초록

AI-Helper

본 연구는 네 명의 영유아 보육.교육 기관장들을 대상으로 기관 운영에 대한 인식과 기관 운영의 실제를 준 구조적 심층 면접을 통하여 파악하고, 수집된 자료들을 리더쉽과 관리의 특성으로 나누어 리더쉽에 대한 기관장들의 전반적인 인식을 조사하였다. 연구의 결과 기관장들의 기관 운영 유형에는 리더쉽보다는 관리적 특성이 두드러졌으며 이러한 관리적 특성은 기관 차원의 이해 추구와 밀접한 관련성이 있었다. 교사들은 대부분 보 육.교육 과정 및 교육 실제 이외의 영역과 관련된 의사 결정으로부터는 거의 제외되어 있었으며 관련 보육.교육 정책의 의사 결정 과정이나 그 내용에 대한 이해도나 관심도도 낮은 편이어서 기관장들의 리더쉽에 대한 새로운 인식과 더불어 거시적 수준의 리더쉽에 대한 기관장들의 관심과 역할이 요청된다.

Abstract ▼ AI-Helper

This qualitative study investigated four Korean directors' roles and leadership practices shedding light on making distinctions between leadership and management. Data on directors' roles and leadership practices were primarily gathered through a semi-structured interview of directors working at fou...

This qualitative study investigated four Korean directors' roles and leadership practices shedding light on making distinctions between leadership and management. Data on directors' roles and leadership practices were primarily gathered through a semi-structured interview of directors working at four different early childhood care and educational (ECCE) organizations. Theoretical backgrounds underpinning the distinctions were found in works of Bennis, Chapman and O'Neil, and Rost that distinguished those attributions of leadership from those of management. The researcher chose four Korean ECCE organizations as research sites that had been characterized as typical by Korean ECCE professionals. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with the four directors of those organizations. For triangulation of data, use of questionnaire, interviews with teachers, document analysis, informal conversations, and non-participant observation were also utilized to provide context for interpretation of the results. Findings of the interviews indicated that Korean directors' roles were disproportionate with the managerial role, and organizational interest seemed always to be top-priority in centers' decision-makings. Therefore the teacher's individual interest or need could not be perceived as significant as the organizational interest by directors, except the case of associate director BK. Teachers were generally excluded from center's major decision-making. In most cases, teachers were engaged in decisions related with educational practice, and seemed to have lowinterest in ECCE policy and the process of policy decision-making. It was suggested that Korean directors need to balance current roles with leadership in which teacher's higher level of participation in decision-making other than classroom-level is celebrated and encouraged through building collegiality with teachers.