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The Effects of Nature-Friendly Environmental Education Program on Environmental Pollution Prevention and Practice Attitude of Children

유아의 자연친화적 환경교육 프로그램이 환경오염 예방과 실천 태도에 미치는 영향

  • Kang, Young-Sik (Dept. of Early Childhood Education, Chung-Nam University)
  • 강영식 (충남대학교 교육대학원 교육학과 유아교육전공)
  • Received : 2012.10.18
  • Accepted : 2012.11.08
  • Published : 2012.11.30
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to figure out the effects of nature-friendly environmental education program on environmental pollution prevention and practice attitude of children. To achieve this, a survey was experimentally carried out on total 43 five-year old class children in Chungcheong Province-based preschools. They were classified into the experimental group made up of 12 male children and 10 female children, and the control group made up of 12 male children and 9 female children. The results of this study are as follows. First, there was no statistically significant difference in environmental pollution prevention and practice attitude between the control group. And there was an increase of general environmental pollution prevention and practice attitude in the experimental group, showing a statistically significant difference. Second, there was a decrease and an increase of the 'concern about nature', 'aesthetical experience' and 'emotional stability' by each sub-factor of environmental pollution prevention and practice attitude in the control group and the experimental group, respectively, showing a significant effect. And there was an increase of 'activities to prevent environmental pollution' and 'practice attitude' in both control group and the experimental group, showing a significant effect. As stated above, the nature-friendly environmental education program for children had positive effects on the environmental pollution prevention and practical attitude improvement. Consequently, it is proven that this program is useful for improving the environmental pollution prevention and practice attitude of children through education for repetitive life attitude of natural preciousness from early childhood.

본 연구는 유아의 자연친화적 환경교육 프로그램이 환경오염 예방과 실천태도에 미치는 영향을 알아보기 위해 충청도에 위치한 어린이집 만5세반 원아를 대상으로 실험집단 22명(남 12명, 여 10명)과 통제집단 21명(남 12명, 여 9명)으로 총 43명을 대상으로 실험조사 하였다. 연구결과 첫째, 전반적인 환경오염 예방과 실천태도에 있어서는 통제집단의 경우 통계적으로 유의미한 차이는 나타나지 않았고, 실험집단의 경우 증가하여 통계적으로 유의미한 차이가 나타났다. 둘째, 환경오염 예방과 실천태도의 각 하위요인별로는 '자연에 대한 관심'과 '심미적 체험', '정서적 안정'에 있어서 통제집단의 경우 감소하였으나 실험집단은 증가하여 유의미한 효과를 보였다. 또한 '환경오염 예방활동', '실천태도'에 있어서는 통제집단과 실험집단 모두 증가하여 유의미한 효과를 보였다. 이 같은 결과는 유아들의 자연친화 환경교육 프로그램이 환경오염 예방과 실천태도향상에 긍정적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 유아기 때부터 자연의 소중함을 반복적인 생활태도 교육을 통해 유아의 환경오염 예방과 실천태도를 향상시킬 수 있는 유용한 프로그램임을 입증시켜 준 결과라 할 수 있다.

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