2013 Volume 12 Pages 11-20
The following paper demonstrates the significant professional growth that teachers experience through the implementation of "Jimon-seiso," a type of school cleaning activity. "Jimon-seiso" was originally devised to develop students' self-discipline, autonomy and regard for others. However, teachers who practice the method with their students were also revealed to receive similar benefits. A survey was carried out to measure teachers` consciousness of their own growth such as, "I have grown as a teacher." The results were then analyzed using the analysis of variance and the interconnected, non-linear structural model. The results proved that the teachers who practiced "jimon-seiso" have the awareness of their own growth in addition to the growth of their students. In this matter, their self-growth feelings were formed through the correlation of the four domains: the external domain, the domain of practice, the domain of consequence, and the personal domain.
