This study was to investigate that the correlation between kindergarten teachers' self-leadership, background variables and job satisfaction, and factors that influence kindergarten teachers' self-leadership.
For the purpose, following research questi...
This study was to investigate that the correlation between kindergarten teachers' self-leadership, background variables and job satisfaction, and factors that influence kindergarten teachers' self-leadership.
For the purpose, following research questions were established.
1. What is the relationship between kindergarten teachers' self-leadership and background variables(age, educational background, career, marital status, type of kindergarten, age of classroom students, number of classroom students)?
2. What is the relationship between kindergarten teachers' self-leadership and job satisfaction?
3. What are the background variables and job satisfaction factors that influence kindergarten teachers' self-leadership?
The subjects in the study were 195 teachers working at public and private kindergartens in Hwaseong, Kyeonggi-do. To measure kindergarten teachers' self-leadership, the Self-leadership Questionnaire which had been created by Manz(1998) and translated into Korean in consideration of the actual conditions in Korea by Min-jung, Kim(2007) was used. To measure kindergarten teachers' job satisfaction, the researcher used the questionnaire of Job Satisfaction of Kindergarten Teachers which had been created by Huang(2001) and translated into Korean in consideration of the actual conditions in Korea by Keun-hee, Park(2003).
For data processing, the mean and the standard deviation were sought in order to examine kindergarten teachers’ self-leadership and job satisfaction. Pearson's Product-Moment Correlation Coefficient was sought in order to examine the relationship between kindergarten teachers’ background variables and self-leadership, and further job satisfaction and self-leadership. Also a stepwise regression analysis was conducted in order to find out influential factors for kindergarten teachers' self-leadership.
The results of this study were as follows.
First, the relationship between kindergarten teachers' self-leadership and background variables were examined. As a result, kindergarten teachers' self-leadership had a relatively high positive correlation with their educational background and type of kindergarten, and low positive correlation with age, number of classroom students, career, marital status, age of classroom students in order(p< .05, p< .01).
The relationship between behavioral strategies of self-leadership and background variables were examined. As a result, behavioral strategies of self-leadership had a relatively high positive correlation with their educational background and type of kindergarten, and low positive correlation with age of classroom students, age, number of classroom students in order(p< .05, p< .01). But career and marital status were not significantly correlatrrelo the behavioral strategies of self-leadership.
The relationship between cognitive strategies of self-leadership and background variables were examined. As a result, cognitive strategies of self-leadership had a significantly positive correlation with educational background, age, type of kindergarten, career, marital status, number of classroom students, age of classroom students in order(p< .05, p< .01).
Second, there were significantly positive correlations the relationship between kindergarten teachers' self-leadership and job satisfaction(p< .01). To examine the relationship between kindergarten teachers' self-leadership and each sub-factor of job satisfaction, kindergarten teachers' self-leadership had a relatively high positive correlation with achievement in teaching, ownership in teaching, and low positive correlation with interpersonal relationship, responsibility, personal growth and professional development, administration and empowerment, promotion and reward, recognition of accomplishment, working condition, salary in order(p< .05, p< .01).
The relationship between behavioral strategies of self-leadership and sub-factor of job satisfaction were also examined. As a result, behavioral strategies of self-leadership had a relatively high positive correlation with achievement in teaching, ownership in teaching, and low positive correlation with responsibility, personal growth and professional development, interpersonal relationship, promotion and reward, administration and empowerment in order. But in recognition of accomplishment, working condition and salary were not significantly correlated to the behavioral strategies of self-leadership.
The relationship between cognitive strategies of self-leadership and sub-factor of job satisfaction were examined. As a result, the cognitive strategies of self-leadership had a relatively high positive correlation with ownership in teaching, achievement in teaching, and low positive correlation with responsibility, personal growth and professional development, interpersonal relationship, administration and empowerment, working condition, salary, promotion and reward in order.
Third, A stepwise regression analysis was conducted in order to find out influential factors for kindergarten teachers' self-leadership. As a result, the achievement in teaching indicated 24% of kindergarten teachers' self-leadership, and 35% with the educational background included, and 42% with the ownership in teaching included, and 47% with the interpersonal relationship included.
To analyse how influencing background variables and job satisfaction factors for the behavioral strategies of self-leadership are, the educational background indicated 21% of behavioral strategies of self-leadership, and 32% with the achievement in teaching included, and 36% with the type of kindergarten included, and 38% with the responsibility included.
To analyse how influencing background variables and job satisfaction factors for the cognitive strategies of self-leadership are, the ownership in teaching indicated 29% of cognitive strategies of self-leadership, and 35% with the educational background included, and 38% with the interpersonal relationship included, and 40% with the achievement in teaching included, and 41% with the age included.