>본 연구의 목적은 유아교육의 질향상을 위해 유치원 교사의 교사효능감 수준을 확인하고, 교사효능감에서 차이를 보이는 교사변인과 교사효능감에 영향을 미치는 교사변인을 확인하는데 있다. 서울시내 유치원의 만 3,4,5세 담임교사 287명을 대상으로 한 연구결과, 일반적교수효능감은 60점 만점 중 평균 42.36점, 개인적교수효능감은 65점 만점 중 평균 44.86점으로 중상이상의 효능감을 가지고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 일반적교수효능감은 교사연령, 직위, 연수회수, 경력, 참여정도에 따라 집단간 유의한 차이를 보였고, 개인적교수효능감은 교사연령, 최종학력, 직위, 보수, 연수회수, 이직회수, 경력, 참여정도에 따라 집단간 유의한 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 교사효능감에 영향을 주는 변인에 대한 회귀분석결과 일반적교수효능감은 원 의사결정에의 참여정도와 직위에 의해, 그리고 개인적교수효능감은 교사연령과 연수회수에 의해 설명되는 것으로 나타났다.
A Study on Identifying of Kindergarten Teacher's EfficacyHan, Suk SilLim, Myeung HeeThe purpose of this study is to investigate the level of kindergarten teacher's efficacy, to find out teacher's variables that make difference teacher efficacy and to explore variables influencing on teacher efficacy.In this study, 287 preschool teachers of 3- to 5- year old children from 109 kindergartens located in Seoul were randomly selected. They completed TEBI(teaching efficacy belief instrument: scale for teacher efficacy consisting of general teaching efficacy and personal teaching efficacy).The result of this study can be summarized as follows: First, the mean of GTE(general teaching efficacy) is 42.36 and PTE(personal teaching efficacy) is 44.86. Teacher's level of GTE and PTE are similar, and teachers have a middle and upper level of GTE, PTE. Second, with respect to teacher's characteristic variables, teacher's age, status in working place, amount of in-service program, and years of experience and participation in decision making of kindergarten are found as imperative in teacher's general teaching efficacy. In the meantime, teacher's age, level of education, status in working place, teacher's salary, amount of in-service program, changing number of kindergarten, years of experience, participation in decision making of kindergarten are found as imperative in teacher's personal teaching efficacy.Third, the teacher's characteristic variables are working as important variables in explaining their efficacy. It is participation in decision making of kindergarten and status in working place that are found statistically significant in explaining general teaching efficacy. And it is teacher's age and amount of in-service program that are found statistically significant in explaining personal teaching efficacy.