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An Exploratory Study of Education on Multicultural Understanding : Focusing on Elementary Schools

다문화이해교육의 실제와 발전방향에 관한 탐색적 연구 - 초등학교를 중심으로

  • 조형숙 (서원대학교 영어교육과) ;
  • 이용직 (플로리다대학교 영어교육과) ;
  • 이경철 (서정대학교 유아교육과)
  • Received : 2017.06.02
  • Accepted : 2017.07.07
  • Published : 2017.07.31
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Abstract

Due to globalization and the increasing number of international marriages, Korea has become a multicultural society. In 2012, the Korean Ministry of Education established guidelines for education on multicultural understanding for all K-12 students. The purpose of this study is to understand how education on multicultural understanding is conducted and to provide suggestions for improvements. Based on the six goals of multicultural curriculum in Bennett's conceptual model, this study explores how multicultural education specialists conduct their instructions and how they convey the value of multicultural understanding in public schools. Four multicultural education specialists were recruited, and various qualitative data were collected from pre- and post-interviews and classroom observations. The data were analyzed through thematic analysis. The study findings show that the participants educated elementary students by introducing their own (or spouse's) culture through their traditional clothes, food, and customs. This indicated that they focused mainly on developing multiple historical perspectives and strengthening intercultural competence. However, their current education on multicultural understanding may not help students to increase an awareness of the state of the planet and global dynamics, and to build social action skills. Finally, we suggest that multicultural education should be integrated and infused into national (regular) curricula so that all students can enhance their multicultural understanding.

시장개방과 국제결혼의 증가로 인하여 한국사회는 점차 다문화사회로 진입하고 있다. 교육부는 다문화학생 교육 선진화 방안을 발표하여, 다문화학생에 대한 교육을 강화하고 있으며, 전체 학생을 대상으로 다문화이해교육을 실시하고 있다. 본 연구의 목적은 초등학교를 중심으로 다문화이해교육의 실제를 파악하고 향후 방향을 제시하는 것이다. 이를 위해 다문화이해교육 강사들이 학교 현장에서 다문화이해교육을 어떻게 진행하고 있는지 고찰하고 다문화 교육과정의 개념적 모형에 비추어 그들의 교수목표와 교육내용이 다문화적 가치를 잘 전달하고 있는지 살펴보았다. 연구방법은 4명의 다문화이해교육 강사를 연구 참여자로 섭외하고 사전인터뷰, 수업자료 검토, 수업참관 및 수업참관 후 사후 인터뷰를 실시하였으며, 이 연구과정에서 수집된 자료를 분석하여 주요 주제를 도출하였다. 연구 참여자들은 모두 초등학생을 대상으로 자신(배우자)의 출신국 문화를 소개하였으며, 수업은 전통복식, 음식 등 풍습위주의 외형적인 문화에 초점이 맞춰져 있었다. 다문화이해교육은 대상 학생 및 문화의 측면에서 다양성을 고려할 필요가 있으며, 2차시 분량의 일회성 수업으로 세계적 상황에 대한 공감능력 및 사회적 행위능력을 배양하기 다소 어려웠으며, 교과내용과 연계하여 융합교육과정으로 발전시키려는 노력이 필요하다.

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