• Human Ecology Research
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• v.53 no.1
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• pp.29-47
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• 2015

The purpose of this study is to conceptualize the definition of school readiness specific to the context of the Republic of Korea. The school readiness test can be used as basic data to enable early childhood educational institutes to determine the general readiness of preschoolers and provide support to fit individual characteristics. For this purpose, six stages of the school readiness development process were considered, that is, draft development, primary preliminary survey, primary expert verification, secondary expert verification, secondary preliminary survey, and main survey. In the main survey, tests were conducted using the school readiness final draft targeting 344 preschoolers living in Seoul and Gyeonggi-do. The item discrimination power analysis and factor analysis for the examination area and question area were also conducted. Consequently, a test tool was developed on the basic of the results obtained, consisting of 129 items in the five areas of knowledge, function, adaptation, tendency, and attitude. The knowledge area was divided into general, linguistic, and mathematical knowledge, and the function area into fine motor function, basic living ability, expressive function, and gross motor function. The adaptation area was classified into adaptation activity, separation anxiety, maladaptive behavior, and environment adaptation; the tendency area into learning tendency; others understanding, and individual tendency, and the attitude area into rule compliance and life habits.

• Human Ecology Research
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• v.53 no.3
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• pp.229-239
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• 2015

This study investigated the effect of home environment quality and fathers' parenting participation on school readiness of preschool children. The subjects were 101 5-years old children, mothers and teachers at child care centers located in the Gyeonggi area. Home environment quality was measured using a 'Korean Home Environment' questionnaire. Parenting participation by fathers was measured by 'Scale for Productive Roles of Fathers of Children in Their Early Childhood.' Lastly, the children's school readiness measured the 'School Readiness Inventory.' Collected data were analyzed using t-test, correlation analysis, and hierarchical multiple regression. The results of the study showed that the school readiness of preschool children differed by gender. The score of girls' school readiness was higher than boys' school readiness. Such difference was apparent in the school readiness areas of general knowledge, mathematical knowledge, and adjustment. There was a positive correlation between age and the school readiness of preschool children. An increase in children's age also increased school readiness in the areas of linguistic knowledge, mathematical knowledge, and adjustment. Home environment quality and fathers' parenting participation directly influenced the school readiness of preschool children. The pattern of the results suggests that a desirable home environment and fathers' contribution in the family for children are critical components to prepare preschool children for elementary school.

• Korean Journal of Rural Living Science
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• v.2
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• pp.1-23
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• 1991

농촌주민들의 영양 섭취실태에 대한 동향을 요약해 보면 1. 총 섭취식품중 약 90% 정도를 식물성식품으로써 섭취하고 있으며, 곡류가 차지하는 비율은 점차 감소되는 반면 콩류, 채소류 및 과일류의 섭취 비율은 현저히 증가하고 있다. 2. 총 열량섭취는 감소하는 추세이고 총열량에 대한 탄수화물 :단백질 :지방의 비율이 74 : 12 : 12의 수준이다. 총 단백질 섭취에 대한 동물성 단백질 섭취율은 36%로써 질적으로 바람직하게 변화되고 있다. 칼슘의 섭취수준이 권장량의 90%정도로서 조금 부족한 듯 하지만 철분, 비타민 등 대체로 영양섭취상태는 많이 개선되었음을 알 수 있다. 3. 농촌 영아들의 경우는 모든 영양소가 권장량에 현저히 미달되는 상태이다. 이유식품 개발 및 이유 방법에 대한 상담 지도가 적극 필요한 실정이다. 4. 새마을 유아원의 설치 및 유아급식의 혜택으로 농촌 유아들의 영양 섭취 상태는 두드러지게 개선되었으나 철분섭취 상태는 권장량에 미달되는 실정이다. 취학전 아동의 영양향상을 위해서는 유아 교육시설 확충 및 간식의 중요성에 대한 농촌 주부 대상의 영양 교육 확대 실시가 요청된다. 5. 국민학교 아동들에게서는 빈혈의 발생 빈도가 높게 나타났다. 성장 발육기에 있는 이들의 심신발달에 필요한 영양공급 및 올바른 식습관 형성을 위해서는 학교에서 일정한 지도 목표를 설정하여 계획적으로 실시하는 학교 급식의 필요성이 강조된다 하겠다. 6. 청소년기 및 임신 수유부의 경우도 철분의 섭취상태가 부족하기는 하지만, 철 결핍성 빈혈증상이 나타날 정도는 아니고 영양섭취상태도 대체로 양호하다. 7. 노인들의 식품 영양 섭취실태는 권장량에 크게 미달되는 실정이기는 하지만 혈액검사의 수치들이 대체로 정상인 범위에 있고 건강상태도 양호한 편이다. 식품 개발 및 조리법에 관해서 요약해 보면 1. 식량수급의 안정을 기하고자 다수확 품종인 통일계통 쌀의 취반 및 가공적성에 대한 검토가 진행되었으며, 잡곡류 및 감자류의 효과적인 이용을 위해 복합분의 사용에 의한 식품가공 적성에 대한 연구들이 실시되었다. 2. 콩류에 대한 연구로는, 기름을 추출하고 남은 탈지대두박의 단백질 식품으로의 이용을 위해 추출법의 검토 및 탈지대두박을 이용하는 두부제조법 등 다각적으로 식품에의 적용에 관해 연구가 진행 되었다. 3. 발효식품 중 김치에 대해서는 농촌지역에서 제조되는 김치의 종류와 섭취실태에 관한 연구 및 김치의 저장성을 증진시키기 위한 일련의 검토가 있다. 간장, 고추장, 된장에 대해서는 Koji를 이용한 개량식 제조법 및 팽화시킨 곡분을 사용하는 간편 제조법, 비용 절감을 위한 대체원료 이용에 대한 연구 등이 진행되었다. 4. 이밖에도, 병조림 제조방법, 어린이를 위한 고영양 보충식 개발, 생선의 폐기 부분을 이용하여 칼슘 급원 식품으로서의 유용성에 관한 조리과학적 검토 등이 실시되었다. 식습관 및 식생활 관리 지도에 관한 연구에 의하면, 농촌여성의 농업역할이 가중되면서 자녀들의 식생활을 방임하기 쉬운 실정이므로 유아 교육시설 및 학교 급식 등을 통해서 바람직한 식습관 형성을 위한 프로그램이 개발되어져야 하며, 한편, 식생활 담당자인 농촌주부에 대한 규칙적이고 정확한 영양교육이 이루어져야 하리라 본다.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.14 no.11
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• pp.972-981
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• 2014

