The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of teachers' vocational
aptitude and sense of responsibility on their teaching efficacy in early childhood
education and care. 259 teachers in ECEC were recruited from 19 daycare
centers and the data were analyzed through frequency, percentage, Pearson's
correlations, and stepwise regression using SPSS 18.0. The findings are as
follows. First, teachers’ teaching efficacy was significantly different according to
their age, the number of years of teaching experiences, and education levels.
Second, all degrees of teachers’ vocational aptitude, sense of responsibility, and
their teaching efficacy were higher than the median points. Second, teachers’
efficacy relating with running class was affected most by the ability of safe
management in vocational aptitude, and teaching methods in sense of
responsibility. For teachers’ efficacy relating to teaching, acceptability/sensitivity
in vocational aptitude and motivation had the most impact. The implication was
discussed in order to figure out the ways to increase teachers’ efficacy.