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Exploring Secondary Earth Science Preservice Teachers' Competency in Understanding Democratic Citizenship

  • Young-Shin Park
    • Journal of the Korean earth science society
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    • v.44 no.4
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    • pp.342-358
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    • 2023
  • The purpose of this study was to investigate preservice teachers' understanding of democratic citizenship. This study utilized the democratic citizenship frame to assess 17 participants' comprehension of this concept. The researcher designed a method course where participants in groups analyzed science activities to identify democratic citizenship components. Through the analysis of two science activities-one on energy and the other on climate change-and the development of science panels addressing various global issues, preservice teachers' understanding of democratic citizenship was enhanced. Preservice teachers showed a good understanding of critical thinking, communication and collaboration, and STS (science, technology, and society); and the most enhanced understanding of empathy, which was the least perceived in pre-survey, component of democratic citizenship. The democratic citizenship frame proved to be a valuable tool for teaching and learning this topic, particularly when applied to socioscientific issues in the classroom. More research-based revisions of the science curriculum are necessary, and more systematic practices with reflections are essential in teacher education.

Research on democratic civic education for young children recognized by childcare teacher (보육교사가 인식하는 영유아 민주시민교육에 대한 연구)

  • Kim, Yong-Sook
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.13 no.7
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    • pp.2971-2982
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    • 2012
  • This study aimed at analyzing teachers' perception of democratic civic education. A total of 200 childcare teachers participated in the survey, and frequency analysis and cross-tabulation analysis were performed to analyze the survey data. According to the results of the study, first, the childcare teachers were significantly different in the teachers' factors on necessity and difficulty of democratic civic education. The childcare teachers perceived the necessity of democratic civic education, and attributed the cause of the difficulties in democratic civic education to parents' attitudes. Second, there weren't significant differences in the teacher's factors on the content and methods of democratic civic education. Therefore, in this study, it is emphasized that democratic civic education is related to young children's homes and communities, and reorganization of democratic civic education programs based on development of young children is suggested.

Science Classroom for Promotion of Democratic Civic Literacy?: Exploratory Discussions Focused on Elementary School Teachers' Views (민주 시민 소양 증진을 위한 과학 교실?: 초등교사의 인식을 중심으로 한 탐색적 논의)

  • Joung, Yong Jae
    • Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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    • v.36 no.1
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    • pp.135-145
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    • 2016
  • The purpose of this study is to investigate elementary teachers' views on the democratic scientific inquiry and the methods for promotion of democratic citizenship in science classroom, and to conduct exploratory discussions about science classroom for promotion of democratic citizenship based on their views. Data were collected from 96 elementary teachers. AS results show, the elementary teachers in the study thought that the features of democratic scientific inquiry was 'communication and cooperation', 'autonomy and fairness', and 'contribution to the benefit of mankind and society'. In addition, the participants regarded the 'inquiry/activity focused on communication and cooperation' as the best method for promotion of democratic citizenship in science classrooms. Finally, several suggestions on the science education for promotion of democratic civic literacy and the democratic inquiry were given.

A Effects of Democratic and Autocratic Behavior Types of Dance Art Instructors in Elementary on Class Satisfaction : Focused on Mediations of Flow and Perceived Competence (초등무용교육에서의 민주적, 권위적 행동유형이 수업만족도에 미치는 영향 : 몰입과 지각된 유능감의 이중매개효과를 중심으로)

  • WOO, Jung-Wook;MUN, SunHo
    • Journal of Fisheries and Marine Sciences Education
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    • v.28 no.3
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    • pp.701-712
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    • 2016
  • The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of democratic and autocratic behavior type of dance art instructors in elementary dance education on class satisfaction focused on mediations of flow and perceived competence. A total of 500 questionnaires were distributed but insincerely replied or double-replied questionnaires were excluded and finally 453 questionnaires were analyzed for this study. For the analysis of the data, SPSS 18.0 version was used and double mediation model operating in serial, proposed by Hayes and a bootstrapping method were used. First, instructor's democratic behavior type was statistically positive effect on class satisfaction. However autocratic behavior type was statistically negative effect. Second, the indirect effect of instructor's democratic type and autocratic behavior type on class satisfaction through the flow were statistically positive significant. Third, the indirect effect of instructor's democratic behavior type on class satisfaction through the perceived competence was statistically significant. However autocratic behavior type was statistically negative effect. Lastly, the indirect effect of instructor's democratic and autocratic behavior types on class satisfaction through the flow and perceived competence were statistically positive significant.

