유아교육기관 교사의 직무만족도와 직무스트레스와의 관계

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationships job satisfaction and job-related stress of teachers who work in various kindergarten organization. In addition the differences between institutes were examined to compare. Two hundred and twenty two public and private Kindergarten Organization teachers of G city were drawn as samples of this study. Self-administered questionnaire method containing items on job-related stress, job satisfaction and society demographic background was employed and the data were analyzed with SPSS WIN using descriptive statistics, factor analysis and regression analysis. Findings suggested that the major job-related stresses were related to work experiences, working hours, and the number of on-the-job training opportunities. Work place characteristics such as the total number of children in the class, working hours and wage also affected the level of job satisfaction. Additionally. significant statistical differences were found on the job-related stress and the job satisfaction between teachers in public and private educare centers. In the question of the effect of job-related stress on the job satisfaction, job-related stress explained 12% of work-satisfaction, 33% of satisfaction related to the current working place. Accordingly it was possible to draw a conclusion that educare center teachers' job-related stresses were not ascribed by personal characteristics but by work-related factors such as poor administrative support, low wage and the overwhelming task related stressors. The main stressor of job satisfaction was poor administrative support. Differences on job-related stress and job satisfaction between among teachers of public and private unit were distinctive throughout the study. These results implicate that workshops are recommended to help diminish the job-related stress among kindergarten organization teachers. It is imperative that enhanced work benefits and improved working environment will in turn enhance the quality of services in kindergarten organization.