Examination of Childcare Workers' Achievement Goal Orientation Scale and the Relationship between the Scale and Childcare Practice Skills

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to develop an achievement goal orientation scale for childcare workers and to clarify the effects of achievement goal orientation and years of experience in childcare work on childcare practical skills. A questionnaire survey was conducted on childcare workers (n = 283). As a result of the confirmatory factor analysis in Analysis 1, the 'Mutual Growth Goal Orientation Scale with Children' was developed, which consists of mastery goals and relationship goals. In addition, regarding the three subscales of the performance-approach goal, the performance avoidance goal, and the work-avoidance goal, there was no evidence of external aspects, and the validity of the three subscales remained questionable. As a result of the hierarchical multiple regression analysis in Analysis 2, it was shown that mastery goal and relationship goal are positively associated with childcare practice regardless of the number of years of childcare work experience. In the future, examining factors such as the work environment that affect childcare workers' achievement goal orientation will be necessary.