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http://dx.doi.org/10.7744/cnujas.2012.39.2.189

A survey on awareness of children's woodworking activity among children and adults  

Byun, Young-Man (Department of Wood & Paper Science, Chungbuk National University)
Kang, Ho-Yang (Department of Biobased Materials, Chungnam National University)
Han, Gyu-Seong (Department of Wood & Paper Science, Chungbuk National University)
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Korean Journal of Agricultural Science / v.39, no.2, 2012 , pp. 189-194 More about this Journal
Abstract
It is well-known fact that woodworking activity could contribute in enhancing creativity, scientific problem-solving ability, spatial perception ability and prosocial behavior of children. However, there is little chance that children experience woodworking at home or in kindergarten. This study was conducted to know how much children and adults have done woodworking in there daily life and how they perceived children's woodworking activity. Woodworking activities for children (N=207, 5 and 6 year old kids) with adults (N=271, only fathers) were carried out in 10 kindergartens of Cheongju. Actually, the survey result shows that very few children and adults experienced woodworking in their daily life. 62.8% of children and 34.3% of adults surveyed responded that they had never done woodworking. However, the greater part of children and adults evaluated the woodworking activity positively. Over 95% of children surveyed responded that their woodworking activity was fun and they want to play woodworking again. Over 73% of adults surveyed responded that children's woodworking activity was safe, and over 99% of adults surveyed responded that they can recommend children's woodworking activity to others. In conclusion, the development of safe tools and programs for children's woodworking activity helps its spread and activation.
Keywords
Woodworking activity; Children; Adults; Safety; Woodworking tools;
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