The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of teacher's burnout and self-efficacy on teacher-toddler interaction. For this study, teachers who are with 18 to 48-months-old toddlers at 40 day care centers located in Chungju city, Jinchun-gun...
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of teacher's burnout and self-efficacy on teacher-toddler interaction. For this study, teachers who are with 18 to 48-months-old toddlers at 40 day care centers located in Chungju city, Jinchun-gun, and Eumsung-gun filled out the questionnaire. Date were analyzed by frequency, percentage, Primary factor analysis, Cronbach's α, t-test, Pearson's correlation, and hierarchical regression using SPSS 12.0 program.
The results of this study were as follows:
First, there were statistically significant differences in teacher's burnout, self-efficacy, and teacher-toddler interaction according to general background. Married teachers showed higher personal efficacy and general efficacy than unmarried ones, and teachers with a level-one certificate showed higher emotional exhaustion, personal efficacy and general efficacy than those with a level-two, while teachers with a level-two showed lower personal accomplishment and responsiveness of teacher than those with a level-one. Older teachers showed more emotional exhaustion and younger teachers reported more inhuman feelings. Also, teachers with longer career reported more teacher-toddler interaction than those with shorter career.
Second, it was found that teacher's positive interaction with toddlers increased when teachers felt lower level of inhuman, lack of accomplishment, and emotional exhaustion, and higher level of general efficacy.
Third, it was found that teacher's burnout and efficacy had no significant effect on teacher's linguistic modelling.
Fourth, teachers' social interaction with toddlers increased when teachers felt lower level of emotional exhaustion, the lack of accomplishment and personal efficacy, and higher level of general efficacy.
Fifth, it indicated that teacher's responsiveness increased when teachers felt lower level of emotional exhaustion and higher level of teacher's general efficacy.
Sixth, it was found that teacher's active participation increased when teachers felt lower level of inhuman and lack of accomplishment, and higher level of teacher's general efficacy.