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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2016.17.6.642

Meaning of instructional materials based on the daily work of class Kaon  

Kim, Kyung-Chul (Department of Early Childhood Education, Korea National University of Education)
Go, Jin-young (Department of Early Childhood Education, Korea National University of Education)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.17, no.6, 2016 , pp. 642-649 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study examined the meaning of instructional materials by observing the daily work of an infant class in a daycare center to make some suggestions on the accreditation and evaluation of instructional materials for early childhood education and educare. Ethnography was chosen to determine in detail what the instructional materials meant for the selected preschoolers. The activities that belonged to each area of free optional activities and made use of instructional materials were observed, and the eating time, nap time, and outdoor play were all observed. The data were gathered by visiting the selected daycare center. A participant observation and teacher interviews were conducted, and notes were taken on the spot. When their verbal expressions and nonverbal expressions needed to be observed owing to their unique characteristics, a camcorder was used to record their words to have a more profound understanding of them. All the collected data that included this researcher's observation note, the teacher interview data, the standard childcare curriculum manual, the daycare center's yearly, and the daily childcare plans and curriculum evaluation data were classified and categorized by performing an inductive analysis. As a result, the instructional materials had three meanings for the infants. The first was "friends who welcomed them and whom they could play with.' The second was "a cozy nest," and the third was "another teacher." Given the findings of the study, the preparation of standards for instructional materials for infants in childcare facilities is required, and even equipment that is used as instructional materials should be taken into consideration when instructional materials for infants are accredited.
Keywords
Daily work; Infant; Instructional materials; Ethnography; System for instructional materials;
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