A Study on Childrearing in Koryo Dynasty

고려시대 아동양육 연구

The Purpose of this study is to explore the conceptions and the practices about childreariong in the Koryo Dynasty(918-1392 A, D). The method used for this study is the historical method and the literatures of analysis are the Koryo Dynasty History. According to the results the conceptions of childhood in its boundary were that the point at which childhood ended was the age of 15, which was sud-devided into three of different periods. And the conceptions of childhood in its nature and its ideal traits were that child's ability was determinated innately and intellectual features and mutual understanding of others were emphasized as its ideal traits. Also the practices of childrearing in Koryo Dynasty were that a child was carried on adult's back, and that parents prayed for giving birth to their child and finally that the role expectation toward childrearing was affectionate caring. Moreover there were the child welfare work and the educational system in Koryo Dynasty. Through this study, we can have access to the understanding about cultural transmission process of childrearing in Korea.