• Journal of Gifted/Talented Education
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.317-346
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• 2010

The purpose of this study was to investigate the changes in teachers' recognition of science class and children for the gifted, and the process of changes in their practical knowledge after the experience of science class and conversation with colleague teachers. Two elementary teachers, teacher A and B, were selected as subject of investigation, who wanted to improve their science class. They experienced the process of self-examination during their class and from class conversations. Teacher A has 10 years of teaching experience. She has been in contact with gifted children and observed them since undergraduate. She entered the graduate school since she came to be interested in science class and children for the gifted. While teacher B has only three years of teaching experience and had a first contact with the gifted after graduate school. The results of this study are as follows. Teacher A didn't change recognition of gifted children class by class conversation in short term because she had a firm faith in good class teaching and was rich in class teaching knowledge. And, her practical knowledge was applied to the next class by changing teaching method or by supplementing her class contents in concerned part through class observation and class conversation with her colleagues. Teacher B was characterized as being lack of class confidence and concerned more about subject knowledge. She was forming a new practical knowledge along with new class teaching knowledge. Teacher B was in trouble with applying new practical knowledge to next class. From such findings, it was concluded that the process of changing or forming of practical knowledge depends on the beliefs, values, experiences, or knowledges of each teacher. A reflection on one' own class teaching could be a good way to form a practical knowledge and improve teaching speciality, when it was concerned with self-reflection of their own class, class observation, and communication with colleagues. Thus, the reflection practice could be applied to the teaching program of teachers for the gifted to form practical knowledge through trial class, self-reflection of class, and conversation with colleagues.

• Communications of Mathematical Education
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• v.9
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• pp.227-239
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• 1999

영재교육의 이론적 근거를 제시한 연구물이 국내에는 그다지 많지 않다. 뿐만 아니라 지금 한국과학재단에서 지원하고 있는 전국의 9개 대학 과학영재교육센터 역시 실천적인 차원의 활동을 벗어나지 못하고 있다. 외국의 대학부설 연구소들이 30년 이상 이와 같은 연구와 서비스를 지속적으로 실천해오고 있는 사례들을 우리는 쉽게 찾을 수 있다는 점을 거울 삼아 모처럼 마련된 국가적 차원의 지원을 토대로 그 바람직한 실천과 연구를 위한 방안을 다음과 같이 제시해본다. 첫째, 질적 연구의 집적에 힘써야 한다. 영재교육이라는 특수한 상황을 전제로 할 때는 더구나 그렇듯이 일반화를 전제로 한 양적 연구보다는, 사례연구와 같은 질적 연구물들의 집적에 노력을 아끼지 말아야할 것이다. 둘째, 교수-학습 활동은 활동이론과 구성주의 이론의 적절한 조화가 요망된다. 구성주의 이론에 입각한 교수-학습 활동의 모습을 단적으로 말하자면, 학습자 자신이 주어진 문제 상황에서의 탐구를 통하여, ‘구체적인 것에서 추상적인 것으로’ 나아가 스스로 지식을 구성하는 것이다. 그러나, 활동이론에 입각한 교수-학습 활동의 요지는 활동은 정말로 전형적인 활동에 국한하고 나머지는 교사의 설명에 의해 학습자들이 ‘추상적인 것에서 구체적인 것으로의 소급’이 가능하도록 하는 것이다. 완전히 정반대의 주장을 하는 것 같으면서도 일면 그 타당성들을 갖고 있는 것으로 볼 수 있다. 셋째, 학제적 ${\cdot}$ 통합적 연구가 절실하다. 연구의 측면에서 수학반 아동과 과학반 아동들의 활동상의 차이점이나 유사점 등에 대한 질적 연구를 시도해보는 것은 매우 의미있는 일이 될 것이다.

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.66 no.1
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• pp.42-49
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• 2022