This study intended to analyze picture books and activity contents of Book Start Program targeting infants and preschooler. Target objects were 244 picture books with their activities contained on casebook of Book Start Program. First, the study outcome showed that the most type of its picture books in general was fantasy, while, by ages, play books for those in 6~18 months, information books for those in 19~35 months, and fantasy books for those in 36 months~before going to school were the most. Second, contents of the picture books showed the most order of nature exploration, social relationship, art experience, while by ages, contents on nature exploration were the most in all ages, while social relationship and art experience showed statistically significant difference by ages. Third, the outcome of activity contents utilizing the books showed drawing activities were the most, while activities other than drawing showed statistically significant difference by ages. This result shows that they chose a picture book suitable for the developmental characteristics of the infants and preschoolers, but that the contents of the picture book were not closely associated with the activities. The outcome of this study lies in offering information and basis on ways to choose effective picture books and their activities to those planning and running Book Start Program in the future.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2013.05a
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• pp.209-212
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• 2013

The Nuri process of emphasis by the Ministry of Education to promote is standardized curriculum at the national level for the education and care. It is to improve the quality of pre-school education and Ensure a fair starting line early in life and It emphasizes character education in all areas of the window. Nuri the process of development of a the insect robot for the Creativity education Increased the interesting and educational effects. Assembly and the effect on learning of educational content using a VR educational robot using the existing floor assembly using the online website to help assemble and learning raised. Order to take advantage of information technology in the information-based society requires the active interest and motivation in learning, creative learning toddlers learning robot are also needed. A three-dimensional model of the robot, and augmented by linking through the marker, the target marker and the camera relative to the coordinate system of augmented reality, seeking to convert the marker to be used in augmented reality marker patterns within a pre-defined patternto be able to make a decision on what of. The fusion of a smart education through training and reinforcement the educational assembly of the robot in the real world window that is represented by a virtual environment in this paper to present a new form of state-of-the-art smart training, you will want to lay the foundation of the nation through the early national talent nurturing talent.

• Korean Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.165-173
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• 2016

Objectives : Since the awareness of autism spectrum disorders(ASD) is growing, as a result, it is increasing numbers of infants and toddlers being referred to specialized clinics for a differential diagnosis and the importance of early autism spectrum disorders detection is emphasized. This study is to know the difference between ASD and intellectual disability(ID) from comparison of the demographics, clinical characters and obstetric complications. Methods : The participants are 816 toddlers who visited the developmental delay clinic(DDC) in National Health Insurance Ilsan hospital. The number of toddlers diagnosed as ASD and ID was 324 and 492. 75 toddlers out of 114 who returned to DDC were diagnosed as ID at the first visit but 7 of them had changed diagnosis to ASD at the second visit. After compared ASD with ID from the first visit, we analyzed characters of toddlers who had the changed diagnosis to ASD at the second visit. Results : As a result, the comparison between ASD and ID at the first visit shows that the boys have higher ratio, lower obstetric complication and lower language assessment score in ASD. The toddlers who had the changed diagnosis at the second visit were all boys and they had more cases of family history of developmental delay and had lower score of receptive language developmental quotient. Conclusions : These findings suggest that sex, language characteristics and obstetric complication could be useful in the early detection of ASD.