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A Study on the Reflective Practice Experience of a Home Economics Teacher Professional Learning Community Operator

가정과 교사학습공동체 운영자의 성찰적 실천 경험에 관한 실행연구

  • Lee, Gyeong Suk (Dept. of Home Economics Education, Graduate School, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Yoo, Taemyung (Dept. of Home Economics Education, Graduate School, Gyeongsang National University)
  • 이경숙 (경상대학교 대학원 가정교육과) ;
  • 유태명 (경상대학교 대학원 가정교육과)
  • Received : 2016.09.22
  • Accepted : 2017.06.30
  • Published : 2017.06.30
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Abstract

The purpose of this research is to share the experience of reflective practice of a Home Economics teacher professional learning community(PLC) operator and to share better suggestions through reflection on PLC operation. All conversation in the 18 sessions of the PLC totally from May 31st 2013 to May 19th 2014 was recorded and transcribed. All materials of PLC activity were qualitatively analysed. Its themes were grounded on its coding and categorization scheme. Findings and conclusions of this study are as followings. The experience of learning the PLC for a year has found that it is the power to keep the PLC alive: courage and anxiety to face anxiety and anxiety about new challenges, the importance of theme selection, a teacher with a reckless challenge, shares of becoming a leader. Through reflection, I learned that concerns require attention to other teachers and the need for a 'New Round' for ongoing meetings. I, as a operator, did not fully consider participant's different interest as well as a program for a new round due to the lack of management experience. It led to the low participations in latter sessions of PLC. Suggestions are put as solutions to improve these problems; (1) grouping participants by school levels when collecting participants, (2) setting operation period and program applying participants' opinions, and (3) operating short-term PLC with certain themes to immerse reaching goal and satisfaction in short time.

본 연구의 목적은 가정과 교사학습공동체 운영자의 성찰적 실천 경험에 관한 실행연구로 운영자의 의미 있는 경험의 발견과 성찰, 운영에 대한 성찰을 통해 더 나은 제안을 공유하고 이후 교사학습공동체 운영에 실제적인 도움을 주기위한 시사점을 도출하는 것이다. 2013년 5월 31일부터 2014년 5월 19일까지 총 18회의 교사학습공동체에 참여하면서 녹음한 대화 내용을 전사한 텍스트 문서와 활동 결과물을 주된 분석 대상으로 삼았으며, 코딩과 범주화를 통해 주제를 구성하였다. 이 연구를 통해 얻어진 연구결과와 그에 따른 결론을 요약하면 다음과 같다. 첫째, 1년간 교사학습공동체를 운영한 연구자의 경험은 새로운 도전에 대한 걱정과 불안감을 견딜 용기, 주제 선정의 중요성, 무모한 도전을 함께하는 교사, 리더가 되는 경험의 공유는 교사학습공동체를 지속적으로 유지할 수 있는 힘이 된다는 것을 알게 되었다. 둘째, 가정과 교사학습공동체 운영자의 경험에 대해 미숙한 부분을 알아내고 성찰을 통해 나은 방안을 제안하였다. 성찰을 통해 관심사가 다른 교사에 대한 배려와 지속적인 모임의 운영을 위한 '새판 짜기'가 필요함을 알게 되었다. 이를 개선하기 위해 참여자를 모집할 때 학교급을 분리하거나 참여자들의 의견을 수렴하여 잠정적이지만 운영기간과 프로그램을 정해두는 방법을 고려하거나 특정한 주제를 정하여 단기적으로 학습공동체를 운영한다면 짧은 기간 동안 몰입해서 목표에 도달할 수 있어 참여자들의 만족도를 높일 수 있을 것이다. 운영의 미숙함으로는 관심사가 다른 교사를 미처 배려하지 못한 부분과 새로운 주기(round)의 프로그램을 위해 미처 준비하지 못해 후반부에는 참여율이 다소 저조했다고 평가할 수 있다. 둘째, 이런 문제점을 개선하기 위해 (1) 참여자를 모집할 때 학교급을 분리하여 공동체를 구성, (2) 참여자들의 의견을 수렴하여 잠정적이지만 운영기간과 프로그램을 정해두는 방법을 고려하거나 (3) 특정한 주제를 정하여 단기적으로 학습공동체를 운영한다면 짧은 기간 동안 몰입해서 목표에 도달할 수 있어 참여자들의 만족도를 높일 수 있을 것이다.

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