摘要:The subjects of this study of variables infuencing job satisfaction were 153 public and 191 private kindergarten teachers in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province. Results showed that empowerment,workloads, and job satisfaction indexes (compensation,innovation,autonomy,and future growth) of public kindergarten were higher than private kindergarten teachers. Extrinsic job satisfaction correlated with professional growth and teacher empowerment for public kindergarten and with status for private kindergarten teachers intrinsic job satisfaction correlated with decision making for public and with status for private kindergarten teachers. The strongest predicor of job satisfaction for public kindergarten was professional growth and status for private kindergarten teachers..