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Possible Changes and Improvement Policies of Elementary School Physical Education Facilities and Training Aids (초등학교 체육시설 및 교구에 대한 변화가능성과 발전방향)

  • Lee, Jong-Hyoung;Choi, Sang-Lak
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Educational Facilities
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    • v.16 no.2
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    • pp.59-66
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    • 2009
  • This study is purposed to find out practical problems, explore possible changes and provide qualitative development and development policies of elementary school physical education facilities and training aids. The following is concluded through three rounds of Delphi questionnaires. First, the highest possible change is predicted in that obsolete sports facilities should be replaced and various training aids be purchased. Second, gyms should be established for ensuring indoor sports space and indoor sports facilities should be expanded. Third, modernization and advancement of sports facilities and training aids should be implemented by attracting private investment. Fourth, sports facilities at schools and communities should be exchanged for free. Fifth, sports facilities in the school playground should be diversified for physical education classes by putting play ground facilities in good conditions. Sixth, it is predicted that a sound distribution system can be established for ensuring creative, strong sports facilities and training aids. A department may take full responsibility of buying sports materials and establish an alternative idea for cooperative buying.

The Effects of Contact with North Korean Residents on Trust and Acceptance by South Koreans (북한이탈주민과의 접촉이 남한 사람들의 신뢰와 수용에 미치는 영향)

  • Jye-Min Yang;Jean-Kyung Chung
    • Korean Journal of Culture and Social Issue
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    • v.11 no.spc
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    • pp.97-115
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    • 2005
  • This study investigated the factors that influence the attitude, trust, and acceptance toward the North Korean residents by South Koreans. Three hundred and ninety-two South Koreans, including 222 with no contact experience with North Korean residents and 170 with contact experience, answered a questionnaire. The experience group included police officers who provide protection and settlement service, labor counsellors, social workers, church people, college classmates and tutors, and teachers in alternative schools for North Korean youths. The results indicated that protecting police officers have highly negative attitudes in both cognitive and affective dimensions and also show low trust and acceptance. Teachers in alternative schools, on the other hand, were found to have both positive and negative cognitive evaluations of North Korean residents, but still maintained positive affect and high trust and acceptance. People with no contact experience had negative affect along with pity, and showed medium level trust and acceptance. The distinctive difference between the police officers and teachers were attributed to the individual characteristics such as authoritarian personality and uncertainty avoidance rather than to the frequency or depth of contact. The most important determinant of trust and acceptance were found to be the affective component. The implications of these findings on the selection and training of interface personnel and peace education were discussed.

A study on the location and school district of elementary schools at Chongro-gu, Seoul (GIS를 이용한 학군 설정의 시론적 연구 -종로구 국민학교 학군을 중심으로-)

  • ;;Choi, Woun-Sik;Yoon, Sung-Hee
    • Journal of the Korean Geographical Society
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    • v.30 no.3
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    • pp.311-323
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    • 1995
  • This study attempts to examine the location and district of elementary schools at Chongro-gu. For the convenience of the analysis, the data are analysed with the methods of GIS network model. For the purpose data was collected from Statistical Yearbook of Education in 1994 and Census of Housing and Population in 1990. Results may be summarized as follows. First of all, spatial pattern of elementary school at Chongro-gu shows outward diffusion because of problems, rising of land value, and out-migration of population in the area. Secondly, for the analysis of locational situation this paper uses the data such as population of 5-9 age, the number of housing, accessibility, and land value. The location of elementary school is ciassified into 4 types; the best area, better area, worse area, the worst area. The best area is Pyongchana-dong, Buam-dong, and Ewha-dong and the worst area is Chongro 1ga-dona, Chonaro 2ga-dong and Sechongno-dong. Thirdly, the alternative plans of school district are presented for the maximum equity and efficience, and security of school attendantes. The former emphasizes the minimization of commuting distance, the later emphasizes the minimization of the an comfortable facilities such as main streets in school district. Present school district which is based upon administrative dong should be changed to roadbased school district.

