一位資深公立幼稚園教師專業成長歷程之探究

• Main Author: 黃文娟
• Other Authors: 鄭束芬
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2003
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/06604806598007860914

碩士 === 國立花蓮師範學院 === 幼兒教育學系碩士班 === 91 === The Professional Growth of a Senior Public Preschool Teacher Abstract The purpose of this study was threefold: to explore a senior public preschool teacher’s professional development, to understand what factors affected her development, and to realize how to promote her professional specialty. The participant of this study is a senior teacher who has worked in a public preschool for fifteen years. Data sources included in-depth interviews, field observations, document collections, and reflective journals. Data were triangulated by gathering fieldnotes, transcriptions of interviews, documents, and member checking in order to establish trustworthiness. The major findings were as follows: 1. The participant teacher had five stages of professional growth. 2. There was no relationship between the teacher’s seniority and professional growth. 3. The environment of the preschool and the professional growth of the teacher were influenced interactively. 4. The lack of communication between the teacher and her supervisor influenced her willing of teaching. 5. The lack of a professional director in the preschool reduced the motivation of the teacher’s professional growth. 6. In order to break through restrictions in the teaching environment, support of her colleagues and friends was highly needed. 7. Good fellowship encouraged professional growth of the teacher. 8. The teacher’s positive and optimistic characteristics improved her professional growth. 9. Concern for students enabled the teacher to make changes and progress. 10. The activities of professional growth must satisfy the teacher’s special needs. According to the conclusions, implications for the field of professional growth of public preschools and teachers were addressed. Suggestions for future research were also provided. Key Words: public preschool teacher, professional growth, professional development