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영어

This study focused on analyzing the current safety condition of the school bus transportation in both kindergartens and child care centers, comparing the two facilities in terms of the actual safety condition of the school buses, and monitoring the operational condition of the school bus transportation in accordance to the times of dropping off and picking up children. The data were collected by 30 mothers divided into 15 monitoring groups of two, and the monitors had observed 401 early childhood institution vehicles on site. Chi-square test and t-test using SPSS 17.0 program were used to analyze the collected data. The results were as follows. 62.3% of the school buses run by early childhood institutions was mini buses seating up to 15 people, and the buses that met with the Vehicle Safety Standards (4 standards) were only 7.5%. The school buses that the safety assistant teachers were on board were 92.3%. While 83% of the safety assistant safely guided children's getting off from the buses, 25% of the schools drivers was found unsafe with their driving. 88.5% of motorists did not follow safety regulations for early childhood transportation. There were significant difference in safety devices equipped on the vehicles of kindergartens and child care centers in accordance to the Vehicle Safety Standards of Korea, safety driving behaviour of the school bus drivers, and in safety awareness of motorists traveling around the school bus. And there were statistically significant differences in not only whether the school bus safety assistant was on board or not, but also the school bus stop points in accordance to the times of dropping off and picking up children.

한국어

본 연구는 유치원과 어린이집에서 운행하고 있는 어린이통학버스의 전반적인 안전운행 실태와 유아교육기관 유형에 따른 안전운행 실태의 차이, 등하원시간대에 따른 차이 등을 파악하였다. 유아교육기관에서 운행 중인 어린이통학버스 401대를 2인 1조로 30명의 영유아 어머니가 현장관찰을 실시하였고, SPSS 17.0 프로그램을 이용하여 카이검증, t검증을 실시하였다. 연구결과, 유아교육기관에서 운행 중인 어린이통학버스의 62.3%가 15인승이하의 차량이었고, 4가지 차량안전기준을 모두 준수한 차량은 7.5% 뿐이었다. 92.3%의 차량에 보조교사가 탑승하였고, 약 83%의 교사가 유아의 하차지도를 안전하게 한 반면, 운전자의 25%는 불안전하게 하차운행을 하였으며, 일반운전자의 88.5%가 어린이통학버스 특별보호를 준수하지 않았다. 유치원과 어린이집에서 운행 중인 어린이통학버스는 어린이집보다 유치원에서 15인승이상의 버스를 선호하였고, 어린이집이 유치원보다 황색도색, 어린이보호표지판 부착, 점멸등, 발판 설치 등 차량안전 관련 기준을 더 많이 준수하였으며, 유치원이 어린이집보다 운전자 운행태도와 일반운전자의 어린이통학버스 특별보호 관련 기준을 더 잘 준수하였다. 또한 등원시간보다 하원시간대에 보조교사 탑승과 운전자의 주정차 장소 안전측면에서 더 잘 지키는 것으로 나타났다.