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Research on BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) policy guidelines with the extension of the "SMART Education" in Korea based on the analyses of the U.S. cases (스마트교육 확산에 따른 국내 BYOD 정책방안 연구 - 미국사례 분석을 중심으로 -)

  • Lim, Keol;Jang, Yoonho;Lee, Eunhwan
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.12 no.7
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    • pp.21-36
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    • 2014
  • The purposes of the study was to investigate BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) policy since it would be limited to distribute all of the digital devices required for the schools within the budget of the government. First, the concept and characteristics of BYOD were introduced. Then, the pros and cons of BYOD were analyzed according to the case studies of BYOD policies of the U.S. Based on the previous experiences, guidelines of domestic BYOD policies were established. Regarding the institutional aspect, technical issues, usage, damages, digital divide, information security, and resources were discussed. Additionally, conditions of technology, networks, filtering, software were also considered as essential infrastructure. In sum, as an alternative of distributing digital devices in schools, the importance of BYOD should be regarded as top priorities with systematic preparations in launching digital education. It would be expected that this study play a fundamental role in launching domestic BYOD policy by supporting specific strategies.

Analysis of the Effects of Learners' Visual Literacy and Thinking Patterns on Program Understanding and Writing in Basic Coding Education for Computer Non-majors (컴퓨터 비전공자를 위한 기초 코딩 교육에서 학습자의 시각적 문해력과 사고 유형이 프로그램 이해와 작성에 미치는 영향 분석)

  • Park, Chan Jung;Hyun, Jung Suk
    • The Journal of Korean Association of Computer Education
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    • v.23 no.2
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    • pp.1-11
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    • 2020
  • As software and artificial intelligence education became more and more important, in December 2019, the Ministry of Science and ICT announced plans to expand software and AI education to mandatory education in elementary and secondary schools by 2022. In addition to elementary and secondary schools, most universities are actively engaged in software education for computer non-majors, but research on coding education for computer non-majors is insufficient. The purpose of this paper is to find an efficient teaching and learning method for coding education for computer non-majors. Nowadays, college students, called Millennial and Generation Z, prefer visual information and are familiar with computers as digital natives. Based on these characteristics, this study examined the visual literacy and thinking styles of college students and then examined whether the students' visual literacy and thinking styles influenced coding-based problem solving in coding subjects. Based on this, this paper proposes an alternative to do programming education more efficiently for students who are new to coding.

Recommendations for the Successful Design and Implementation of Competency-Based Medical Education in Korea (한국에서 역량바탕의학교육의 성공적인 실행을 위한 제언)

  • Yoon, Bo Young;Choi, Ikseon;Kim, Sejin;Park, Hyojin;Ju, Hyunjung;Rhee, Byoung Doo;Lee, Jong-Tae
    • Korean Medical Education Review
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    • v.17 no.3
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    • pp.110-121
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    • 2015
  • Competency-based medical education (CBME) is an outcome-oriented curriculum model for medical education that organizes learning activities and assessment methods according to defined competencies as the learning outcomes of a given curriculum. CBME emerged to address the accountability of medical education in response to growing concerns about the patient safety in North America in the 1970s, and the number of medical schools adopting CBME has dramatically increased since 1990. In Korea, CBME has been under consideration as an alternative curriculum model to reform medical education since 2006. The purpose of this paper is three-fold: (1) to review the literature on CBME to identify the challenges and benefits reported in North America, (2) to summarize the process and experiences of planning and implementing CBME at Inje University College of Medicine, and finally (3) to provide recommendations for Korean medical schools to be better prepared for the successful adoption of CBME. In conclusion, one of the key factors for successful CBME implementation in Korea is how well an individual school can modify the current curriculum and rearrange the existing resources in a way that will enhance students' competencies while maximizing the strengths of the school's existing curriculum.

Perception of Traditional Medical Doctors on Policy Issues in Korea: Cooperation with Western Medicine, and the Demand and Supply of Practitioners

