보육실습 전과 후 예비보육교사의 불안과 실습적응 과정에 관한 연구

A Study of Early Childhood Pre-service Teacher’s Anxiety and Difficulties in Early Childhood Practicum Experience

This study investigated pre-service teacher s anxiety and it’s role in practicum experience. Subjects were 96 pre-service teachers at department of early child-care. The instrument used in this study was questionnaires that covered anxiety in practicum experience and pre-service teacher s reflective writings and teaching journals were also collected and analyzed. The major results of this study were as followings: 1. Pre-service teacher s anxiety were shown in activities and relationship aspects: the evaluation of practice teaching, the planning and operation of education and interaction with young children and relationship with staff and colleagues. The entire anxiety levels decreased after practicum experience. 2. According to the collected data, the early childhood pre-service teachers had difficulties in interaction, behavior guidance, effective teaching method at the developmental level and guidance of every day life in 1~3 weeks but they overcome and adapted thanks to guidance and encouragement from the guidance teacher. Until now, most of the previous studies have focused on the difficulties and conflicts that pre-service teachers experience in practice, and the study on the support for solving difficulties and conflicts and the process of overcoming conflicts among pre-service teachers was limited. If the director and the guidance teacher develop a manual that can be used immediately in the field and conduct practical training, the quality of the childcare practice can be improved and the positive effect on the various aspects after the guidance can be expected.