Analysis of the Resilience Importance and Performance of Early Childhood Teachers (IPA)

Abstract

Objectives The purpose of this study is to investigate the perception of the importance and performance of early childhood teachers' resilience and to seek improvement measures. Methods teachers working at kindergartens and daycare centers in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province. For the col-lected data, IPA analysis was conducted to verify the difference in the importance and performance of early child-hood teachers' resilience, and to verify future improvements. Results As a result of IPA analysis by sub-factor of resilience, self-regulation ability was analyzed as a factor to be mainly improved. As a result of the analysis by detailed items, in self-regulation ability, “control of emotions,” “not getting caught up in my emotions,” “overcoming temptation or disturbance when something needs to be done,” “attempting to fully understand the cause in a problem situation,” in interpersonal skills, “finding the appro-priate phrase or word for what you want to express,” “getting love and attention from people around you,” “thinking that people who meet me like me,” “believe that they can control the problems that happen to me,” “thinking that various conditions in my life are satisfactory,” and “satisfied with my life” were the items to invest heavily in. Conclusions These results suggest that in order to strengthen the resilience of early childhood teachers, it is first necessary to develop the ability to control, check, and adjust the current mind or behavior.