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The Effects of Child Care Teachers' Playfulness on Teacher-Young Children Interaction: Mediating Effects of Teacher Efficacy

보육교사의 놀이성이 교사-영유아 상호작용에 미치는 영향: 교사효능감의 매개효과

  • Kim, Jong-Hoon (Department of Child and Family Studies, Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology)
  • 김종훈 (경남과학기술대학교 아동가족학과)
  • Received : 2020.10.07
  • Accepted : 2021.02.05
  • Published : 2021.02.28
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Abstract

This study examined the influence of child care teachers' playfulness on teacher-child interactions. The mediating influence of the teacher's efficacy on these relationships was also examined. The study subjects were 293 child care teachers in Busan and Gyeongnam. The collected data were analyzed with a structural equation model to verify the structures and paths among the variables overall. The results were as follows. First, teachers' playfulness directly affected the teacher-child interactions. Second, the teacher's efficacy had a direct effect on the teacher-child interactions. Third, teachers' playfulness not only influenced the teacher-child interactions directly but also influenced teacher-child interactions through the teacher's efficacy. The study concludes with a discussion of the implications of the influence of child care teachers' playfulness on teacher-child interactions mediated by the teacher's efficacy.

연구의 목적은 보육교사의 놀이성, 교사효능감, 교사-영유아 상호작용의 관련성을 살펴보고, 교사의 놀이성과 교수효능감, 교사-영유아 상호작용 간의 경로를 탐색하는 것이다. 이를 위하여 어린이집 교사 293명을 대상으로 설문조사를 실시하였다. 수집된 자료의 변인 간의 구조 및 경로는 구조방정식모형을 통해 확인하였다. 본 연구의 주요결과는 첫째, 보육교사의 놀이성은 교사-영유아 상호작용 영향을 직접적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 밝혀졌다. 둘째, 보육교사의 교사효능감은 교사-영유아 상호작용 영향을 직접적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 밝혀졌다. 셋째, 보육교사의 놀이성은 교사효능감을 매개하여 교사-영유아 상호작용에 간접적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구의 결과는 교사-영유아 상호작용의 질적 수준을 높이기 위해 교사의 성격 특성인 놀이성과 내적신념인 교사효능감을 향상시키는 것이 중요함을 확인시켜 준다. 또한 보육기관의 교사-영유아 상호작용 증진을 위한 교사교육 프로그램 개발 시 교사의 놀이성와 교사효능감을 함양할 수 있는 체계적인 방법이나 내용을 포함할 필요가 있음을 시사한다. 본 연구는 영유아 교사에 대한 이해를 확장하고, 교사-영유아 상호작용의 질적 수준을 높일 수 있는 방안을 모색하는 데에 기초자료를 제공하고자 한다.

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