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The objective of this study was to investigate the administrative body controlling teacher qualification, or the Office of Teacher Certification Management (hereafter OTCM), which has been identified as the main challenge in unifying the separate qualification systems of early childhood education professionals. For this purpose, this study examined the perceptions of teachers in kindergartens and day care centers as well as professors in relevant academic disciplines on the OTCM branches. The professionals' perceptions were measured in a survey, the questionnaire for which included 23 items regarding service satisfaction, previous visitation, inconvenience, and accessability of the OTCM. The questionnaire was constructed based on pretest data collected from 10 respondents in each of the professor, kindergarten teacher, and child-care center teacher groups. The questionnaires were either hand-distributed or distributed by electronic mail to professionals selected randomly from Seoul and Kyunggi Province. Out of 280 samples, 225 were usable returns. The subjects of the research were selected among the teachers in kindergartens and child-care centers, and professors and instructors in two- to four-year colleges. The questionnaire consists of three parts; (a) subject's perception of the OTCM for kindergarten teachers, (b) subject's perception of the OTCM for child-care center teachers, and (c) subject's perception on the division of the OTCM into those two branches. The research data were analyzed in terms of frequency, percentage, and a chi-square(Χ2) test was used. The .001 level of significance was chosen for all analyses. In conclusion, teacher groups in both kindergartens and child-care centers were under informed about the OCTM branches. For an effective early childhood education and care policy, the unification of the divided OCTM is called for.
The objective of this study was to investigate the administrative body controlling teacher qualification, or the Office of Teacher Certification Management (hereafter OTCM), which has been identified as the main challenge in unifying the separate qualification systems of early childhood education professionals. For this purpose, this study examined the perceptions of teachers in kindergartens and day care centers as well as professors in relevant academic disciplines on the OTCM branches. The professionals' perceptions were measured in a survey, the questionnaire for which included 23 items regarding service satisfaction, previous visitation, inconvenience, and accessability of the OTCM. The questionnaire was constructed based on pretest data collected from 10 respondents in each of the professor, kindergarten teacher, and child-care center teacher groups. The questionnaires were either hand-distributed or distributed by electronic mail to professionals selected randomly from Seoul and Kyunggi Province. Out of 280 samples, 225 were usable returns. The subjects of the research were selected among the teachers in kindergartens and child-care centers, and professors and instructors in two- to four-year colleges. The questionnaire consists of three parts; (a) subject's perception of the OTCM for kindergarten teachers, (b) subject's perception of the OTCM for child-care center teachers, and (c) subject's perception on the division of the OTCM into those two branches. The research data were analyzed in terms of frequency, percentage, and a chi-square(Χ2) test was used. The .001 level of significance was chosen for all analyses. In conclusion, teacher groups in both kindergartens and child-care centers were under informed about the OCTM branches. For an effective early childhood education and care policy, the unification of the divided OCTM is called for.
