예비유아교사의 삶의 만족도, 공정성, 유아권리인식 간 구조적 관계 분석

Abstract

Objectives The purpose of this study is to analyze the structural relationship between life satisfaction, fairness, and perception of children s rights of pre-service teachers, and to investigate the mediating effect of fairness in the effect of pre-service teachers life satisfaction on children s rights perception.
 Methods For this purpose, a survey was conducted targeting 262 pre-school teachers who are enrolled in the department of early childhood education at a four-year university in Gyeonggi and Jeonnam. For the collected data, descriptive statistical analysis, correlation analysis, regression analysis and path analysis were performed using SPSS 25.0 and AMOS 25.0 programs.
 Results First, it was found that there was a positive correlation between the life satisfaction and fairness of the pre-service teachers, and the perception of children s rights. Second, life satisfaction of pre-service teachers had a significant effect on fairness, and no effect was found on the perception of children s rights. It was found that the fairness of the pre-service teachers had a positive effect on the perception of children s rights. Third, it was confirmed that fairness had a complete mediating effect in the effect of pre-service teachers life satisfaction on the perception of children s rights.
 Conclusions This study is significant in that it proves that the fairness of the pre-service teacher is a determining factor in the perception of children s rights, and illuminates the value of fairness as an ethical quality that an early childhood teacher must possess. Based on the results of this study, it is proposed to develop a program to promote perception of children s rights including fairness for pre-service teachers.