유치원교사의 직무환경의 위험요소와 심리적 소진과의 관계에서 교사효능감의 역할

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The Role of Teacher Efficacy in the Correlation between preschool teacher's Risk Factors at Job Environment and Burnout

Na Yeon Kwon

Graduate School of Education Pukyong National University

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The purpose of this research is to examine the influence of Risk Factors at Job Environment and Teacher Efficacy on the Burnout for preschool teachers and observe the effect of relationship between them on Teacher Efficacy to provide how to alleviate Burnout for preschool teachers and to improve Teacher Efficacy. Here are some questions raised in order to accomplish the purpose of this research 1. What about the relationship between Risk Factors at Job Environment, Teacher Efficacy and preschool teacher's Burnout? 2. What influence do Risk Factors at Job Environment have on Burnout for preschool teachers? 3. What influence does Teacher Efficacy have on Burnout for preschool teachers? 4. Can the influence of Risk Factors at Job Environment on Burnout for preschool teachers be controlled by Teacher Efficacy? To carry out this research, a survey was performed with teachers working in private preschools in Busan district. Then, based on collected questionnaires, Frequency Analysis was performed, categorizing general attributes of the objects studied. Also, to find out the relationship between Risk Factors at Job Environment, Teacher Efficacy and Burnout for teachers for youngsters, Correlation Analysis was carried out. To verify the effect of Lower Variables of Major Related Variables have on each of other Lower Variables, Multiple Regression Analysis was performed Furthermore, to find out about the influence of Teacher Efficacy on Risk Factors at Job Environment and Burnout for preschool teachers, Stepwise Multiple Regression Analysis, and verification process for Mediated Effect proposed by Baron and Kenny(1986) were employed. Through such procedures and methods, following are the results gained; 1. Risk Factors at Job Environment and Teacher Efficacy, Burnout was a significant relationship. 2. preschool teachers with higher Risk Factors at Job Environment had higher degree of Burnout. 3. preschool teachers with higher Teacher Efficacy had lower level of Burnout, and 4. It is observed that the influence of Risk Factors at Job Environment on Burnout for preschool teachers was indeed controlled by Teacher Efficacy. It is observed that the teachers shows experience Burnout due to high level of Risk Factors at Job Environment can reduce such Burnout by increasing their Teacher Efficacy. This indicates that to carry on with teaching career while enjoying the sense of accomplishment, and not getting emotionally depleted, where it is hard to change the job environment, one needs to increase his/her level of Teacher Efficacy. Through this work, one needs to understand the importance of Teacher Efficacy for preschool teachers. Also, through wide range of further research on Teacher Efficacy, methods of increasing its levels should be presented, and provide opportunity to re-educate the teachers.