• Journal of Gifted/Talented Education
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.93-125
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• 2002

The purpose of this study is to identify the characteristics of the teachers of the gifted and to identify present status of the training and employment system of the teachers of the gifted in Korea. The characteristics of the teachers of the gifted were explained in three areas of philosophical understanding, experts' characteristics, and personal characteristics. This paper presented several suggestions to improve a system of employment and training of teachers of the gifted in Korea, and they were as follows: - To enhance the quality of training program. The training program should include various activities, for example, discussion, field trip, making a product, seminar, workshop, practice in various teaching models, etc., to foster creative and higher-order thinking abilities. - To prepare various kinds of training programs in consideration of various teachers' needs. - To provide a training successively. The 60 hours' training is not sufficient to be a good and effective teacher of the gifted. Successive training is needed. - To prepare various incentives which make many competent teachers to take part in gifted education. - To improve process to select and to employ the teacher of the gifted. Many teachers want an more open and strict scrutiny process to select and employ the teachers of the gifted.

• Journal of Korea Technology Innovation Society
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.694-723
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• 2013

Securing a well-trained workforce with skills and expertise is a prerequisite for the successful fostering of IT industry. Investment into human resources in a knowledge-based economy is more effective than material resources since a high quality IT workforce is recognized around the world as the key resource that decides the national competitiveness. This study examines the environments of IT industry that are ever-changing depending on technology trends such as new bases for IT technology and convergence, the concept of IT convergence. The concept and necessity of ideal talents of convergence are also addressed as the paradigm of IT industry is changing. Chapter 3 analyzes the governmental demand-oriented IT workforce training programs and supports for convergence IT workforce training centers conducted by the government as well as convergence workforce training programs. Chapter 4 analyzes, based on the survey, major factors that may affect the attempt to secure an efficient education system for convergence-oriented IT workforce training in reflection of corporate demands. Lastly, chapter 5 states the major findings and limitations of this study.

• Journal of The Korean Association of Information Education
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.147-155
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• 2020

The analysis targeted the curriculum of general, subject education, and apecial activities that are required for SW education of 11 universities of education where SWEET project is applied. The results showed that the average credits related to SW education in elementary school teacher training institutions were 2.2 for general, 2.3 for subject education, and 0.6 for special activities. As a result of analyzing the changes in the curriculum by year, it can be interpreted as an effect of the SWEET project because the proportion of credits and hours in subject education increased and because the proportions of general and special activities decreased. However, on average, the credit related to SW education was 5.1, whereas the credits related to mathematics and science were 6.5 and 7.8, respectively, which indicated a need for revising and improving the curriculum for SW education.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.9 no.10
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• pp.167-182
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• 2018

This study was conducted to seek the innovation challenges of "University Department of Special Education" with convergence on lifelong education of the disabled which is constantly stressed due to the educational needs of the disabled. For this purpose, the study first examined the compatibility between special education and lifelong education of the disabled based on the universal basis and then suggested faculty competence development for the foundation of organization and an integrated cooperation system of "University Department of Special Education" with support of National Institute for Lifelong Education of Disabled, lifelong education centers, related local organizations, and local colleges. In regards to the curriculum, the study also suggested lifelong education curriculum of disabled within the university lifelong education centers and a foundation for gradual restructuring of the curriculum of the "Department of Special Education". A program for 'lifelong education instructors for disabled (temporary name)' was introduced based on interdisciplinary course with "University Department of Special Education" for qualification of instructions.

• Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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• v.33 no.2
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• pp.345-358
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• 2013

In this study, we investigated the current status of the teacher education curriculum and the recruitment of general science teachers, and the ways to improve them as suggested by Professors from the Department of Science Education. Most science education departments have not required double majors in general science, and there are wide differences in the number of students who take the general science programs. There is not any department that requires science courses other than its own science major courses when students get only their own in-depth science major certificate. A few departments provide integrated science courses such as history of science, scientific creativity, integrated science, and so forth. Most professors revealed negative perceptions toward 'a compulsory requirement of double majors in general science' with other in-depth science majors such as physics, chemistry, biology, and earth sciences. The majority of professors also suggested providing elective courses in integrated science-related subjects. Regarding general science majored teacher employment, most professors did not agree with separate employment for the general science teacher, although they agreed with the necessity of the general science teaching certificate. They also suggested that preservice teachers need to take science courses other than their own specialized science majors for the in-depth science teaching certificate. Based on the results, we suggested ways to improve the teacher education curriculum and the recruitment of general science teachers.

