The Perceptions and Needs of Mother\'s in terms of Elementary School-Age Child Care: A Focus on the Working Mother
AUTHOR : 노성향
INFORMATION : page. 21~40 / 2012 Vol.19 No.3
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to analyze the perceptions and needs of working mothers with children
under 10 years in terms of School-Age Child Care(SACC). The research subjects comprised 238 working
mothers. The major findings of this study are as follow: First, working mothers believe in the necessity of
SACC and working mothers with children attending SACC appear to be satisfied with the SACC. Second,
working mothers do not appear to want before-school programs but want or require after-school programs.
Third, working mothers with children attending SACC want care and study base-programs. Fourth,
working mothers also desire both weekend and vacation programs. Fifth, working mothers also prefer or
desire that the teachers of school-age child care programs are university graduates. Based on the results of
this study, it appears necessary to further develop school age chid care programs. Based on the results of
this study, there appears to be a strong need for both long- and short-term policy aimed at the
standardization of school age child care teachers\' qualifications and the their status and working conditions.