The Development of the Multidimensional Pre-school Teacher’s Acceptance Efficacy Scale: Consideration aimed at utilization in Early Childhood Education and Care Practices

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to develop a new scale for measuring the pre-school teacher’s efficacy related to acceptance and to clarify its structure. Specifically, based on the preliminary survey, 52 items related to acceptance by pre-school teachers were carefully selected. Next, we conducted a large-scale questionnaire survey of 334 in-service pre-school teachers and 227 students aspiring pre-school teachers. As a result of the analysis, “respect the ego of the child”, “exist as an understanding of the child”, “exist as an understanding of the parents”, “recognize the diversity of individuals” 20 items of 4 factors were extracted, and a clear multidimensional structure was confirmed. It was also confirmed that it has sufficient reliability and validity. Finally, we briefly discussed the practical applicability of this scale and the development of study.