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ERIC Number: EJ1226604
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 14
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0300-4430
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The Influence of Korean Preschool Teachers' Work Environments and Self-Efficacy on Children's Peer Play Interactions: The Mediating Effect of Teacher-Child Interactions
Shim, Sook Young; Lim, Sun Ah
Early Child Development and Care, v189 n11 p1749-1762 2019
The present study investigated the structural relationships between Korean preschool teachers' work environments, self-efficacy, and children's peer play interactions; it also examined the mediating influence of teacher-child interactions on these relationships. This study performed SEM analysis on 1193 teachers' survey responses from the 2014 Panel Study on Korean Children. The results showed that, first, teachers' self-efficacy not only directly influenced teacher-child interactions but also influenced children's peer play interactions through teacher-child interactions. Second, teachers' work environments not only directly influenced teacher-child interactions, but also influenced children's peer play interactions (mediated by teacher-child interactions). Third, teacher-child interactions had a direct effect on children's peer play interactions. The paper concludes with a discussion of the implications of the influence of Korean preschool teachers' work environments and self-efficacy on children's peer play interactions, mediated by teacher-child interactions.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: South Korea
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