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Safety Knowledge, Safety Control and Safety Performance in Early Childhood Teachers

유아교사의 안전지식, 안전통제가 안전수행에 미치는 영향

  • Kim, Soo Hyang (Division of Early Childhood Education, Uiduk University) ;
  • An, Aun Hei (Department of Education, Graduate School, Uiduk University)
  • 김수향 (위덕대학교 유아교육과) ;
  • 안은희 (위덕대학교 대학원 교육학과)
  • Received : 2014.12.04
  • Accepted : 2015.01.08
  • Published : 2015.01.31
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Abstract

This study was conducted as a descriptive study with the aim of identifying the effects of safety knowledge and safety control on early childhood teachers' safety performance. Data collection for the study was carried out between October $10^{th}$ and $30^{th}$, 2014 by surveying 187 early childhood teachers working in child day care center and kindergarten located in P, K, & Y city. Measures were subjects' safety knowledge, safety control, and safety performance. For the analysis of the data, the statistical methods of frequency, mean and standard deviation, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficients, and multiple regression analysis were employed. When the category of safety performance was analyzed by general features, marital status, educational career, and degree of assistance of safety education, there were significant differences. Safety performance correlated positively with safety knowledge and safety control. Factors affecting early childhood teachers' safety performance were identified in the order of safety knowledge and safety control and the explanatory power was 60.0%. The findings of the study indicate that in order to increase early childhood teachers' safety performance, their safety knowledge and safety control have to be enhanced.

본 연구는 유아교사의 안전지식, 안전통제가 안전수행에 미치는 영향을 파악하기 위한 서술적 조사연구이다. 자료 수집은 P, K, Y시에 소재한 어린이집, 유치원에서 재직하고 있는 유아교사 187명을 대상으로 2014년 10월 10일에서 10월 30일까지 진행하였다. 연구도구는 안전지식, 안전통제, 안전수행을 사용하였다. 자료 분석은 실수와 백분율, 평균 및 표준편차, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficients, multiple regression analysis를 이용하였다. 대상자의 일반적 특성에 따른 안전수행은 결혼상태, 근무경력, 안전교육 도움 정도에서 유의한 차이가 있었다. 안전지식, 안전통제와 안전수행은 유의한 정적 상관관계가 있었다. 유아교사의 안전수행에 영향을 미치는 요인은 안전지식과 안전통제로 나타났으며, 설명력은 60.0% 이었다. 본 연구결과를 통해 유아교사의 안전수행을 향상시키기 위해 안전지식과 안전통제를 증진시킬 필요가 있다.

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