유치원 교사가 인식한 현장문제에 관한 연구 = A Study on On-Site Problems Perceived by Preschool Teachers

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The purpose of this study was to investigate the on-site problems that preschool teachers acknowledged related to their work places. The issues of this study began with not only the incidence, difficulty and solution of the problems perceived by preschool teachers but their level of the problems. The subjects were 151 teachers working at several preschools in the city located in Southeast of Korea, who answered the questionnaire. The results were as follows:
First, regarding the incidence of the on-site problems, system was the highest problem in frequency, followed by 'time management', 'control and discipline of children', 'achievement and ability development of teachers', 'relationship with superintendent', 'facility/equipment', and 'program'. Second, regarding the difficulty level of the on-site problems, the problem of 'system' was the highest in difficulty level. Third, regarding the incidence and difficulty level of each problem', developing children's basic life' was the highest in frequency in the problem of 'control and discipline of children'. Then, regarding the difficulty level of each problem, in the problem of 'control and discipline of children', 'prevention and confrontation of children's safety accidents' was the highest in difficulty.
Fourth, regarding the way of solution for the on-site problems, teachers chose to 'solve the problem with the advice of fellow teachers' for the problem of 'control and discipline of children'; for the problem of 'program'. For the problem of 'relationship with superintendent', they chose to 'try to understand, endure, and accept despite suffering'and for the problem of 'relationship with colleagues', they chose to 'try to understand, endure, and accept despite suffering'. Also, for the problem of 'relationship with parents', they chose to 'master and apply effective personal relation skills'. In addition, for the problem of 'facility/equipment', they chose to 'actively request the superintendent to repair or purchase needed facility/ equipment'.