Journal of Digital Convergence (디지털융복합연구)

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A Study on the Students' Needs for the Improvement of Liberal Arts Curriculum : Focused on the Case of J University

교양교육과정 개선을 위한 학생 요구 분석: J대학 사례를 중심으로

  • Received : 2019.10.26
  • Accepted : 2019.12.20
  • Published : 2019.12.28
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to analyze students' needs for improving the liberal arts curriculum at J University. In order to achieve such as this, 422 students from 11 departments of J University's two campuses looked at the core goals of 1 liberal arts education, 2 core competences that they think should be achieved in the liberal arts curriculum, 3 subject areas of the liberal arts curriculum they wish to open, 4 hopeful subjects, and 5 urgent tasks in reforming liberal arts education. The results are as follows. First, male students were most likely to point out the achievement of core competency as a key goal of liberal arts education. Second, the core competences to be achieved in the liberal arts curriculum were found to place importance on communication and interpersonal relations, character, self-care development and job creation skills. Third, there was a high percentage of people who wanted to open a curriculum in the field of arts and sports. Fourth, liberal arts courses that wish to be opened appeared in the order of women's studies or feminism, sports related subjects, philosophy, and psychology. The results of this study could be used as basic data for the revision of the J University liberal arts curriculum.

이 연구에서는 J대학의 2개 캠퍼스 11개 학부의 재학생 422명을 대상으로 교양교육의 핵심목표, 교양교육과정에서 달성해야 한다고 생각하는 핵심역량, 개설을 희망하는 교양교과목의 주제 분야, 개설 희망 교과목, 교양교육 개편 시 시급한 과제 등을 성, 학년, 계열 및 캠퍼스별로 알아보았는데, 그 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 교양교육의 핵심 목표로 남학생은 인성과 리더십을 갖춘 인재를, 여학생은 핵심역량의 달성을 지목하는 비율이 가장 높았다. 둘째, 교양교육과정에서 달성해야 할 핵심역량은 의사소통 및 대인관계, 인성, 자기진로개발 및 취창업 역량을 중요하게 생각하는 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 예체능 분야의 교과목 개설을 희망하는 비율이 높았다. 넷째, 개설을 희망하는 교양과목은 여성학 혹은 페미니즘, 스포츠 관련 과목, 철학, 심리학 등의 순으로 나타났다. 이 연구의 결과는 J대학 교양교육과정 개정을 위한 기초자료로 활용할 수 있을 것이다.

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