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Job Satisfaction of Visiting Supervisors for Multicultural Families in Charge of Childcare Services: Focusing on Personal and Job Characteristics

다문화가족 자녀생활서비스 방문교육지도사의 직무만족도에 관한 연구: 개인 특성과 근무 특성 변인 중심으로

  • Hwang, Hae Shin (Department of Family Welfare, Sangmyung University) ;
  • Kwon, Ki Nam (Department of Child Care and Education, Osan University) ;
  • Kang, Bok Jeong (Department of Multicultural Family, Korean Institute for Healthy Family) ;
  • Chae, Jin Young (Department of Child Studies, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Kim, He Ra (Department of Early Childhood Education, Daeduk College)
  • 황혜신 (상명대학교 가족복지학과) ;
  • 권기남 (오산대학교 아동보육과) ;
  • 강복정 (한국건강가정진흥원 다문화가족본부) ;
  • 채진영 (전북대학교 아동학과) ;
  • 김혜라 (대덕대학교 유아교육과)
  • Received : 2014.03.17
  • Accepted : 2014.07.19
  • Published : 2014.12.30
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Abstract

This study was designed to investigate variables influencing the job satisfaction of visiting supervisors for multicultural families in charge of childcare services. It focused on personal characteristics including personal and job characteristics. The subjects in this study were 784 visiting supervisors for multicultural families in charge of childcare services in 140 multicultural family centers located across Korea. The job satisfaction of these visiting supervisors was measured using a self-administered questionnaire, and the collected data were analyzed using a frequency analysis, analysis of variance, and post hoc tests. The findings of this study were as follows: first, these visiting supervisors showed a relatively high level of job satisfaction. However, the job satisfaction subscales of treatment and salary were relatively low. Second, the results revealed significant differences in effects of the variables related to the personal characteristics of the visiting supervisors, such as their age, education level, and their major in college, on their total job satisfaction and subscales (job performance, treatment and salary, work ethic and aptitude). Finally, the results revealed significant differences in the effects of the variables related to the job characteristics of the visiting supervisors, such as their responsibilities, career, number of children to handle, and age of children to handle, on the total job satisfaction and subscales (treatment and salary, relationship with caregivers).

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