Child Care Directors’ Perspectives on Accreditation in South Korea: Challenged Professionalism
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This study aimed at illuminating 6 Directors’ perceptions of and experiences with child care center accreditation in South Korea, through in-depth interviews. Weighing costs and benefits of accreditation, we paid particular attention to the morale and professionalism of child care practitioners. Three issues emerged: a) is child care accreditation for compliance monitoring or quality understanding/ improvement?, b) are accreditation criteria standard-setting for the field or suppressing good practices?, and c) is the disclosure of accreditation results functioning for public right or disconcerting and demoralizing practitioners? The findings indicated that high-stakes accreditation, just as high-stakes testing, could homogenize practice and constrain practitioners, although sometimes needed. We warn that as reviews amplify and accreditation standards move higher, administrators and practitioners could become too stressed out and distracted from what they do best.
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This study aimed at illuminating 6 Directors’ perceptions of and experiences with child care center accreditation in South Korea, through in-depth interviews. Weighing costs and benefits of accreditation, we paid particular attention to the morale and professionalism of child care practitioners. Three issues emerged: a) is child care accreditation for compliance monitoring or quality understanding/ improvement?, b) are accreditation criteria standard-setting for the field or suppressing good practices?, and c) is the disclosure of accreditation results functioning for public right or disconcerting and demoralizing practitioners? The findings indicated that high-stakes accreditation, just as high-stakes testing, could homogenize practice and constrain practitioners, although sometimes needed. We warn that as reviews amplify and accreditation standards move higher, administrators and practitioners could become too stressed out and distracted from what they do best.
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