경력단절 어린이집 보조교사의 경험과 의미연구

A Study of the Experiencee of Daycare Center Assistant Teachers Taking a Career Break

Objectives:This study aims to explore the experiences of women who take acareer break while working in daycare center as a teacher assistant. Methods: Seven assistant teachers and two child care teachers who took morethan two years of career break were selected and given in-depth interviews over17 weeks from August to December in 2020. Results: The results of this study are as follows. First, the women experiencedthe need for a career transition as an assistant teacher because it was time to fora change. Second, while working as a teacher assistant, they had variousexperiences and meanings in the process of career transition while playing therole as a teacher in daycare centers. Third, they also had some difficulties inconflict and some needs to build their professional expertise as a teacher. Conclusion/Implications: The study is expected to give insights to understandth e difficulties of teachers who had experienced the need for a career transitionas teacher assistant and to provide important data to develop teacher professionaldevelopment.