This study aims to provide basic data for future research on kindergarten principals by reviewing and analyzing trends of master's and doctoral dissertations and research published in academic journals of Korea between 2006 and 2021. To this end, the ...
This study aims to provide basic data for future research on kindergarten principals by reviewing and analyzing trends of master's and doctoral dissertations and research published in academic journals of Korea between 2006 and 2021. To this end, the following research questions were established.
Research Questions 1. What is the quantitative distribution of the number of studies by year of research on kindergarten principals?
Research question 2. What is the trend by method of research on kindergarten principals?
Research Question 3. What is the trend of research on kindergarten principals by topic?
The research subject is 205 domestic master's and doctoral dissertations and research papaers published in academic journals related to kindergarten principals published between 2006 and 2021 - 95 master's dissertations, 19 doctoral dissertations, and 91 papers published in academic journals. The results of trend analysis of research on kindergarten principals are as follows.
First, looking at the quantitative distribution of the number of studies by year, from 2006 to 2021, an average of 12.9 studies, a minimum of 7 times and a maximum of 21 studies were conducted annually. Although it repeated an increase and a decrease without a clear trend, 17 studies in 2019, 21 times in 2020, and 16 times in 2021 were conducted on average 18 times over the past three years, 5.1 more studies compared to the average of 12.9 times.
Second, looking at the trends by research method, 158 cases (74.2%) of quantitative studies and 52 cases (24.4%) of qualitative studies were conducted, and only 3 cases (1.4%) of literature studies were conducted.
Third, research on the leadership of the kindergarten principal by research topic was conducted 110 times (53.7%), more than half of the total papers. Next, the perception, attitude, and belief of the kindergarten principal were studied 55 times (26.8%). Papers on the duties and roles of the kindergarten principal were studied the third most with 21 times (10.2%), followed by the study on the qualities of the kindergarten principal and the study on kindergarten management 9 times (4.4%), respectively.
As above, the research trend of kindergarten principals was analyzed. The analysis results can be used as basic data for revitalizing research on kindergarten principals in the future.