유치원 평가 준거 개발과 평가 준거에 대한 중요도 분석 -K도를 중심으로

Abstract

This research sought to develop yardsticks for kindergartens to evaluate themselves. Existing researches sought to develop measures for the state and regional offices of education to evaluate kindergartens as a whole. However, significantly, the evaluation yardstick presented by this research allow individual kindergartens to improve their respective service quality. The kindergarten evaluation reference developed in this research consists of three references for curriculum, facilities and operational management, and support systems, as well as of 48 evaluation elements. An analysis of the difference according to establishment types of kindergartens indicated that the area of support systems was considered the most important, followed by the area of curriculum, and facilities and operational management in this order. Future researches should expand the research target scope to survey kindergarten teachers, superintendents, and heads about the current state using the evaluation reference provided in this research. This will provide a good opportunity to improve the quality of preschooler educational institutions.