A Study of Childcare Teachers’ Perceptions and Experiences of Teachers’ Rights

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Childcare teachers perceive their rights as essential conditions for professionalism and stable educational activities, and experience both respect and infringement based on workplace dynamics, necessitating organizational and institutional changes to protect these rights. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

Eunkyung Kim; Jonghwa Han

doi:10.32349/ecerr.2026.8.30.4.99

August 21, 2026Early Childhood Education Research & Review

A Study of Childcare Teachers’ Perceptions and Experiences of Teachers’ Rights

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To investigate how childcare teachers perceive, understand, and experience teachers' rights within their professional environments.
Conducted semi-structured small-group and individual interviews with 17 homeroom childcare teachers employed at daycare centers in W City, K Province.
Analyzed qualitative interview transcripts through iterative reading and open coding methods.
Teachers recognized teachers' rights as an essential prerequisite for stable educational activities and professional practice, despite initial conceptual ambiguity regarding its exact scope.
Participants experienced both respect (via professional autonomy and recognition) and violations of rights (arising from excessive interference and hierarchical workplace dynamics) in interactions with directors, colleagues, and parents.
Teachers identified individual professional development, daycare organizational culture reform, institutional frameworks, and broader societal awareness as critical requirements for safeguarding teachers' rights.

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Qualitative study reveals dual experiences of respect and rights infringement in childcare teachers, highlighting the need for organizational and institutional support.

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