本研究旨在瞭解托兒所教保員幼教專業信念的現況，並比較不同背景變項在專業信念上的差異情形。本研究採問卷調查方法進行資料蒐集，以屏東地區99 所托兒所教保員為研究對象進行取樣，實際有效樣本為558 位。根據資料分析結果，本研究所得之研究發現與結論如下：1.整體而言，屏東地區托兒所教保員具有正向積極之幼教專業信念。2.在教保員自評專業信念的各層面上，依平均數高低排列依序為：「專業成長」、「專業倫理」、「專業自主」、「專業認同」、「專業服務」及「專業知能」。3.不同個人背景中，「參加教保相關研習」對教保員幼教專業信念有顯著差異。

The purposes of this study were to investigate the situations of early childhood educators'educational profession beliefs and the differences based on their background variables. The valid questionnaires answered by early childhood educators from 99 nursery schools in Pingtung were 558
copies. The results of this study are shown as follows: 1. Generally, the early childhood educators in Pingtung possess positive educational profession beliefs. 2. The overall mean value of the six belief areas in the early childhood educators’ perceptions were rated as follows: professional growth,professional ethics, professional independence, professional identification, professional service and professional competence. 3. Different kinds of educators’ background, attended professional conference in early childhood education has significant difference on professional beliefs.