Directors Of Daycare Centers Research Articles

Effects of the Social Entrepreneurial Spirit of Daycare Center Directors on the Publicity of Operations

Effects of the Social Entrepreneurial Spirit of Daycare Center Directors on the Publicity of Operations

어린이집 초임원장의 평가제 참여 경험과 의미

The purpose of this study is to explore in depth the experiences and implications of participating in the appraisal system of daycare center directors. To this end, five first-time directors of daycare centres were selected as research participants and the study was conducted using a narrative inquiry process. Data were collected by conducting at least two individual and group in-depth interviews with each participant from October 2022 to April 2023, and collecting documents on the participants' schedules, plans, and preparations for participating in the evaluation system. The results of the study revealed that the meaning of the experience of participating in the evaluation system for the first director of a daycare center was ‘a mountain to be overcome once', 'leadership comes from a solid self', and 'the first step to the next level'. From these findings, it can be concluded that through participating in the appraisal system, the first director of a daycare center experienced both professional improvement as a director and improvement in the quality of daycare services. By revealing the difficulties and positive situations of participating in the evaluation system, the results of this study provide a basis for providing institutional support for improving the professionalism of daycare center directors.

인구감소지역 어린이집 원장의 보육정책에 관한 인식과 요구

Objectives The purposes of this study was to examine day-care center directors’ child-care policies in the depopulation areas.
 Methods To this end, it administered questionnaires to directors of 25 day-care centers located at the depopulation areas and conducted a descriptive statistical analysis on the responses.
 Results The findings are as follows: First, the reorganization of the child-care support system was positively recognized in terms of the management of day-care centers and extended class, the enhancement of child-care quality and users’ satisfaction. On the other hand, it did not contribute to the reduction of day-care teachers’ paperwork, preparation for daily lessons and increase of research time. The management of open child-care centers was positively recognized, while it was reported to increase day-care center teachers’ workload and make it difficult to encourage parents’ participation. The service satisfaction of the day-care center support system was generally higher. Second, it was found to be most difficult to ‘attract kindergartners’ in managing day-care centers in the depopulation areas. Vulnerable child-care services (young children with special needs and multicultural child-care) were in the strongest demand.
 Conclusions This study intends to provide basic data for developing and managing child-care policies proper and specific to the depopulation areas and suggestions for more substantial customized child-care policies.

가정어린이집 원장의 전문성 증진을 위한 핵심역량 탐색

Objectives The purpose of this study is to elicit core competencies that are demanded for the promotion of professionalism in directors of home daycare centers.
 Methods To this end, the Delphi survey was conducted across three times targeting the panel of totally 19 experts comprising the professors of Early Childhood Education Department and the directors of child care centers. The primary survey consisted of the literature review and the draft in core competencies of child care center directors. The secondary survey was gathered the primary expert opinion, was arranged the draft of core competencies in home daycare center directors, and was examined the necessity and importance of this. The tertiary survey was finally confirmed the core competencies after looking through the representative nature, clarity, and inclusiveness of key competencies based on the draft that was formed in the secondary survey.
 Results First, the core competencies in home daycare center directors appeared to include job competency, interpersonal competency, leadership competency, problem- solving competency, and self-development capability. Second, the job competency as sub-capability in core competencies was indicated to include the achievement ability, leadership, the calling consciousness, the view of teaching, a strategy for job knowledge, skill and attitude, the resource management capability, and the ability to perform concurrent positions. The interpersonal competency was seen to include the attentive hearing, sympathy, intimacy, communication skill, caring others, positive personal relationship, creating an open atmosphere, and respect. And the leadership competency was shown to include leading by example, the ability to respond to a social change, the challenging spirit, the self directedness, tenacity, momentum, judgment, job performance, and providing the education opportunity. The problem- solving competency appeared to include problem- solving ability, collecting various opinions, a positive thought, forming horizontal relationship, and cooperation. Finally, the self-development capability was seen to include self- regulation ability, self-management ability, future-oriented goal, and information gathering capability.
 Conclusions This study has a significance with regard to having drawn the core competencies required by home daycare center directors. This is expected to be helpful for offering basic data in the event of a variety of the continuing education and the job training to promote professionalism in home daycare center directors, and for selecting the educational contents and seeking a support plan.

