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This research aims to examine teaching profession ideologies, teacher efficacies, degree of devotions to teaching profession based on whether integrated kindergarten teachers completed integrated education related training and whether the courses are completed, and to find relations among teaching p...

This research aims to examine teaching profession ideologies, teacher efficacies, degree of devotions to teaching profession based on whether integrated kindergarten teachers completed integrated education related training and whether the courses are completed, and to find relations among teaching profession ideologies, teacher efficacies, and degree of devotions to teaching profession in detail. Research subjects set for these purposes are as followings. First, how is teaching profession ideologies related to personal backgrounds (whether integrated education related training and courses are completed) of integrated kindergarten teachers ? Second, how is teacher efficacies to teaching profession related to personal backgrounds (whether integrated education related training and courses are completed) of integrated kindergarten teachers ? Third, how is degree of devotions to teaching profession related to personal backgrounds (whether integrated education related training and courses are completed) of integrated kindergarten teachers ? Fourth, how are teaching profession ideologies and teacher efficacies of integrated kindergarten teachers related? Fifth, how are teacher efficacies and degree of devotions to teaching profession of integrated kindergarten teachers related? Sixth, how are teaching profession ideologies and degree of devotions to teaching profession of integrated kindergarten teachers related? Subjects of this research are 186 of public and private kindergarten teachers located in Daegu metropolitan city, where integrated education is implemented, and questionnaire was used to measure teaching profession ideologies, teacher efficacies, and degree of devotions to teaching profession. IBM SPSS Statistics 21program was used for t-test of differences among teaching profession ideologies, teacher efficacies, and degree of devotions to teaching profession. In addition, Pearson’s product-moment correlation coefficient was calculated to explore relations between teaching profession ideologies and teacher efficacies, teacher efficacies and degree of devotions to teaching profession, and teaching profession ideologies and degree of devotions to teaching profession. Results of the research are as followings. First, teaching profession ideologies of integrated kindergarten teachers do not show statistical significance regarding integrated education related training and completion of the courses. Second, teacher efficacies of integrated kindergarten teachers show statistical significance regarding integrated education related training and completion of its courses. Third, degree of devotions to teaching profession of integrated kindergarten teachers does not show statistical significance regarding integrated education related training and completion of its courses. Fourth, significant positive correlation is shown between two variables, teaching profession ideologies and teacher efficacies of integrated kindergarten teacher. Fifth, teacher efficacies and degree of devotions to teaching profession of integrated kindergarten teachers show positive correlation. Sixth, teaching profession ideologies and degree of devotions to teaching profession of integrated kindergarten teachers show significant positive correlation.

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