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An Analysis of Content and Convergence Method of Scientific Technology and Humanities in Elementary School STEAM Programs

과학기술과 인문학 융합 내용 및 융합 방법 실태 분석 -초등학교 융합인재교육(STEAM) 프로그램 개발 과제를 중심으로-

  • Received : 2017.02.24
  • Accepted : 2017.04.19
  • Published : 2017.04.30
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Abstract

This study aims to analyze the content and methodological aspects of converging scientific technology and humanities in 233 elementary school STEAM programs developed and publicized from 2012 to 2015, to provide the basic materials and implications for editing and supplementing the development of future STEAM programs or policies, or on-site applications of developed programs. The analysis results show that among the Liberal Arts courses of the STEAM program, including Korean, Social Studies, and Ethics, the level of convergence was lowest in Ethics. This seems to be due to the fact that convergence between scientific technology and humanities tended to emphasize a cross-studies convergence over a content convergence done with a specific purpose. In terms of methodological convergence between scientific technology and humanities, the level of convergence of humanities at a normative level was relatively lower than that at a descriptive level. Although a quantitative comparison of the two methods was not significant, it is rather concerning that due to simply converging descriptive humanities, students may not be so aware of the double-sidedness of scientific technology, despite the discovery of some programs that need re-evaluations of their ethical or normative directions. Moreover, the results showed that the cases of converging scientific technology and humanities at a normative level that were analyzed in the STEAM program can be divided into 'complementation of humanities to utilizing scientific technology' and 'complementation of humanities to research in scientific technology and development.' Based on such research results, the study discusses the development of STEAM programs and policies and directions for editing and supplementing programs on-site.

본 연구에서는 2012년부터 2015년까지 개발되어 공개된 233개의 초등학교 프로그램들을 대상으로, 과학기술과 인문학 융합의 내용적 측면과 방법적 측면의 융합 실태를 분석함으로써, 추후 STEAM 프로그램 개발이나 정책 개발, 기 개발된 프로그램의 현장 적용을 위한 수정 보완 등에 기초자료와 시사점을 제공하고자 하였다. 분석 결과, STEAM 프로그램 내에서 Liberal Arts로 구분된 국어, 사회, 도덕 교과의 융합 빈도 중 도덕 교과의 융합이 상대적으로 낮게 나타났다. 이는 그동안의 STEAM 교육에 있어 과학기술과 인문학 융합이 구체적 목적 아래 이루어진 내용적 융합보다는 다양한 학문간의 융합만이 상대적으로 강조되었기 때문으로 보인다. 과학기술과 인문학 융합의 방법적 측면의 분석에서는 기술적 차원의 인문학 융합에 비해 규범적 차원의 인문학 융합이 상대적으로 적게 이루어졌다. 단순히 두 가지 방법의 정량적 비교가 의미를 가지는 것은 아니나, 일부 윤리적, 규범적 정향이나 고민이 필요한 프로그램들이 발견됨에도 불구하고 단순히 기술적 인문학 융합만 이루어져 과학기술의 양면성에 대한 학생들의 인식 부재가 염려된다. 또한 STEAM 프로그램에서 분석된 과학기술과 규범적 차원의 인문학 융합이 이루어진 경우도 '과학기술의 활용에 있어서의 인문학 보정'과 '과학기술 연구와 발전 그 자체에 대한 인문학 보정' 으로 나누어짐을 알 수 있었다. 이러한 연구 결과들을 바탕으로 STEAM 프로그램 개발이나 정책 개발, 교육현장에서의 프로그램 수정 보완 등과 관련된 시사점을 논의하였다.

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