어린이집 원장의 교사권리존중과 보육교사의 소진 및 자기개발욕구 간의 관계

Objectives The purpose of this study is to verify the effect of the daycare center director's respect for teachers' rights as an institutional factor that alleviates the burnout of childcare teachers at daycare centers and promotes teachers' desire for self-development.
 Methods An electronic survey was conducted on 345 childcare teachers working at daycare centers in Seoul and Gyeonggi-do. The collected data were subjected to frequency analysis, descriptive statistical analysis, correlation analysis, and hierarchical regression analysis to verify mediating effects using the SPSS 25.0 program.
 Results As a result of the study, first, looking at the level of respect for teacher rights of daycare center directors by sub-factors, it was found in the order of operation autonomy, operation participation right, status guarantee right, and working environment right. Second, the respect for teacher rights of the head of the daycare center was positively correlated with the self-development needs of childcare teachers, and negatively correlated with the exhaustion of childcare teachers. Third, there was a significant mediating effect of the exhaustion of childcare teachers in the effect of the director's respect for teacher rights on the self-development needs of childcare teachers. Therefore, it can be said that the respect of teacher rights of the head of the daycare center directly affects the self-development needs of childcare teachers, and indirectly affects the self-development needs by reducing the exhaustion of childcare teachers.
 Conclusions This study is meaningful in that it objectively proved the value of respecting teacher rights of daycare center directors as a significant variable predicting the reduction of exhaustion of childcare teachers and the promotion of self-development needs. Based on the results of this study, we expect the daycare center director's efforts to reconsider the perception of respect for teacher rights, as well as financial support to support it.

"예비유아교사 대상 부모교육 교과목 내용에 대한 어린이집 원장과 교사의 요구 "

"예비유아교사 대상 부모교육 교과목 내용에 대한 어린이집 원장과 교사의 요구 "

유보통합에 대한 연구동향 분석

Objectives The purpose of this study is to analyze research trends related to integration of kindergartens and day care centers from 2013 to July 2022, and to seek the overall direction of consolidation of kindergartens and pre-kindergartens.
 Methods The data to be analyzed in this study were searched for the keyword ‘integration of kindergartens and day care centers in domestic academic portal sites such as the National Assembly Library, RISS, DBPIA, and KISS, and published annually, focusing on 80 theses and theses related to integration of kindergartens and pre-kindergartens in academic journals. The current status, research type, research subject, academic field, and research topic were analyzed. The frequency and percentage were calculated using the Excel program for the collected data, and reliability analysis inter coders was used to analyze the subject of the same paper to increase the validity and reliability of the study.
 Results Looking at the results of the study, first, as for the publication status by year related to integration of kindergartens and day care centers, researches were most actively conducted in 2015 and 2017, and journal thesis papers were generally more conducted than theses. Second, in the case of research type, theory/documentary research and survey research were most actively conducted, while mixed research combining quantitative and qualitative research was found to be very insignificant. Third, as a result of examining the subjects of the study, most of the studies were conducted on childcare teachers on recognition of integration of kindergartens and pre-kindergartens and other studies on domestic integration policies and cases of integration of kindergartens and day care centersr abroad, as well as parents and daycare center directors, were conducted. Studies that investigated integrated cognition were identified. Fourth, most of the papers related to the integration of kindergartens and day care centers were made in education, and it was identified that some of them were also conducted in sociology. Fifth, as for the research topic, relatively active studies have been conducted to review the recognition of integration of kindergartens and day care centers, criticize/discuss domestic integration policies with integration of kindergartens and day care centers, consider cases of consolidation with kindergartens and pre kindergartens abroad, and suggest the development direction of domestic consolidations policies.
 Conclusions In conclusion, domestic research trends related to integration with kindergartens and day care centers tend to focus on criticism and discussion of recognition of integration and policies for integration and studies that consider cases of consolidation abroad. This suggests that specific discussions and tendencies should be presented.

학습공동체 참여 경험을 통한 어린이집 원장의 변화와 성장

In this study, we qualitatively explored the changes and growth of daycare center directors through learning community participation experiences. The participants in the study were six directors of daycare centers in H city. The learning community was conducted from August 2021 to January 2022.
 As a result of this study, first, problem awareness and problem solving strategies have changed at the group level. The critical mind went through busy work and problems, teachers' problems, principles and practice problems, and problems with the daycare center's operating system to find problems within themselves. The awareness of the problem turned from the outside to the inside. The problem-solving strategies were 'Utilizing breaks from work', 'Overcoming the old me', 'Breaking the old frame and rebuilding from the basics', and 'Teaching centered on teachers'. Second, individual consciousness has changed.
 As a result of the analysis of individual consciousness, face-to-face, meeting/questioning, self-awareness, internal change, external change, internal/external change, and self-reflection were different for each individual. In addition, the research participants newly established 10 principles. This included the director's mental and physical management, emotional and business support for teachers, and systematic director's work management.
 In this study, more active practice and self-reflection emerged as the learning community proceeded in a way that discovered problems from the director's own experience and derived practical tasks. Therefore, substantial changes and growth occurred to the research participants. Therefore, the subject reflecting the individual circumstances and demands of the director, a learning community accompanied by practice and self-reflection must be introduced as a method of re-educating the director.

