Objective: The objective of this study was to develop and apply a Teacher
Learning Community Program in order to improve the specialization of infant
daycare center teachers and explore the changes in the learning attitudes of
teachers.
Methods: To develop the program, the requirements were analyzed by
surveying 500 teachers of infant classes. The developed program was provided
to 25 infant daycare center teachers for a total of 14 sessions. A total of 75
sets of collected journal writing materials were analyzed qualitatively.
Results: First, the Teacher Learning Community Program for infant daycare
center teachers was developed. Second, the Teacher Learning Community
Program was found to bring a shift in the learning attitudes among the teachers
of infant classes towards reflective and communal learning.
Conclusion/Implications: The Teacher Learning Community Program brought a
shift in the learning attitude towards reflective and communal learning. Thus,
the Teacher Learning Community Program can be applied as a teacher
education program for improvement of the specialization of infant daycare
center teachers.