The purpose of this study is to find out the relationship between kindergarten directors' decision making types perceived by teachers and teachers' occupational stress.
The study subjects are as follows.
1. What are kindergarten directors' decisio...
The purpose of this study is to find out the relationship between kindergarten directors' decision making types perceived by teachers and teachers' occupational stress.
The study subjects are as follows.
1. What are kindergarten directors' decision making types which teachers perceive?
2. What are kindergarten directors' occupational stress?
3. How is the relationship between kindergarten directors' decision making types and teachers' occupational stress?
The study was based on questionnaire survey of teachers with more than 1 year experience working for 38 private kindergartens with more than 4 classes.
To measure kindergarten directors' decision making types, a tool which Im, Jung Won was made(1998), referring to Lee, Tae Guen's Decision Making Type Classification(1976) was used. To measure teachers' occupational stress, the questionnaire, which was modified by Kim, Ji Hyun(1994) from Modified Teacher Occupational Stress Factor Questionnaire translated by Gwon, Gitae(1990), was used.
Data were analyzed using SPSS WIN 12.0 and verified at confidence level 95%.
The study results are as follows.
Firstly, kindergarten directors' decision making types which teacher perceived were adjustment type(85.6%), participation type(10.8%), control type(3.6%) in order and there was no teacher who perceived it as arbitrary type. When teachers perceived directors as control type more, the level of teachers' occupational stress became higher.
Secondly, the average level of teachers' occupational stress was 2.64. When the standard was 3, it was a lower level than normal.
Thirdly, the study results indicated that there was high relationship between teachers' perception of kindergarten directors' decision making types and teachers' occupational stress. Overall results showed that when teachers perceived directors types as participation type, adjustment type and control type in order, their occupational stress became lower. In other others, when directors' decision making type was participation type reflecting teachers' opinions and increasing their participation, the level of teachers' occupational stress became lower. But, directors' decision making type was control type, the level of teachers' occupational stress became higher.
Therefore, kindergarten directors who plays a pivotal role in kindergartens should reduce teachers' occupational stress, enhance rationality of kindergarten management system and provide high quality early childhood education by involving teachers in every decision making process for desirable group decision making.