보육교사의 보육헌신에 대한 원장과 동료의 정서적지지, 능동적 교직선택동기, 셀프리더십 및 보육효능감 간의 구조적 관계

Structural Relationships among Principals and Fellow Teacher’s Emotional Support, Child Care Teacher’s Active Motivation for Choosing the Teaching Profession, Self-Leadership, and Child Care Efficacy and Commitment

Objective: The purpose of this study was to explore the structural analysis of the relationships among principals and fellow teacher’s emotional support, teacher’s active motivation for choosing the teaching profession, self-leadership, and child care efficacy and commitment. Methods: Data were collected from 465 child care teachers and analyzed by means of structural equational modeling(SEM). Results: First, principals and fellow teacher’ emotional support was found to have a direct effect on teacher’s child care commitment, as well as an indirect effect through teacher’s self-leadership. Second, teacher’s active motivation for choosing the teaching profession was found to have a direct effect on teacher’s child care commitment, as well as an indirect effect through self-leadership and child care efficacy. Third, teacher’s self-leadership was found to have a direct effect on teacher’s child care commitment, as well as an indirect effect through child care efficacy. Fourth, teacher’s child care efficacy was to found have a direct effect on teacher’s child care commitment. Conclusion: These results suggest the need for a great deal of utility to improve teacher’s child care commitment.