Analysis of the Sociality and Democratic-Citizenship Changes from the Application of the Scratch Remix Function in Cooperative Learning

  • Kang, Oh-Han
    • Journal of Information Processing Systems
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    • v.15 no.2
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    • pp.320-330
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    • 2019
  • This study analyzed changes in sociality and democratic-citizenship among elementary school students in the information class and the science class at the Science Education Institute for the Gifted, who were divided into an experimental group and a control group. The experimental group engaged in the Learning Together (LT) cooperative form of learning for which the remix function of Scratch, an educational programming language, was applied, while the control group was given general instructor-led lessons. Members in the experimental group were able to modify processes during projects through the usage of the remix function, thereby actively participating in the projects and eventually generating team-based results. The post-class t-tests showed a greater degree of improvements in sociality and democratic citizenship for the experimental group that was offered the remix-function-based cooperative learning than the control group. Statistically significant differences were present between two groups particularly in "cooperative spirit" sub-domain of sociality and the "community" and "responsibility" sub-domains of democratic citizenship.

The Russian Revolution and an Alternative Democracy (러시아 혁명과 대안 민주주의)

  • Ha, Tae-gyu
    • 사회경제평론
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    • v.31 no.1
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    • pp.107-145
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    • 2018
  • This paper presents that in the Russian Revolution 1) socialist and alternative democratic conceptions between Marx and Lenin are very different, 2) the process and cause of failure of realizing Lenin's democratic alternative conception, 3) the interactive expansion process of the party and the state, 4) the failing process of socialist original accumulation, collectivization, and constructing planned economy. This shows that Russia could not help fail to transit to socialist society due to the combination of wrong conceptions and that new revolution and construction should combine right socialist and democratic conceptions.

A call for action from workers, local residents, and consumers: a safe society from toxic chemicals

  • Kim, Shinbum;Im, Sanghyuk;Choi, Youngeun;Park, Soomi;Hyun, Jaesoon;Lee, Kyung Seok;Lee, Sunimm;Lee, Sung-nan;Seo, Jeongri;Kim, Ju Hee;Na, Hyunsun;Kim, Minsun;Korean Society for Environmental Health and Toxicology;Korean Society for Occupational and Environmental Medicine;Korean Industrial Hygiene Association;Korean Academic Society of Occupational Health Nursing;Association of Physicians for Humanism;Korean Pharmacists for Democratic Society;Korean Dentists for Democratic Society and the Association of Korea Doctors for Health Rights
    • Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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    • v.31
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    • pp.20.1-20.7
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    • 2016

Effects of Library Use of Adolescents on Civic Competencies for Democratic Citizenship (청소년의 도서관이용이 민주시민역량에 미치는 영향)

  • Kim, Jun-Hong
    • Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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    • v.23 no.4
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    • pp.199-217
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    • 2012
  • The present study tests the effects of library use on adolescents' civic competencies for democratic citizenship in a Korean context. Utilizing data (N=1,386) from the National Youth Policy Institute (2006), the study performed multiple regression analyses to test the association of library use of adolescents with the levels of civic competencies for democratic citizenship. Teenagers' library use had a positive significant association with cognitive civic competencies while showing a negative significant association with behavioral dimension of civic competencies. Based on the findings, the author discusses policy implications for developing library service for youth.

Malaysia's Flawed Democracy: A Stumbling Block Towards Becoming a First World Developed Nation

  • Juli Ooi
    • SUVANNABHUMI
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    • v.15 no.2
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    • pp.271-303
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    • 2023
  • In 1991, Malaysia, under the leadership of then-Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, launched an ambitious 30-year national development program known as Vision 2020. The goal of this program was to transform Malaysia into a First World developed nation by the year 2020. One of the aspirations of the program was to create a psychologically liberated, secure, ethical, and mature democratic society. Vision 2020 is a failure and Malaysia is still not a mature democracy. This article identifies four main areas that make up a flawed democracy practiced in Malaysia, and shows how they work against the country's aspirations to become a developed nation. The electoral system is rigged to help the incumbent remain in power. The widespread practices of money politics have become a curse to the country. The press and media organizations are restricted. Civil society activities are suppressed. As a result of these issues, Malaysia will not be able to achieve the status of a developed nation, lacking democratic accountability and inclusive institutions.

Implementation of Education Program Using Archives of The May 18th Democratic Uprising Based on PBL Model: Focused on High School (5.18 민주화 운동 기록물을 활용한 PBL모형의 교육 프로그램 개발 - 고등학교를 중심으로 -)

  • Gang, Ju Yeon;Nam, Yeon Hwa;Roh, Hyoung Kwan;Kim, Yong
    • Journal of Korean Society of Archives and Records Management
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    • v.15 no.3
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    • pp.29-54
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    • 2015
  • This study aims to propose an education program using the records and archives of the May 18th Democratic Uprising, which are large in number and have diverse provenance. The PBL model, which is a basic model for this program, is appropriate for suggesting a number of records and inducing the use of archives. This program is based on the rule of PBL but is divided into two parts: a pre-class level and an in-class level. The archives list for this program is selected from the archives map, which consists of a horizontal axis of provenance and a vertical axis of creation time. The expected effects of this program is to vitalize and expand the use of archives and to inspire a student's historical thinking. This program is meaningful in proposing a proposed education program using the records and archives of a historical event and the probability to use in a real class.