teacher self-efficacy for positive teacher-child relationships had a positive influence on work engagement. Third, supervisor's servant leadership had a positive influence on teacher's work engagement. Fourth, supervisor's servant leadership had an indirec effect on teacher's work engagement by teacher self-efficacy for positive teacher-child relationships. Conclusion/Implications: The results mean teacher self-efficacy for positive teacher-child relationships had more influence on teacher's work engagement. Therefore, it is more useful to promote teacher self-efficacy for positive teacher-child relationships in order to strengthen teacher's work engagement.

• Korean Journal of Childcare and Education
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• v.7 no.4
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• pp.49-68
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• 2011

This study examined if any differences exist of young children's physical and relational aggression as affected by aggression levels, teacher-child and peer relationship, age, and gender. Furthermore, the extent of physical or relational aggression of the young children influencing teacher-child relationships is also examined. In this study, two hundred and fifty children aged three to ten and fifty-two teachers were targeted. They responded on questionnaires in regard to aggression, teacher-child relationships, and peer relationship. The findings are as follows: First, in terms of child aggression according to his/her age, it has been shown that physical aggression is primarily present in the age of four. Second, concerning gender, boys are found to be high in levels of both relational and physical aggression. Third, the data shows that in the relationship between the child's aggression and teacher-child relationship, the higher the child's aggression, the lower the intimacy of relationship between child and teacher and the higher the dependence and conflict in the relationship of teacher and child. Fourth, in the examination of relationships between a child's aggression and peer influence, higher levels of relational and physical aggression correlate with higher aggressive, hyperactive, and anti-social behaviors. In addition, the higher the age and relational aggression, the higher the pro-social behaviors that occur. Pedagogical implications and suggestions are put forth in the areas of improving relationships between children and teachers, how teachers can assist young learner development, and techniques to improve peer relationships and reduce its difficulties.

• Korean Journal of Childcare and Education
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• v.17 no.6
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• pp.15-28
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• 2021

Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the mediating effect of teacher emotional intelligence in the relationship between job environments and teacher efficacy. Methods: Participants of this study were 205 child care teachers from U-city. Correlation analysis between variables was conducted with the collected data, and regression analysis was conducted to verify the mediating effect of emotional intelligence in the relationship between the job environment of daycare centers and teacher efficacy. Results: First, there was a positive correlation between job environments, teacher efficacy, and teacher emotional intelligence. Second, job environments and teacher emotional intelligence had a significant direct effect on teacher efficacy and teacher emotional intelligence also had a significant indirect effect between job environments and teacher efficacy. Conclusion/Implications: The way to improve the quality of child care is to improve the quality of teachers. Among the teacher's competencies, it is very important to increase teacher efficacy. Teacher efficacy plays a very important role in the quality of childcare and the healthy development of toddlers and children. In order to increase teacher efficacy, policy support for the job environment and training support to increase teacher efficacy are considered necessary.