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http://dx.doi.org/10.13047/KJEE.2017.31.6.595

Effects of After-school Forest Healing Program Activities on Infant's Pro-social Behavior and Self-efficacy  

Jang, Cheoul-Soon (Forest Therapy, Graduate School, Chungbuk National Univ.)
Koo, Chang-Duck (Forestry, Graduate School, Chungbuk National Univ.)
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Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology / v.31, no.6, 2017 , pp. 595-605 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was intended to investigate the effects of after-school forest healing programs on the pro-social behavior and self-efficacy of young children using the attributes of forest and the forest healing factors. The children attending a kindergarten located in ${\bigcirc}{\bigcirc}$ - dong, Cheongju city were divided into a test group which participated in the forest healing program activities and a control group which participated in the regular programs of the kindergarten but not in the forest healing program. Each group consisted of 20 boys and girls aged 3 to 5 years. The forest healing program was conducted once a week from 10 April to 10 July in 2017 for a total of 12 sessions, and each session lasted one hour (60 minutes). The pro-sociality behavior and self-efficacy test of the children was conducted before and after the forest healing program, and the data were analyzed using SPSS 18.0 program. The result showed that the pro-social behaviors that indicated the ability to execute the positive action and the self-efficacy that indicated the self-confidence were statistically significant (p<0.05). The young children who participated in the forest healing program improved their self-esteem through positive thoughts from being with their peer in nature. Moreover, they increased not only ecological knowledge but also consideration for others and cooperative spirit. They also greatly improved the ability to control personal emotion and the ability to form the personal relationship which are the sub-factors of pro-sociality, the ability to adapt to the early childhood education institution, and the physical efficacy which is the sub-factor of self-efficacy. It was concluded that the after-school forest healing program had a positive impact on pro-social behavior and self-efficacy.
Keywords
FOREST EXPERIENCE; FOREST HEALING; SCHOOL FOREST;
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