학교급별 보건교사의 학교보건 실무역량과 전문직 태도

Abstract

Objectives This study aims to provide basic data for the development of a health teacher training program that can enhance the school health practice competency of health teachers in the future by identifying the level of school health teachers' practical competency and professional attitude, and identifying the correlation.
 Methods A self-administered questionnaire survey was conducted on general characteristics, school health practice competency, and professional attitude of 1,267 elementary, middle, and high school health teachers in Gyeonggi-do. The analysis method was t-test using SPSS / WIN 23.0, ANOVA, Scheffé test, and Pearson Coefficient Correlation were conducted, and the statistical significance level was set at 0.05.
 Results For school health practice competency, elementary school scored 147.59 points, middle school 148.17 points, and high school 143.55 points, which were statistically significant (F=6.35, p=.002). Among the school health practice competencies, the item that answered the highest was ‘gender problem solving ability’ (F=8.19, p<.001), understanding of physical development 17.64 points (F=4.08, p=.017), and family function. 16.82 points for understanding (F=3.62, p=.027), and 16.79 points for understanding the conceptual framework of school health came out significantly (F=8.50, p<.001). The item with the lowest practical competency was ‘ability to use systems’ (F=4.26, p=.014). Professional attitudes were also higher in elementary and middle schools than in high schools (F=4.50, p=0.11). The item with the highest professional attitude score was ‘professionals require continuing education’, with 3.94 points for elementary school, 3.92 points for middle school, and 3.86 points for high school (F=7.63, p=.001). There was a positive correlation between school health practice competency and professional attitude (r=.42, p<.001). Comparing the results of a study measured in 2002 with the same tool as this study, it was found that school health teachers' practical competency in school health increased, but their professional attitude decreased.
 Conclusions Based on the results of this study, There was a significant difference in the school health practical competency scores of elementary, middle and high school health teachers by school level, so a customized health teacher training program for each school level is needed. You may need to run it as a training course.