코로나19에 스마트매체를 활용한 어린이집 교육경험의 현상학적 연구

Objectives The purpose of this study is to suggest effective support measures in the field of early childhood education by understanding the essence contained in the experience and experienced phenomena of daycare center education using smart media in the time of Corona 19 with in-depth technology and finding out ways to improve it.
 Methods At daycare centers in Seoul, Incheon, and Gyeonggi Province, 12 principals and teachers with experience in daycare during the COVID-19 period were selected as research participants. Data collection was conducted from November 2021 to January 2022 through the target group interview method (focus group interview) and individual interviews.
 Results The experience of daycare education using smart media in the time of Corona 19 is ‘Changes in class methods and unexpected problems’, ‘Sports day through ZOOM, parent education’, ‘Starting field trips with smart media’, ‘Community connection with smart media’ Activities’, ‘Teachers need to consider the convenience of work’, ‘Increasing concerns of parents using smart media’, ‘Autonomy of imagination and creativity classes’, ‘Need support for equipment that can cooperate with families’, ‘Parent counseling as a smart medium’ ‘Same equipment supply and teacher education at the level of the Ministry of Health and Welfare’, ‘In case of the same disaster situation, it is necessary to understand the parents in advance’, ‘Development of smart education programs suitable for age’, ‘Smart education experts at daycare centers' Support’, smart class preparation time and expansion of assistant teachers' manpower.
 Conclusions This study has significance in that it paid attention to the educational experiences of daycare center directors and teachers using smart media during the COVID-19 period, and in-depth explored the essential meaning of the experienced phenomenon and suggested improvement measures. In the hopes that it will be helpful in preparing effective support measures in the field of early childhood education, a follow-up study on the distribution and education direction at the national level for the universal use of smart media was proposed.

The perception of daycare center directors of organizational communication

The perception of daycare center directors of organizational communication

코로나19 상황에서 예비보육교사의 보육실습경험과 보육실습에 대한 원장의 생각

Objectives In this study, the childcare practice experience of childcare trainees operated in the situation of COVID-19 was confirmed, and the ideas of the daycare center manager toward non-face-to-face childcare practice was analyzed to examine ways to improve childcare practice through the parallel between non-face-to-face and face-to-face practice. Methods A childcare practice diary of 30 third-year students from the Department of Early Childhood Education at a 4-year university in Gyeongsangbuk-do, a reflective self-evaluation of childcare trainees, a survey on childcare practice patterns, and a survey on childcare practice experiences was conducted. In addition, written interviews were conducted on 20 directors of national and public daycare centers in Gyeonggi-do and the contents were analyzed. Results The childcare practice experience of childcare trainees in the COVID-19 situation was analyzed by understanding the practice daycare center, daily routine guidance, writing childcare practice-related documents, and teacher feedback. It was analyzed that for effective childcare practice, childcare trainees are requesting support to enhance understanding of the individuality of infants and toddlers and to familiarize themselves with different childcare practices by each institution in advance and for support for quick adaptation. The directors of the daycare center generally had negative thoughts about non-face-to-face childcare practices. However, it was analyzed that the production of educational contents to help the understanding of childcare practices according to age was perceived positively. Conclusions Considering the analysis that non-face-to-face practice is possible, a plan to improve childcare practice found in the COVID-19 situation was suggested in terms of fulfilling the role as a childcare trainee and supporting the effective operation of childcare practice. In fulfilling the role as a childcare trainee, it is necessary to provide opportunities and contents to enhance the understanding of the individuality of infants and toddlers, and to operate childcare practice so that daily life, play, and activities including daily life and activities can be provided. In terms of support for effective childcare practice operation, it is necessary to provide practical orientation, sufficient feedback from supervisors, and education and content related to document preparation related to childcare practice. Therefore, if contents that can supplement face-to-face practice are produced as contents, and non-face-to-face practice and face-to-face practice are carried out concurrently, it is expected to be a more effective childcare practice.

