본 연구는 유아과학교육을 위한 교사교육의 연구동향을 알아보고, 그 결과가 시사하는 교사교육의 방향과 연구과제를 제시하고자 한다. 연구의 목적을 달성하기 위하여 국내 학위논문 및 학술지 논문 43편을 중심으로 연구방법, 교사교육의 목적, 교사교육 접근법, 교수전략을 예비교사와 현직교사를 대상으로 나누어 분석하고 연도별 연구의 변화를 분석하였다. 연구방법은 질적연구 방법 중 내용분석방법이 많이 활용되었으며, 태도 및 인식 변화에 대한 연구가 많이 이루어졌다. 교사교육 접근법은 구성주의, 탐구중심, 반성적 교수, 개념도 전략 접근법이 많이 사용되었고, 교수전략으로는 반성적 저널쓰기, 협의 및 토의, 강의, 수업사례, 면담이 교수전략으로 많이 활용되었다. 연구결과, 유아과학을 위한 교사교육이 2000년 이후 빠르게 증가하고 있으며, 교사교육에서 연구방법, 교육목적, 교수전략 등이 중복되어 연구되고 있었다.
This study analyzed the general research trends of teacher training in early childhood science education. In this study, 43 early childhood science education articles from theses and 8 Korean academic journals, categorizing each article according to research method, purpose of teacher training, approach method of teacher training and teaching strategy were examined. It also examined by era and target. The followings are the result of this study. First, in terms of research type, the majority of study method used were qualitative study in both preservice and inservice teacher`s studies. In collecting data, the methods of content analysis in qualitative study and test methods in quantitative study were most frequently used. Second, we analyzed the object of the teacher training. Consequently, the studies of teaching skills were mostly done with inservice teachers while perceiving of science education were researched with preservice teachers. Examining the changes each year, there were tendency of different areas, scientific knowledge, teaching skills, perceiving and attitude of science education, increasing and being studied together. Third, the total number of 21 approaches were found resulting from the analysis of teacher training approaches. Constructive approach, inquiry-based approach, reflective approach, concept mapping approach were used in both study of preservice teacher and inservice teacher. Fourth, as a result of analyzing the teaching strategies in the teacher training, it showed 27 diverse research method in total generally 5-6 teaching strategies were used together in a study. The strategies widely used now are Self-reflection journal writing, consulting and discussion, a lecture, case study since rapid increase in 2000.