Many elementary school teachers' lack of scientific knowledge reveal as several problems in teaching science. Thus, elementary school teachers need to improve their scientific knowledge, but there is the limit to improve the teachers' scientific knowledge through activities based on lecture that conducted in process of training and retraining them. Therefore, Improvement for training science teacher to improve scientific knowledge of elementary school teachers would be searched in this study. Depth interview was conducted toward three elementary school teachers, who had conducted action research, to improve content knowledge of material domain within teaching process and elementary school science. Based on result of the interview, difficulty and development that the three teachers were commonly experienced in process of conducting scientific inquiry in action research were analyzed. One of the difficulties of the inquiry were to figure out how the three teachers, who participated in the interview, understand specific concept, what they do not understand, and what they should study more to understand the concept. And there was a circumstance that the teachers did not know how to apply procedural knowledge, which learned explicitly in the process of setting plan for conducting research, into real context. Since there was difference between knowledge that they understand disjunctively and context that observed in real circumstance, they faced difficulty. However, the teachers conducted analysis of topic, planning research, conducting research, discussion of the result by themselves with those difficulties Thus, the teachers mentioned that not only content knowledge had been improved, but understanding of procedural knowledge, which is not intended to improve, had been also improved. Besides, they also mentioned that comprehensive understanding content knowledge, which they already understood, was also helpful. And the teachers suggest that if there were chance to discuss and examine the scientific practices by consisting of group with colleagues rather than conducting it individually it would more efficient studying. Considering their suggestion, direction of training elementary school teachers for improving their scientific knowledge should be improved in a way to understand science concepts based on direct research about context that is generated in circumstance of studying group of the teachers. Consequently, it would contribute to improvement of teaching science by combining teachers' practice and understanding.

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.66 no.1
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• pp.15-30
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• 2022

The purpose of this study was to examine interactions among components of pedagogical content knowledge of middle school science teachers in a teacher learning community targeting science practice-based instruction. Data collection consisted of pre and post questionnaire and interview with each of five science teachers, audio-recording of teacher discussion in a teacher learning community, lesson plans, teacher written reflection, and video-recording of teaching practice. Qualitative data analysis revealed that there were two types of interactions, i.e., one-way interaction and two-ways interaction among components of pedagogical content knowledge of science teachers in a teacher learning community. There were also consecutive interactions as well as one-shot interaction. For two-ways interaction there were synchronous two-ways interaction in a teacher learning community meeting as well as consecutive two-ways interaction along with several meetings. This study provides implications that collaborative learning context in a teacher learning community should stimulate various types interactions among components of pedagogical content knowledge.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Earth Science Education
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.153-165
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• 2023

This study investigates learners' environmental literacy, classifies the results by factors of environmental literacy, and then investigates the differences in the students' environmental behavior practice experiences according to the classification by factor. The study was conducted with 47 6th grade students from D elementary school located in P metropolitan city as the subject of final analysis, and environmental literacy questionnaires and environmental behavior practice experience questionnaires were used as the main data. As a result of the study, the learners were classified into three groups according to the factors of environmental literacy, and they were respectively named as the "High environmental literacy group", "low environmental literacy group", and "Low Function and Affectif group". A Word network was formed using the descriptions of environmental behavior practice experiences for each cluster, and a Degree Centrality Analysis was performed to visualize and then analyze. As a result of the analysis, "High environmental literacy group" was confirmed, 1) recognized the subjects of environmental action practice as individuals and families, 2) described his experience of environmental action practice in relation to all elements of environmental literacy, and had a relatively pessimistic view. "low environmental literacy group", and "Low Function and Affectif group" were confirmed 1) perceive the subject of environmental behavior practice as a relatively social problem, 2) the description of the experience of environmental behavior practice is relatively biased specific factors, and the "Low Function and Affectif group" is particularly focused on the knowledge element. And 3) it was confirmed that they were aware of climate change from a relatively optimistic perspective. Based on this conclusion, suggestions were made from the perspective of environmental education.

• The Science & Technology
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• v.31 no.7 s.350
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• pp.90-91
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• 1998

우리가 지금 겪고 있는 국난은 경제를 잘못 이끌어 왔기 때문이다. 그런데 경제가 잘못된 것은 취약한 과학기술 탓고 있다. 그동안 나름대로 과학기술수준의 향상은 있었지만 도입과 모방위주로 창조적인 자주기술력의 양성이 미흡했다. 실천과 합리성 존중, 철저하나 실증성 등의 기술정신은 오늘의 국난극복을 위해 꼭 필요하다.