• Journal of Korean Elementary Science Education
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.33-44
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• 1998

교사들의 과학 교수 효능의 신념을 조사하고 이해하는 것은 과학 교수를 향상시키는데 가장 유력한 요소가 될 수 있음에도 불구하고, 이를 연구한 사례는 거의 없었다 본 연구의 목적은 초등학교 예비 교사들의 교사 양성 과정중 과학 교육 과목이 예비 교사들의 과학 교수 효능의 신념 즉, 자신의 과학 교수 효능감과 과학 교수 결과에 대한 기대감에 미치는 영향을 조사하는 것이다. 이를 위하여 서울교육대학교와 인천교육대학교에 재학중인 예비교사들이 한 학기동안의 과학 교육 과목을 마치고 나서 그들의 과학 교수 효능의 신념이 어느 정도 변화했는지를 측정하였으며, 이에 대한 결과를 t-test로 분석하였다. 연구의 결과로 미루어보아 예비 교사들이 학습한 과학 교육 과목은 그들의 과학 교수 효능감과 과학 교수 결과에 대한기대감을 모두 향상시켰다. 그러나 앞으로는 과학 교육 과목의 어떤 요소들이 그들의 신념을 변화시키는지 구체적으로 알기 위해 질적 연구와 함께 더욱 긴 기간 동안의 연구가 행해져야하며, 변화된 그들의 신념이 실제 초등학교 교사가 될 때까지 지속되는지를 조사하고, 지속될 수 있는 방법들이 연구되어야 할 것이다.

• Journal of Korean Society of Archives and Records Management
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.99-118
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• 2010

The purposes of this study are to find core domains of archival knowledge based upon two guidelines from foreign countries, and to analyze current status of archival education programs and curriculums in Korea and other countries. Based upon the analysis, several new directions for archival education in Korea are suggested as follows: strengthening the archival graduate programs for archival profession, developing and expanding interdisciplinary courses based upon participation and trial of various related disciplines, increment of graduate credits, hiring of the Ph. D. full-time faculty in archival studies, strengthening internship and research courses, developing a standard curriculum for archival education, and active participations and partnerships among archival graduate schools, professional archival societies, and archival related institutions.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.48 no.4
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• pp.259-282
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• 2017

There is a strong need to develop a training program for specialized personnel called mental health librarian. The study examines the necessity of ongoing education as series of steps to be considered in actual curriculum development, by looking at the features of bibliotherapy through a literature review and through an analysis to the requirements of a qualified mental health librarian and its training system. The result shows that, in order to train librarian in mental health, it is necessary to establish courses corresponding to the bibliotherapy field within the subject of library and information sciences and to strengthen the specialization in the its curriculum. It is desirable to establish the mental health librarian educational programs in library and information science graduate programs in Korea. The results of this study, as fundamental data for future research, will promote the role of the specialized mental health librarian and guidelines for developing and expanding the qualities and training of specialized librarian to resolve the immediate problem of the Korean library scene and academia.

• The Journal of Korean Association of Computer Education
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• v.19 no.3
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• pp.35-53
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• 2016

The quality of teachers is a necessary and sufficient condition for education to accomplish its goals. As informatics education will be taught as a required subject in middle schools starting in 2018, it is more important than anything else to secure high-quality teachers. Accordingly, this study was conducted to compare the informatics teacher education system of Korea with that of Japan in terms of qualifications, licensing and promotion, qualification criteria for teachers, qualifications for informatics teachers and licensing methods. As a result of the comparison three improvements were proposed as follows: The title of the specialized subject must be changed to 'Informatics,' graduate-level education and minor curriculum training courses must be reinforced to enhance the expertise of the teachers, and the qualification system must be changed in such a way as to promote the expertise of the teachers. The improvements proposed in this study will surely contribute to the quality of secondary school informatics teachers.

• Korean Journal of Comparative Education
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• v.27 no.1
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• pp.97-121
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• 2017

The claim that the quality assurance measures towards teacher education institutions tend to be deviated from its original purposes has been raised among international scholars, especially in those countries where prospective teachers are oversupplied. This study aims to analyze the characteristics of evaluation systems of teacher's colleges in South Korea and China from a comparative perspective. Based on six areas such as evaluation authority, purposes, cycle, criteria, methods, result utilization, we describe current practices to draw similarities and differences of the two systems. The analyses revealed remarkable similarities despite the slight differences. First, the evaluation was deviated from the quality assurance and support of the teacher's colleges. Second, the evaluation focused on supervision of the institutions and control of quantitative aspects of teacher's colleges instead of quality assurance. Based on the findings, we suggested some policy recommendations to recover the original purposes and functions of teacher education institutional evaluations in South Korea and China.