• Korean Journal of Child Education & Care
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.65-89
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• 2018

Objective: The purpose of this study is to analyze the science concepts and teaching and learning methods presented in the science education-related activities of the Nuri Curriculum teacher guidebooks for ages 3-5. Methods: The research data included 772 activities related to science education in the teachers' guidebook. The analysis of science concepts was based on physical science (force and motion, physical structure, electricity and magnetism, light and shadow, sound properties), chemistry (material properties, material reaction), life science (organizational structure, growth and change, heredity and evolution, animal plant and human relationships), earth science (earth system interaction, earth system structure, and universe), engineering (designed world, engineering design, engineering, technology and society) and ecology (environment preservation). Teaching and learning methods were analyzed according to the types of small and large group activities and of free play activities. Results: Science concepts were mainly presented in the fields of engineering, chemistry, and life science commonly among children aged 3-5, whereas the concepts of physical science were lowly presented in all ages. Science concepts appeared mainly in the daily subjects of 'animal plant and nature', 'life tools', 'environment and life', and 'spring, summer, autumn and winter'. As the teaching and learning method, free paly activities (science area, free outdoor selection activity, math and manipulative activity) were mostly used for the ages of 3 and 4, and small and large group activities (cooking, story sharing, music activity) were for the age of 5. Conclusion/Implications: It is necessary to select the level of science area and concept that can be taught according to the age of children and the timing of the teaching.

• Korean Journal of Child Education & Care
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• v.19 no.3
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• pp.99-113
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• 2019

Objective: This study is a case study on mother's perceived the adaptation process and program of a one-year-old toddlers in daycare center. Methods: This study is a case study of four mothers who live in Seoul, South Korea and whose first child enters in daycare center at 18 or 20 months. The data collection method was applied to group interview and the individual in-depth interview method. Results: After the interview data was analyzed, first, they decided to enroll their child to a daycare center after two mothers were pregnant with the second child or the others received a phone call for admission. The first impression of the teachers had a great influence on the choice of admission when mother first visited the daycare center. mother, as well as toddlers who exhibited anxiety, experienced an adaptation process. Through communication between mother and teacher, mothers could feel the toddler's adaptation. Second, as for the difference of the adaptation program according to the daycare center type through the adaptation process of the one-year-old toddlers, there was a big difference in the program guide, the period, the content and the proceeding method. Conclusion/Implications: Based on the results of this study, it is expected that it will be a basic data for the development of the adaptation program for one-year-old toddlers in daycare center at the national level.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.16 no.10
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• pp.199-204
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• 2018

The purpose of this study is to investigate the factors and reasons for hiring kindergarten teachers and to provide information for successful employment to the college. 12 private kindergarten chiefs over 10 years of experience were conducted in - depth interviews. In-depth interview data were analyzed using open coding analysis. 11 sub - factors of each core concept were derived, and they were nominated as 4 outline (character, sociality, personality & professionalism factors). All of the researchers perceived the sincerity, interpersonal stability, honesty, and ability to perform the curriculum as the most important factors to consider, and the teacher with good personality was perceived as the precondition of successful teacher's job performance. In the college, through the production of portfolios by subject, we raised the necessity of institutionalization of educational volunteer activities such as vacation - based education in addition to on - the - spot education at school and development of liberal arts curriculum to develop capacity for community life. And to develop and operate a field-oriented comparative education program to strengthen the competence of the majors.

• Korean Journal of Childcare and Education
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• v.16 no.4
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• pp.93-110
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• 2020

Objective: The purpose of this study was to explore the early childhood education teacher's ability to implement play-centered curriculum that is recognized by an early childhood education expert based on an analysis of focus group interviews. Methods: Two professors of early childhood education, two directors of daycare centers, and two early childhood education teachers participated in the focus group interview. The interview was conducted three times. The interviewed data were categorized and compared. Results: The action competence of the play-centered curriculum required for early childhood teachers were categorized into the following categories; comprehending play, recognizing play, and practicing child-centered play. Detailed factor competencies were required for understanding play, reflective thinking, reading play, recording play, playing like a child, and supporting play. Conclusion/Implications: For actualizing play-centered curriculum, early childhood education teachers needed to comprehend, recognize, and practice for child's play. Furthermore, we discussed the necessity and direction of teacher education to improve the teacher's action competence for play-centered curriculum.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.16 no.9
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• pp.5924-5930
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• 2015

This study explored the prospects and tasks of accreditation system for instructional materials and equipment in early childhood education. Various aspects of accreditation system, such as necessities of evaluation system, thoughts regarding evaluation system, necessities of categorizing standards, and necessities of constructing accreditation system were discussed based on previous research. Also other aspects of accreditation system which were not considered in the previous research, such as thoughts related with instructional materials and equipment being evaluated and considerations regarding evaluation indexes were explored.