The Private Daycare Center Directors Living in the Reality of the Task of Achieving 40% Public Childcare

제3차 중장기 보육 기본계획(2018~2022)의 4대 목표 중 하나는 2022년까지 매년 450개소 이상의 국공립어린이집 확충을 통해 이용률 40%를 달성하는 것이다. 본 연구에서는 전환 조건을 갖춘 민간어린이집 원장들이 국공립어린이집으로 전환하지 않는 이유에 대하여 포커스그룹인터뷰를 통해 알아보았다. 본 연구는 이들의 이야기를 통해 보육의 현장에서 실감하는 공보육화의 현실을 짚어보고 이상적인 공보육화의 방향과 방안을 홀리스틱 교육철학의 관점에서 들여다보았다. 본 연구에서는 보건복지부의 국공립어린이집 장기임차 공문을 수신한 경상남도 C시 소재 민간어린이집의 경력 8년 이상의 원장들을 연구참여자로 선정하였다. 연구에 참여한 민간어린이집 원장들은 국공립어린이집으로 전환할 경우 경험하게 될 원장 급여 및 업무체계의 변화뿐만 아니라 교사가 제기하게 될 민원에 대한 두려움으로 민간어린이집을 유지하고 있는 것으로 드러났다. 연구참여자들은 민간어린이집만의 독창적인 운영방식과 원장 본인 및 교사의 전문성 향상을 통한 체계적인 보육서비스 관리로 민간어린이집에 대한 부모들의 인식개선에 앞장서고자 하였으나, 원아 모집에 대한 불안으로 국공립어린이집으로의 전환을 검토하기도 하였다. 결론적으로, 공보육 체제에 의한 획일화를 경계하면서 자율성과 창의성을 바탕으로 한 민간어린이집 고유의 운영철학을 실천할 수 있다면 민간어린이집도 대한민국 영유아들의 전인 발달에 기여하는 주체로 거듭날 수 있음이 드러났다. 보육 현장의 작은 목소리를 담은 본 연구가 이후 정부의 보육 정책 기본계획 수립에 참고자료가 되기를 기대한다.

The Role of Male Teachers as Perceived by Daycare Center Directors

The Role of Male Teachers as Perceived by Daycare Center Directors

Community Health Needs Assessment in Urban Communities in Kigali City In Rwanda: A Cluster-Randomized Trial

Introduction Reporting of suspected or confirmed communicable diseases is paramount. Although physicians have primary responsibility for reporting, school nurses, laboratory directors, infection control practitioners, daycare center directors, health care facilities, state institutions and any other individuals providing health care services are also required to report communicable disease. Therefore, community health needs assessment in urban communities remains an essential instrument for the rapid and accurate dissemination of epidemiological information on cases and outbreaks of diseases under the national health regulations and other communicable diseases of public health importance, including emerging or re-emerging infections. Purpose of the Study Todescribe relevant medical needs of townspeople so that treatment plans can be developed accordingly. Methods The Study was a cross-sectional with qualitative approach. In-depth interviews and focus group interviews was used as research technique. Data was categorized to look for emerging themes then further distilled to identify any abstract themes that could be understood holistically. Results Urban decision-makers need to advocate the problem of human resources in public health facilities and the mutual health insurance to revise its insurance policy to allow their clients to be received even in private clinics. Dental services was wished to be available in public health centers. Study participants suggested that new useful information could be posted in private public premises rather than to be in public institutions only. Conclusion The patient waiting time, dental services in health centers, and the way of dissemination new health information, mutual health insurance and insufficient human resources are the major concerns of townspeople that they wish improvement.

The Mediating Effect of Emotional Leadership of Daycare Center Directors on the Relation between Childcare Teachers' Emotional Intelligence and Teacher-Infant Interaction

The Mediating Effect of Emotional Leadership of Daycare Center Directors on the Relation between Childcare Teachers' Emotional Intelligence and Teacher-Infant Interaction

Analysis of the Perceptions on Daycare Center Directors' Competence Based on the Q Methodology

Analysis of the Perceptions on Daycare Center Directors' Competence Based on the Q Methodology

