A Study on the Body Size of High School Girls for Improvement of Educational Environment (with $17\sim19$ years)

교육환경 개선을 위한 여자 고등학생 (17세$\sim$19세)의 신체치수에 관한 연구

  • Leem, Young-Moon (Dept. of Industrial & System Engineering, Kangnung National University) ;
  • Bang, Hey-Kyong (Dept. of Clothing and Textiles, Sungsin Women's University) ;
  • Hwang, Young-Seob (Dept. of Industrial & System Engineering, Kangnung National University)
  • 임영무 (강릉대학교 산업시스템공학과) ;
  • 방혜경 (성신여자대학교 의류학과) ;
  • 황영섭 (강릉대학교 산업시스템공학과)
  • Published : 2007.06.30

Abstract

In general, it is fact that most educational institutions have lots of problems about shift of education facility and equipment because of insufficient budget. However, most high school girls live a lot of period in the school and most of them wear student uniform. Thus, it is necessary that educational environment has to be improved by actual body size of high school girls. The main objective of this study is to provide numerical guideline for the improvement of educational environment about high school girls ($17\sim19$ years) through comparison and analysis on physical standard of nation (report published in 1997). The sample for this work chosen from data which were collected and measured by Size Korea during two years $(2003\sim2004)$. In order to analyze feature of the somatotype of high school girls, analysis was performed about 734 subjects on 25 body parts such as height (7 parts), width (4 parts), thickness (4 parts), circumference (5 parts), length (4 parts) and body weight. For the specific comparison on somatotype, $R\ddot{o}hrer$ index and Mollison's comparison graph were used. The result of this study can be utilized in various fields such as design of classroom, student uniforms, facilities and equipments for education, etc.

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