• Korean Journal of Child Studies
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.199-211
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• 1999

This study identified and explained the prototypes of belief systems about the kindergarten curriculum with the use of Stephenson's Q-methodology. The sample consisted of 15 preschool teachers and 15 college students majoring in early childhood education. A Q-deck composed of 48 cards was developed by the researchers and sorted by the subjects. The obtained Q-sort scores were analyzed by factor analysis. The findings revealed that the subjects were divided into 3 types: "the practical-disciplinary type" consisting of mostly of teachers, "the theoretical-openness type" consisting mostly of students, and "the compromising type" consisting of some teachers and some students.

• Korean Journal of Child Education & Care
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.101-116
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• 2019

Objective: The purpose of this study is to provide basic data on physical activity management plans for different developmental levels in infants. This study analyses the difference between support requests and the professional practical of evaluations, content selection, and physical activity management plans displayed by teachers of one and two-year-old infants. Methods: The subjects of the study were 221 teachers from child care centers throughout J-do to whom a questionnaire containing 51 questions was distributed. Collected data was verified with a chi-squared test and an independent samples t-test. Results: First, among variables of professional practical of physical activities, some factors including class size, class planners and leaders, the number of outdoor classes per week and requisite time, parts of related education plans, parts of content selection for physical activities, and parts of the evaluation of physical activities showed significant differences depending on the class. Second, among variables of support requests when implementing physical activities, some factors including methods of preparing physical activity plans, teaching -learning methods, evaluation methods, body expression activity programs, and parts of physical exercise in the standardized child care curriculum of refresher and extension courses showed significant differences depending on the class. Conclusion/Implications: This study discusses the effective management of refresher and extension courses as a way to improve physical activity management plans and teachers' support requests for infants aged 1 to 2.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.287-295
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• 2020

The purpose of this study is to find out the tendency and meaning of metaphors for block play. For this purpose, responses from 165 teachers in J area day care centers were collected using sentence completion metaphors. Collected data were analyzed through a categorization process using a qualitative research method based on previous research into metaphor analysis. From the results, first, block play trends from the metaphors were classified into two categories: content of block play, and characteristics of block play. The frequency in the order for Building Value of Play was higher. For the content of block play, composition had the highest frequency for trait of block play, and the basis of growth and development had the highest frequency in the Value of Block Play category. Second, the meanings of block play metaphors are composing, expressing, imagining, pleasure, freedom, and value of block play under Category Play, which was recognized as the basis of development, emotional development, social development, and creativity. Based on the results of the study, the value and role of block play in early childhood teacher education and in-service education should be further emphasized.

• The Journal of Korean Philosophical History
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• no.59
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• pp.155-190
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• 2018

The paper has focused on the 20 Iching-hexagrams from the eleventh t'ai[ ] to the final one of the Upper Book li[離] to examine the principles of learning and education involved in Xugua zhuan[序卦傳], the Ordinal Sequence of the Hexagrams as one among Ten Wings in I Ching. Some implications involved in this part of the Book of Change provides us with numerous teachings and educational principles. I try to concisely note the three teachings of the major argument as shown in the paper. Firstly, we should take the process of learning as the circular system of thought[環 相型], not as the linear system assuming the final destination like the Final Cause in the Aristotelian teleology. In the same token, the process of learning should be regarded as 'initiation', which has been initially adopted to justify the concept of education by R. S. Peters. As a circular system, there are two kinds of initiation. The one sense is 'crossing the threshold of illiteracy' seen as 'small initiation', which apprehends the points of argument in the previous paper, namely, on hexagrams from ch'ien[乾] to t'ai[泰]. The other sense is 'getting on the inside of the worthwhile activities', seen as 'Grand Initiation', which apprehend the present points of argument. Secondly, as shown in the paper, the Book enables us to recognize the process of learning as 'Seeing What Is There'. This requires us the Principles of Mean and Perfection, which are to be taken differently from the Western ones. For this a learner should always hold the endless self-reflection and attitude to re-examine the original intention of one's own, whilst he is involved in the task of learning. Finally, we should take the Principles of Change seriously, such as extremity-reversibility[物極必反] and the sense of conformity, in order that we can establish the proper educational principles to tackle the social domains of learning as well as the personal ones.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Environmental Edudation Conference
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• 2002.01b
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• pp.1-168
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• 2002