• The Science & Technology
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• v.29 no.3 s.322
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• pp.6-9
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• 1996

"과학기술의 진흥없이는 국가발전을 기대할 수 없는 이 시점에서 학문하는 사람의 총본산인 과총은 우리나라 전체가 '한국연구개발주식회사'가 되도록 뒷받침하는데 전력을 다해야 한다고 생각합니다" 제12대 과총회장으로 취임한 최형섭박사는 본지와의 특별대담에서 앞으로의 설계와 실천방안을 소상하게 제시했다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2023.05a
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• pp.341-341
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• 2023

전 세계적으로 발생하고 있는 기후변화로 최근 극한의 가뭄이나 홍수가 발생하고 있으며, 이로 인한 경제·사회적으로 피해를 발생시키고 있는 실정이다. 이에 따라 기후변화에 직접적으로 영향을 주는 원인 중 하나인 온실가스에 대한 관심 높은 실정이며, 전 지구적으로 다양한 분야에서 탄소중립을 위한 정책이나 실천 방안 마련을 위한 연구가 활발히 이루어지고 있다. 우리나라에서는 2050 장기 저탄소 발전전략을 수립하였으며, 농축산부문의 온실가스 배출량을 2018년 배출량인 24.7백만톤 대비하여 2030년까지 27.1%인 약 6.7백만톤 감축을 목표로 하며 그 중 벼 논물관리를 통한 온실가스 감축 목표량은 540천톤으로 농업인의 참여가 요구된다. 이에 본 연구에서는 저탄소 논물관리를 위한 농업인 대상으로 총 3회의 교육을 실시하였다. 저탄소 논물관리 참여의식 고츼 및 탄소 중립에 대한 이해를 돕기위한 교육을 실시하였고 교육 전·후 참여 농업인 대상의 설문조사를 실시하였다. 저탄소 논물관리의 핵심인 중간 물떼기와 관련된 설문 결과, 교육 전 2주 미만 논물을 건조한다고 응답한 농업인은 51%였으나 교육 3회 실시 후 설문에서는 2주일 이상 논물을 건조한다고 응답한 농업인이 78%로 증가하였다. 또한, 출수기부터 완전 물떼기 전까지의 논물관리 방식인 걸러대기는 교육전 49%였지만 교육 실시 후 74%로 증가하여 걸러대기를 실천하는 농업인 비율이 높아졌다. 이처럼 농업분야의 온실가스 배출량 감축을 위한 정책이 현장에서 효과적으로 실천되기 위해서는 농업인의 참여가 필수적이다. 따라서 본 연구와 같이 농업인 대상의 교육이나 컨설팅 등이 함께 이루어진다면 더욱 높은 효과를 나타낼 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• Asia-pacific Journal of Multimedia Services Convergent with Art, Humanities, and Sociology
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• v.7 no.6
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• pp.937-945
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• 2017

Economy of Communion (EoC) is an emerging economic principle that recognizes the dilemma of traditional perspectives and turns to human centered values and ideas. Furthermore the EoC encompasses all the principles derives from free market economy, ethical norm and social solidarity. This study aims to understand Economy of Communion concepts and its ripple effects under current Korean economy condition which mainly follows Neo-liberalism. Korean economy needs new paradigm to deal with intensifying economical inequality in Korea these days. By understanding EoC's primary value and studying research cases and Sungsimdang, Seokwangsa one of EoC enterprise cases in Korea, this study suggests new economic paradigm. In response to the needs, two important practices should be manifested through fraternity: 1) mutural equity, and 2) dissemination of giving culture. These are construct the economy of communion, which is defined as unique humanism. This study is also expected to suggest new paradigm that establishes new economy system that can cover current economy system's problems.

• Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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• v.41 no.6
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• pp.501-517
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• 2021

In the present age, when the development of science and technology is leading the changes, this study supports the view that students should possess the literacy to participate democratically and critically in socio-scientific issues, and should be positioned as agentic and participatory citizens. Accordingly, we implemented a club activity that emphasize climate social action for elementary students, and explored how students were positioned in relation to climate change. In this study, position is defined as a complex cluster of rights and duties that students have in relation to climate change. The club activity was implemented throughout 46 sessions from March to July, 2019 for 11 sixth graders of 'H elementary School' in Seoul, and transcripts of video and interviews were analyzed by means of a constant comparison method. In the course of the activity consisting of three steps, the students exhibited different positioning and they are as follows: In the global warming modeling activity for Step 1, students were positioned as 'active learners', but at the same time, they showed a contradiction in being positioned as 'apprentice'. In the student-led research activities inherent to Step 2, they were positioned as 'scientists who design and conduct research' and 'bystanders' due to the controversial nature of SSI knowledge. As students participate in the social actions involved in Step 3, the position changed from 'elementary school students facing difficulty in making a change' to 'participatory citizens creating changes.' This study is significant because it shows students' potential to promote participatory and democratic citizenship through action-oriented SSI activities. In addition, pedagogical approaches were discussed dealing with the contradictions and limitations of positioning.