영아반 보육교사의 영아발달지식이 전문성 인식에 미치는 영향

Abstract

This study examined the influence on recognition of specialty by infant teachers' knowledge of infant development, The objects of study were 207 infant teachers in southern area of Gyeonggi-do. A method of the study was research. The results of the study are as follow. First,a difference level of infant development knowledge. It shows the older infant teachers are higher in development standard, health, knowledge. And the more work experience of HR teacher in infant class has more developmental principles knowledge. And the infant teachers who has work experience in a infant nursery or corporation child care center has more knowledge of health and safety. The results indicate that the infant teachers have learned infant development knowledge from the experience. Also, infant teachers are older than normal childcare teachers. Second, a difference of a infant teachers’ recognition of specialty are Social needs, special organization,professional ethics, level of expertise, community service tendency, fairness, autonomy,socioeconomical status order. Many infants go childcare centers because of nuclear family and female workers. The results of study show infant teachers are socially needed. On the other hand,infant teachers think they are low socioeconomical status themselves. That’s because a long working hours and low salary of infant teachers. Third, a result of a Study on the analysis of hierarchy that exclude background variable and include recognition of specialty variable is follow. The infant teachers who has the higher infant development knowledge have higher recognition of specialty. The results indicate that the infant teachers has learned infant development knowledge from the experience and age, reeducation, job training. Also, infant development knowledge influences to infant teachers’ recognition of specialty.