조직 구성원의 직무자율성과 직무만족도의 관계 분석: 대구·경북 유아교육기관 원장이 유아교사에게 발휘하는 리더십 유형의 조절효과를 중심으로

본 연구의 목적은 유아교육기관의 원장이 발휘하는 리더십 유형이 유아교사의 직무자율성과 직무만족도의 관계에 미치는 영향을 실증적으로 분석하는 데에 있다. 이를 위해 본 연구에서는 직무자율성과 직무만족도의 관계를 이론적으로 검토하고, 리더십 유형을 변혁적 리더십과 거래적 리더십으로 유형화 한 뒤 구체적인 데이터를 활용하여 유아교사의 직무자율성과 직무만족도의 관계가 원장의 리더십 유형에 따라 어떻게 달라지는지를 실증적으로 분석하였다. 주요 분석결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 첫째, 유아교사의 직무자율성 수준이 높을수록 유아교사의 직무만족도가 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 유아교사는 소속기관의 원장이 변혁적 리더십을 발휘하는 수준이 높다고 인식할수록 유아교사의 직무만족도는 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 유아교사가 인식하는 원장의 리더십이 변혁적 리더십이든 거래적 리더십이든 원장의 리더십 발휘 수준이 높다고 인식할수록 유아교사의 보수와 승진에 대한 만족도는 높아지는 것으로 나타났다. 넷째, 유아교사의 직무자율성과 유아교사의 전반적인 직무만족도 간의 관계가 원장이 발휘하는 리더십 유형에 따라 다르게 나타나고 있으며 특히, 유아교사는 원장이 변혁적 리더십을 발휘하고 있다고 인식할수록 유아교사의 직무자율성이 유아교사의 전반적인 직무만족도를 제고하는데 기여한다고 볼 수 있다. 본 연구의 분석 결과가 시사하는 바는 유아교사의 직무자율성이 직무만족도에 긍정적인 영향을 미칠 수는 있지만 유아교사가 근무하고 있는 유아교육기관의 원장이 어떤 리더십을 발휘하는가에 따라 유아교사의 직무자율성과 직무만족도의 관계가 달라질 수 있다는 것이다. 뿐만 아니라 유아교사의 직무자율성 보장은 매우 중요하며, 그러한 직무자율성은 유아교사가 근무하고 있는 유아교육기관의 원장이 카리스마와 영감적 동기 부여, 개별적 배려, 지적자극을 통한 변혁적 리더십을 발휘할 때 더욱 더 유아교사의 직무만족도를 제고할 수 있고, 궁극적으로는 유아교육의 질을 제고할 수 있을 것이다.

The Mediating Effect of Childcare Teachers' Resilience on the Relationship between Social Support in the Workplace and Their Self-Care.

(1) Background: The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between social support in the workplace for childcare teachers, resilience, and self-care. This study explores the inner mechanism that helps to strengthen self-care of childcare teachers, which enables teachers to provide quality care to children and promote their own wellbeing. (2) Methods: The survey was conducted from September to October 2018 for childcare teachers in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province using convenience sampling. Out of 550 questionnaires, 491 were returned, with 466 used for the analysis, excluding those with incomplete responses. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, and mediation analysis. (3) Results: There were significant correlations between all variables. The mediation analysis showed a complete mediation of resilience. (4) Conclusion: Childcare teachers first have to take good care of themselves in order to perform well as a childcare professional. Educational materials and counseling programs tailored for childcare teachers need to be developed for better self-care and building greater resilience. Materials for directors of daycare centers, as well as teachers stressing the importance of social support for each other, will help childcare teachers’ effective functioning in their professional and personal life. Prevention and intervention programs for self-care will eventually help lower the costs of healthcare in society.

Desafios e encaminhamentos da educação infantil em Sorocaba/SP

O presente estudo é um recorte da dissertação “A judicialização na Educação Infantil entre ênfases, encaminhamentos e solicitações no município de Sorocaba/SP”. Mediante abordagem qualitativa, empregou-se a análise de conteúdo para tratamento dos dados. Para coleta dos dados os instrumentos utilizados foram: a) Roteiro de caracterização dos participantes, objetivando destacar as suas características e imersões quanto ao âmbito da educação infantil de 0 a 3 anos de idade nas creches municipais de tempo integral de Sorocaba/SP e b) Roteiro de entrevista com diretores de creches de Sorocaba/SP sobre a judicialização na educação infantil. Foram entrevistados 10 diretores de creche de tempo integral, considerando o seu aceite à participação na pesquisa, a partir do universo dos 20 convidados. O presente artigo objetiva identificou os desafios frente ao processo de judicialização nas creches sorocabanas e os caminhos apontados pelos respondentes necessários para resolução das questões.

The effects of daycare center directors’ servant leadership on teachers’ self-esteem and an organizational commitment

The effects of daycare center directors’ servant leadership on teachers’ self-esteem and an organizational commitment