특수교사의 공감수준과 교사효능감 및 직무만족도와의 관계 = The Relationship between Empathy Level, Teacher Efficacy and Job Satisfaction of Special Education Teachers

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The purpose of this study were to enhance the necessity and importance of special education teachers' empathy and to provide basic materials for managing special education effectively. To achieve this, this study examined the influence of special education teachers' background variables on empathy level, teacher efficacy and job satisfaction and the relationship between empathy level, teacher efficacy and job satisfaction of special education teachers.
The subjects in this study were 120 special school teachers and 52 special class teachers in Gyeongsangnam-do, so the total were 172 special education teachers. The method of this study were the questionnaires of empathy, teacher efficacy and job satisfaction. The data collected were verified by independent samples t-test, F-test, Scheffé-test as a post-test and Pearson's product moment correlation coefficient.
The sequels of the study are shown in the following:
First, as a result of the examining the differences of empathy level, teacher efficacy and job satisfaction by background variables(gender, age, career, educational background, service area) of special education teachers, there were significant differences of empathy level by age and educational background, teacher efficacy by age, educational background, career and service area and job satisfaction by age and career.
Second, there was a significantly positive correlation between empathy level, teacher efficacy and job satisfaction of special education teachers. This means these three variables influence each other positively. This result was very meaningful in that convinced the importance of special education teachers' empathy regarding their efficacy and job satisfaction and established a basis to improve special education teachers' empathy level. Therefore, it is suggested that we should continue to study special education teachers' empathy and look for the ways of supporting it.