사립유치원 원감의 애환과 보람 그리고 희망 (A Study on the Difficulties, Joys, and Hope of Private-Kindergarten Vice-Principals)

본 연구는 사립유치원 원감들이 유치원에서 중간자적 위치의 삶을 살아가면서, 아픔으로 느끼는 다양한 애환과 다시 힘을 내게 하는 보람된 요소들, 그리고 미래에 대한 희망 등을 질적 연구방법을 통해 밝히고자 하였다. 2009년 9월부터 11월까지 총 11주 동안, 11명의 사립유치원 원감들을 연구 참여자로 하여 심층면담과 관련문서, 연구자의 반성적 저널쓰기를 통해 자료를 수집하였다. 수집한 자료를 분석한결과 사립유치원 원감들은 애환의 요소로 원장과 교사왿�의 사이에서 매개체 역할, 모든 오류왿� 민원의 해결사 역할, 유아의 안전 문제로 인한 학부형 관계, 원감 자격 연수 과정 없이 업무를 시작함과 과도한 원아 모집 경쟁, 그리고 육아를 겸하는 데서 오는 어려움을 호소하였으며 보람의 요소로는 원장으로부터 인정 받음과 학부모의 격려 및 업무 수행에서 오는 성취감, 그리고 교사의 성장과 유치원의 발전을 보며 보람된 마음을 가질 수 있다고 하였다. 또한 앞으로 원장 연수를 받고 본인의 원을 경영하면서 자신의 교육철학이 반영된 좋은 프로그램을 마음껏 실천해 보기를 희망하고 있었다.

The purpose of this research is to understand the position and life of the vice-principals who carry out their duties as a mediator and to clarify the meaning of it. The eleven participants for this research are selected out of the vice-principals serving in Gyung-gi and Cheon-an, Dae-jeon province considering various careers and characteristics. The duration of the research lasted for eleven weeks. To collect the data we used in-depth interview, phone interview, and e-mail interview with each participant and wrote a journal to record the flow and characteristics of the research.
First of all, the private kindergarten vice-principals had so much difficulties in carrying out their duties.
The first element can be the difficulties in playing a role as a mediator between the president who substantially runs the kindergarten and the teachers who educate the children near by. The second element of difficulties is the confusion caused by dealing with all the errors and public grievance whether anytime or anywhere. The third element is the safety issue of the children that can takes place any time and dealing with the parents with that issue. The forth element is to choose the vice-principals out of the president's authority unlike the public kindergartens that hire through systematical steps to be a vice-principals. The fifth element is the excessive competition in recruiting new students leads to overaction that ruins the principle and fundamental rule. The last element is the difficulty of maintaining both teaching and raising their own kids at the same time.
Secondly, they felt worthwhile, having the motive power that enables the vice-principals's to move forward when they get the recognition from the president, which turned out as the best factor. Other factors also can be an encouragement from parents, a feeling of the satisfaction and achievement after an event.
Besides, when the teachers are cooperative and new students keep signing up they find it worthwhile.
Thirdly, the participants found the biggest hope in the systematically legitimate way of children educator that became most considerable meaning and they could get the feeling of the pride. After that,they talked about getting a training to be a president that can be the next goal for them to run their own kindergarten adapting good philosophy and programs.