The purpose of this study was to analyze differences of perception about childcare teachers' roles at Children's House between mothers and teachers depending on parents' demographic variables (age, academic background, job, monthly income, children's ...
The purpose of this study was to analyze differences of perception about childcare teachers' roles at Children's House between mothers and teachers depending on parents' demographic variables (age, academic background, job, monthly income, children's gender and rank of birth) and teachers' ones (age, academic background, length of career as childcare and education teacher, length of career as English teacher, license and marital status) and thereby, suggest the ways to provide for quality childcare and education services meeting mothers' needs and help form a closer trustworthy relationship between mothers and childcare teachers to promote pre-schoolers' growth and development.
For this purpose, the following study points were set;
1. What would be the difference of perception about childcare teachers' general traits between mothers and teachers?
2. What would be difference of perception about childcare teachers' roles between mothers and teachers depending on their each demographic variables?
2-1 What would be the difference of perception about childcare teachers' role as vicarious mother between mothers and teachers?
2-2 What would be the difference of perception about childcare teachers' competence of childcare between mothers and teachers?
2-3 What would be the difference of perception about childcare teachers' role for cooperation and relationship with parents between mothers and teachers?
2-4 What would be the difference of perception about childcare teachers' self-development between mothers and teachers?
3. What would be the difference of perception about childcare teachers' roles between mothers and teachers?
3-1 What would be the difference of perception about importance of the sub-factors affecting childcare teachers' roles between mothers and teachers?
3-2 What would be the difference of perception about childcare teachers' roles between mothers and teachers?
In order to measure mothers' and childcare teachers' perception about latter's roles, the researcher modified and complemented the questionnaire used by Kim Kyong-ae (2001) to survey childcare teachers' roles and the questionnaire used by Choi Soo-ah (2005) to measure teachers' and parents' perception about in-company childcare center teachers' roles. The modified and complemented scale consisted of 62 items covering 4 areas.
For this study, the researcher sampled 220 childcare teachers and 260 mothers from national/public children's houses and private childcare centers in Seoul. The data collected were processed for F-test and T-test about difference of perception about childcare teachers' roles between mothers and teachers and for Scheffe test about difference of perception between two groups by area.
The results of this study can be summarized as follows;
First, as a result of analyzing mothers' perception about childcare teachers' roles, it was found that their perception differed depending on their academic background and income level.
Second, the higher academic background a teacher had, she perceived more that they were playing adequate roles for cooperation and relationship with parents. Such a perception was higher in national/public children's house teachers than in private childcare teachers.
Third, childcare teachers' perception about their roles was higher than mothers' perception about childcare teachers' roles.