이 연구는 지난 20여 년 동안 우리나라 환경교육의 활성화를 위하여 많은 연구자, 학교 교사, 환경단체 지도자가 제안해 온 과업을 다루고있다. 그것은 학교 안팎에 걸쳐 요람에서 무덤까지 환경교육이 체계적이고 지속적으로 이루어질 수 있도록 법적, 제도적 기반을 마련하는 것이다. 법제적 뒷받침이 환경교육의 활성화를 위한 충분조건은 되지 못하더라도 필요조건으로서 매우 중요한 의미를 갖고 있다는 점은 분명하다. 이 연구를 수행한 사단법인 한국환경교육학회는 국회환경포럼과 함께 환경교육진흥법(가칭) 시안의 개발과, 나아가 실질적인 입법화를 위해 노력하였다. 이를 위하여 먼저 우리나라에 이미 존재하는 도서벽지 교육진흥법, 특수교육진흥법, 산업교육진흥법, 영재교육진흥법, 과학교육진흥법, 유아교육진흥법, 이상 여섯 개의 교육진흥법을 분석하여 환경교육진흥법 시안 개발을 위한 시사점을 얻고자 하였다. 다음으로 외국의 환경교육 관련법에 대한 사례 연구를 진행하였다. 특히 미국의 경우 1970년 처음 환경교육법이 제정된 이후 몇 차례의 개정과 재승인 과정을 거쳐왔다. 미국에서는 1990년에 제정된 국가환경교육법의 재승인에 관한 공청회가 지난 2000년 여름 동안 개최되어 환경교육법의 필요성, 효과, 고려할 조항 등 본 연구에 중요한 참고 자료를 얻을 수 있었다. 본 학회의 다른 연구진에 의해 2001년 10월에 완료된 제2차 환경교육 중 ·장기 강화방안 연구의 결과물도 환경교육 활성화를 위한 시안에 담아야 할 내용과 방향을 결정하는데 실질적인 도움을 주었으며, 이를 토대로 연구진과 국회환경포럼의 환경교육활성화위원회의 위원이 윤독과 수정을 거쳐 시안의 타당성과 완성도를 높이고자 하였다. 작성된 시안에 대해서는 먼저 국내의 환경 또는 환경교육 관련 전문가에게 설문지를 보내어 의견 수렴을 하였으며, 이 과정에서 시안에 포함된 대부분의 항목에 대해 높은 찬성률을 보인 것으로 나타났다. 그밖에 설문지로부터 수정 ·보완 요청 사항을 정리하여 최종 시안을 작성하는데 반영하였다. 끝으로 10월 26일 국회 의원회관에서 개최된 공청회를 통하여 다양한 집단의 의견을 수렴하였으며, 공청회 동안 제시된 의견들을 반영하여 최종 시안을 작성하였다. 이러한 과정을 거쳐 작성된 환경교육진흥법 최종 시안은, 제1조 목적에서 제11조 환경교육연구의 진흥에 이르기까지 총11조로 구성되었으며, 환경교육사 자격증제 및 환경교육 프로그램 인증제 등 획기적인 전기를 마련할 수 있는 방안들이 다수 포함되어 있다. 특히 환경교육진흥법의 주무 부처를 환경부로 제안한 것은 기존의 교육 관련 진흥법들이 교육인적자원부를 주무로 하고 있는 것에 비해 매우 특기할 만 하다. 그 이유는 본문에서 밝힌 바와 같이 환경교육이 갖고 있는 특수성 때문이다. 환경교육진흥법의 주무 부처를 환경부와 교육인적자원부 중 어디로 하는 것이 바람직한가에 대해서는 연구진 내부는 물론 공청회에 참가한 사람들 사이에도 이견이 있었음을 밝혀 둔다. 끝으로, 이 연구에서 마련된 시안과 연구 결과가 최종적으로 속히 법제화가 되고, 우리나라 환경교육 진흥에 기여하게 되기를 바란다.