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Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association 2000;38(3):25-42.
보육환경의 질과 영유아의 적응 - 인천시 보육시설을 중심으로 -
현온강, 태진
인하대학교 소비자아동학과, 인하대학교 소비자아동학과 대학원
Quality of Child Care Environment and Toddler's Adjustment in Child Care Centers - Based on Child Care Centers in Inchon-
현온강, 태진
ABSTRACT
To examine toddlers’adjustment in child care centers according to the quality of child care environment, the followings were asked; 1. Are toddlers’adjustment in child care centers different by toddlers’individual characterisitcs, caregiyer’s individual characteristics, and/or care center variablessulcorner 2. Are the quality of child care center different by caregiver’s individual characteristics and child care center variablesulcorner 3. Are toddlers’adjustment in child care centers different according to the quality of child care centerulcorner Forty caregivers and 108 toddlers in 40 child care centers in Inchon were randomly selected. After 2 hours of observation in each child care center, the quality of child care environment were rated using Infant/Toddler Environment Rating Scate(ITERS) by 2 observers and toddlers’adjustment in child care centers were rated by caregivers using the Preschool Adjustment Questionnaire(PAQ). Toddlers’adjustment in centers were different by toddlers’gender, caregiver’s age, caregiver’s educational level, group size, and the adult/child ratio. The quality of child care environment of child care centers was different by caregiver’s age, caregiver’s career level, the length of working time, group size, and the adult/child ratio. Finally, toddler’s adjustment in child care centers were significantly different by the quality of child care environment of child care centers.
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