공립유치원 교사의 업무량과 업무가동률 분석에 대한 교사의 인식 및 지원방안 탐색 = Exploring Teachers’ Perceptions of the Workload and Utilization Rates of Public Kindergarten Teachers and Support Measures

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This study analyzed the workload and utilization rates of public kindergarten teachers, explored teachers’ perceptions and support measures, and sought to find realistic support strategies for teachers. A survey was conducted with 225 public kindergarten teachers in the Gyeonggi-do region of Korea to analyze their workload and utilization rates, followed by an FGI (Focus Group Interview) with 13 of the survey participants. The results showed that the average utilization rate of public kindergarten teachers in Gyeonggi-do was 103.9%, with general teachers at 101.8% and department heads at 113.3%. By institution type, teachers in annexed kindergartens had an utilization rate of 101.7%, while those in independent kindergartens had a rate of 106.1%. The teachers who participated in the study attributed the differences in utilization rates by institution type to factors such as the number of working teachers and children due to the institution’s size, and whether the administrator had a majored in early childhood education. Differences in utilization rates by position were attributed to department heads performing both homeroom and administrative duties or handling heavy workloads even as full-time teachers. To reduce teachers’ workload, it was suggested that additional placements of kindergarten teachers and support from assistant staff are necessary to reduce miscellaneous tasks. The results of this study suggest that to reduce the workload of public kindergarten teachers, it is necessary to assign dedicated administrative staff, expand the placement of administrative assistants to the level of elementary schools, operate a personnel pool for assistant staff to support care services, and provide support for single class annexed kindergartens and overcrowded classes through the establishment of early childhood education support centers.