• 한국노년학
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• v.36 no.4
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• pp.1059-1074
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• 2016

The authors aimed to understand the structural relationship among lifelong education, life satisfaction, and depression in later life. For the data analysis, 4,096 older adults aged 65 and more without anti-depression treatment were subtracted from the Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing (KLoSA) of the year 2012. The findings include that first, older adults' non-formal and informal learning activities influence their life satisfaction positively. Second, older adults' non-formal and informal learning activities have a negative effect on their depression. Third, older adults' depression has a negative impact on their life satisfaction. Fourth, older adults' non-formal and informal learning activities decrease the degree of depression and in turn influence their life satisfaction positively, which shows depression level has a partial mediating effect. The indirect effect of informal learning was greater than that of non-formal learning. We drew practical implications based on these findings.

• 대한공업교육학회지
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• v.45 no.2
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• pp.131-158
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• 2020

The purpose of this study is to develop and apply an informal engineering education program for engineering education that is realized outside the framework of formal education. To this end, a non-format engineering education program was developed and rationalized, discussing participants' experience in participating in the program. The developed non-format engineering education program was applied to 90 high school learners interested in engineering in a one-night, two-day camp format, and the goal was confirmed through open surveys and in-depth interviews. The goal of the non-format engineering education program is to understand the importance of engineering and engineering design in real life and the principles of engineering design processes, and to use a variety of knowledge and tools to creatively solve engineering problems creatively. In addition, education programs were developed based on the fact that real-life examples allow engineers to understand what they do, design their own careers, and collaborate with colleagues to share various engineering issues and develop communication skills on engineering topics.

• Journal of Science Education
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• v.42 no.3
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• pp.293-307
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• 2018

The purpose of this study is to search for the direction of informal science education research by analyzing them from the educational perspectives of informal science education. For this purpose, this study analyzed 144 journals related to informal science education that have been issued in the last six years in terms of educational perspectives. As a result, this study found a tendency for studies to be biased towards a few educational perspectives such as scientific practice participation, emotional enhancement, and understanding of knowledge, while studies on the understanding of nature of science have been conducted in a few cases. This tendency was also found in the analysis of the detailed media in each field, however, the biased educational perspectives varied from media to media. Therefore, in order to understand various aspects of informal science education itself, which is not a subsidy of formal school education, and to deeply understand what each media is trying to pursue, it should be done with various educational perspectives in each media study.

• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.41 no.2
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• pp.45.4-46
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• 2016

천체투영관은 과학관이나 천문교육 시설에서 관람객이나 피교육자가 많이 찾는 인기 시설 중 하나이며 연간 200만 명이 방문하는 비형식학습의 준비된 장소이다. 현재 국내에 운영되고 있는 약 80여개의 천체투영관들은 대부분 별자리 해설과 돔영상물 상영, 과학콘서트, 천체관음악회, 전문가 강연 등의 프로그램을 운영하고 있다. 이제 국내에서도 설계된 비형식 학습 환경을 갖춘 천체투영관을 천문학 교육에 효율적으로 활용할 수 있도록 학교교육과 연계된 프로그램을 개발하고 운영하는 방안이 연구되어야 한다. 해외 과학관에서 운영되고 있는 비형식 과학교육과 학교 과학교육의 연계 프로그램의 사례 등을 조사하고 국내 천체투영관에서 활용할 수 있는 천문학 교육 연계 프로그램을 개발하는 것이 시급하다. 이번 발표에서는 개편된 교육과정이 반영된 연계 프로그램에 대해 소개하고 천체투영관을 천문학 교육에 효율적으로 활용할 수 있는 방안에 대해 관계자들의 의견을 듣고자 한다.

• Journal of Science Education
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• v.35 no.2
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• pp.149-158
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• 2011

The purpose of this study is to improve education program for Informal Science Education Institution by analyzing education program of Natural History Museum, one of informal science education institution. This research subject is Seodaemun Museum of Natural History, located in Seodaemun-Gu, Seoul. It is Public Natural History Museum, which runs more than 60 education programs every year continuously for recent 6 years. Objects of this study are 32 education programs for 3rd to 6th grade of elementary school. The result of study shows that teaching materials of programs, run by informal science education institution, don't contain enough script and activity for improving creativity and inquiring mind. As the result of the study, it is required that guidance plan of education program be developed with more activities, teaching method and script, to seek quality of class than quantity of that when developing education program of science education institutes. And it is required to develop teaching material using creative technique and to improve medium and long term program for development of feedback.

• Journal of The Korean Association of Information Education
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• v.17 no.3
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• pp.291-304
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• 2013

Considering the change of educational environments and strategies for the future, this research attempted to develop project learning that uses various smart technologies, and integrates formal education within a school with informal learning experiences outside of the school. For effective learning, the processes of the project learning, instructional activities for each process and supporting materials were specified and developed as a learning package. The project learning program and the instructional package were applied to 18 fifth graders in an elementary school located in Seoul. The results of the pilot test were collected with observations, interviews, and assessment of learning processes and products. And then the results were analyzed in regard of 'the whole processes of project activities', 'learning materials and tools', and 'informal learning experiences'. Based on the results, some suggestions were provided for implementing the smart project learning for integrative learning experiences.

• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.36 no.1
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• pp.79.1-79.1
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• 2011

비형식교육의 장인 과학관은 전시물과 그 전시물을 설명한 판넬 등을 통하여 교육적 기능을 담당한다. 비형식 교육의 중요성 때문에, 과학관 전시는 전시물과 내용이 관람자와 교감하고 상호작용해야 할 뿐만 아니라 관람자에게 설득적으로 구성될 필요가 있으며, 하나의 공간에서 학습과 휴식이 어우러지면서 즐거움을 제공할 수 있어야한다. 이러한 과학관 전시의 요구사항을 충족시키기 위하여 가장 우선적으로 도입할 수 있는 방법이 스토리텔링이다. 스토리텔링은 '이야기하다'로서 관람객들에게 흥미 유발의 기능을 가지며, 그 효과가 단순 나열식보다 훨씬 크다. 하지만 스토리텔링기법에도 지식과 정보량에 있어서는 단점이 있다. 이것을 보완하기 위한 한 방법으로 전시물 설명에 논증 기법의 도입이 대두되고 있다. 즉, 거시적인 관점에서는 스토리텔링을 이용한 하나의 스토리를 도입하는 한편, 미시적인 관점에서는 논증의 구조를 따른 설명문을 이용한다면, 관람객들에게 흥미와 함께 지식과 정보를 모두 줄 수 있다. 이 연구에서는 논증과 스토리텔링의 조화된 결합을 통해 과학관의 전시를 재배열하는 작업을 수행하였다. 거시적인 관점과 미시적인 관점에서의 점검기준으로 영국의 자연사 박물관과 국립과천과학관 자연사관 우주와 지구관의 전시물의 구조를 분석 하였다. 그 결과 영국의 자연사 박물관과는 달리 국립과천과학관의 전시물은 스토리 내용, 설명문의 내용, 체험위주의 전시물이 부족하였다. 따라서 현 과천과학관의 전시물에 대해 스토리텔링과 Booth 등(2008)과 Lawson(2003)의 논증과의 조화를 도입하는 것이 바람직하다.

• Journal of Science Education
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• v.34 no.2
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• pp.279-290
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• 2010

This study is to investigate the direction for management of informal science education center by survey of participants' satisfaction and implication. The place to study was Gwacheon National Science Museum in Kyung-gi province. $4,322m^2$ for the education space can make education done effectively. And attendees of their own education program are over 10,000 per year. 87 students who attend education program and 78 of their parents joined the survey of participants' satisfaction. The results of this study show that most of the participants want informal science education center to be able to make up for school education in part of promoting scientific literacy, heuristic method and scientific attitude. Things to be improved were feedback about student activity, segmentation of the education program for each grade, public relations exercise of program and advanced method of teaching based on each subject of classes. As ideas for improvement, it seemed that making long term program for continuous participant, limiting participant appropriately, developing guide manual of teaching, improving publicity of program were required.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Earth Science Education
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.122-139
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• 2017

The purposes of this study are to develop the STEAM program grounded on curriculum and to investigate educational effects of the developed program on students' attitude of science and science self-efficacy by application to elementary informal science education environment. In order to develop this program, the literature reviews were conducted and then STEAM education program based on the theme 'light' is developed. The developed program was revised and complemented through preliminary applications and consulting with experts, and applied to 65 students. A single group pre-post paired t-test was conducted through the students' attitude of science and science self-efficacy test. The semi-structure interviews were used to gather focused and additional data. The results of this study were as follows: firstly, STEAM education program was developed with the theme 'light' for elementary students in order to increase their interest related to real life. Secondly, the results indicated that the program was statistically significant on the attitude of science for the group of third and fourth graders. However, the effects of science self-efficacy did not appear a significant result for the third and fourth graders. They expressed one possible reason. The theme of light was not familiar with them because the theme was scheduled to teach in the second semester of the fourth graders. Some of students in this group did have a chance to learn the theme. Thirdly, the program was very effective for the fifth and sixth graders on their attitude of science and science self-efficacy. In conclusion, STEAM education program developed with the theme of light is contributed to elementary students' attitude of science in the informal science education. Students' learning experiences of relevant concepts can influence on students' science self-efficacy. It could be very important factor to consider students' grade level and previous learning experiences when the educational programs develop.

• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.41 no.1
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• pp.52.3-52.3
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• 2016

비형식학습의 준비된 장소이며 대표적인 비형식 과학교육 기관인 천체투영관은 세계적으로 약 3000개 이상이 설치되었으며 국내에도 약 100여 곳이 운영되고 있다. 이제 국내에서도 천체투영관의 양적 증가가 아닌 질적 향상을 위한 노력과 함께 관련 연구가 시급하다. 또한 비형식학습을 통한 대국민의 천문학 인식 제고를 위하여 천체투영관의 교육적 활용에 대한 연구 또한 필요하다. 천체투영관의 교육적 활용을 위한 연구의 기초자료를 만들기 위하여 국내 80개 천체투영관 운영자들을 전화로 인터뷰하여 천체관의 현황을 조사하였다. 1)국내 천체투영관의 연방문객은 약 200만 명, 2)디지털방식의 투영장치를 갖춘 천체투영관이 조사된 천체투영관의 약 80%, 3) 돔스크린의 크기가 10m 미만인 곳은 조사된 천체투영관의 약56%를 차지하는 것으로 조사되었다. 이번 발표에서는 조사결과와 함께 천체투영관의 교육적 활용에 대한 연구 방향을 제시해 보고 관심 있는 관계자들의 의견을 듣고자 한다.