  • Huang, Dae Sun;Shin, Hyeun-Kyoo
    • The Journal of Korean Medicine
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    • v.33 no.4
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    • pp.17-25
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    • 2012
  • Objectives: This study was conducted to explore the contemporary perception of traditional Korean medical doctors (TKMDs) on traditional Korean medicine (TKM) policies and issues. Methods: A questionnaire that included traditional medicine policy- and treatment-related issues was sent to 130 TKM medical centers and 4,300 TKM local clinical offices in Korea, and received responses from total 648 TKMDs in 122 TKM medical centers and 465 TKM local clinical offices. Results: Of the responding TKMDs, 40% believed that unification of Western and traditional medicines would benefit both modes of medical treatment, 67.6% were against allowing Chinese doctor certification to be effective in Korea through the Korea-China FTA (Free Trade Agreement), and 57.8% believed that the number of TKMDs should be reduced. We also found that 46.1% of TKMDs believed that more lectures on Western medicine would be needed in schools of TKM. Moreover, 87.5% of respondents regarded medical knowledge as necessary for treatment, and 49.4% believed National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Traditional Medicine (NCCAOM) would be not necessary. TKMDs regarded governmental efforts as more vital than education in schools or individual efforts for enhancement of the traditional medical care market in Korea. To efficiently provide the advantages of complementary CAM, such as cost and safety, detailed research is required when policy is made. Conclusions: The TKM industry must implement policies how the relationship with Western medicine can be better defined under the current dual medical system. On the issue of human resources, more research will be needed on the current policy, which serves to maintain the status quo by blocking the importation of Chinese practitioners and by reducing the number of new practitioners.

Developing Inclusive Nutrition Education Direction for Sustainable Dietary Competency in Elementary Schools (초등학교 식생활교육에서 지속가능 식생활 역량 함양을 위한 포용적 식생활교육의 방향)

  • Kim, Hyun Joo
    • Journal of Korean Home Economics Education Association
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    • v.35 no.1
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    • pp.73-88
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    • 2023
  • Since the enactment of the School Meal Support Act in 2009, South Korean dietary education has been evolving, placing health, environment, and consideration as its core values. The 3rd Basic Plan for Dietary Education (2020-2024) aims to achieve a sustainable dietary lifestyle that civic agriculture for collective consumption, healthy citizens, and an inclusive society. However, the digital civilization of the Fourth Industrial Revolution is significantly impacting dietary education in schools. Therefore, this study examines sustainable dietary education content in South Korean school meals, diagnoses the phenomena of dietary education facing digital transformation in education due to the Fourth Industrial Revolution, and explores directions for inclusive dietary education through concrete structures and content systems for inclusive dietary education that foster sustainable dietary capabilities. To achieve inclusive dietary education, a structure and system that allow cognitive, normative, and practical learning to be combined in an inclusive way is required. Furthermore, to practice sustainable dietary education, alternative approaches that emphasize the development of learners' core competencies are necessary in the direction of inclusive dietary education that fosters inclusivity.

A Qualitative Study on the Library Services Policy for the Disabled Person in European Countries (유럽국가의 장애인 도서관서비스 정책에 관한 질적 연구)

  • Lee, Jung-Yeoun
    • Journal of the Korean Society for information Management
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    • v.27 no.3
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    • pp.147-168
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    • 2010
  • The purpose of this study is to present suggestions for Korean libraries for disabled person after collecting and analyzing qualitative data upon library policies of national libraries, public libraries and libraries for disabled person in European countries including Sweden, UK and France. Korean national library support center for the disabled should be independent in order to have consistent policy and ability for its execution. It should also support private libraries for the disabled in inheriting professionalism and accumulated history. Developing alternative material, integrated catalogue and professional service is required by cooperative and systematic arrangements among national and public libraries for disabled person including schools and university libraries. Also, it should be able to grow not only on the basis of internal cooperation among libraries but also with the help of external organizations like social and legal systems, organizations related with the disabled and regional self governing bodies.

An HTML5 based AAC Board Making System (HTML5기반 보완·대체 의사소통 판 제작 및 활용 시스템)

  • Jang, Yujin;Hong, Ki-Hyung
    • KIISE Transactions on Computing Practices
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    • v.21 no.5
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    • pp.365-372
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    • 2015
  • Augmentative and Alternative Communication(AAC) is the widespread supporting plan to solve the communication problem of the people with communication disorder. AAC means various types of non-verbal communication methods that are used to augment or substitute the communications of using speech. With the increasing number of potential Korean AAC users, the demands for AAC are also increasing. In spite of the increasing demands, AAC is not being actively and practically used. In this paper, we implemented a web-based AAC board making system, where the board-makers (special educators and speech therapists) can create and share the customized boards to help the board-users (people with communication disorder). The web-based AAC board making system contributes to the application of AAC in many societies, such as hospitals, schools, companies, or anywhere the AAC intervention is needed.