• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보통신학회 2014년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.454-457
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• 2014

아두이노는 오픈 소스 기반 전자 프로토타이핑 플랫폼으로서, 예술가, 디자이너, 취미 활동가 등 인터랙티브 객체 또는 환경 구축에 관심이 있는 모든 이들을 위해 제작되었다. 아두이노의 강점은 하드웨어에 대한 깊은 지식이 없어도 손쉽게 하드웨어 어플리케이션을 제작할 수 있다. 아두이노의 구성은 AVR 마이크로컨트롤러 ATmega 168을 사용하며 아두이노를 동작시키기 위한 소프트웨어로는 아두이노 프로그램, MATLAB, Processing을 주로 사용하고 있다. 아두이노는 오픈 소스 기반이며 하드웨어를 직접 제작할 수 있거나 실드를 이용하여 추가적으로 아두이노를 결합할 수도 있다. 아두이노는 하드웨어의 결합을 통해 계속해서 확장이 가능한데 이를 실드라고 통칭하고 있다. 실드는 기본 보드로 주어지는 아두이노 Uno 보드를 다양한 방면으로 확장시켜 더 많은 기능을 탑재할 수 있게 도와준다. 실드의 종류로는 이더넷 실드, 모터 실드, RFID 실드 등이 있으며 이 실드는 다시 실드 위에 결합할 수 있어 단순한 확장성을 넘어선 하드웨어를 구성할 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 노약자 자동 인식 기술은 RFID 실드를 이용하여 노약자를 식별하고 있으며 이를 호환할 태그는 SM130 13.56Mhz 태그를 결합하여 하드웨어를 구성하였다.

• 한국농공학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.1088-1096
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• 1966

The following is a method of synthetic unitgraph derivation based on the routing of a time area diagram through channel storage, studied by Clark-Jonstone and Laurenson. Unithy drograph (or unitgraph) is the hydrograph that would result from unit rainfall\ulcorner excess occuring uniformly with respect to both time and area over a catchment in unit time. By thus standarzing rainfall characteristics and ignoring loss, the unitgraph represents only the effects of catchment characteristics on the time distribution of runoff from a catchment The situation abten arises where it is desirable to derive a unitgraph for the design of dams, large bridge, and flood mitigation works such as levees, floodways and other flood control structures, and are also used in flood forecasting, and the necessary hydrologie records are not available. In such cases, if time and funds permit, it may be desirable to install the necessary raingauges, pruviometers, and stream gaging stations, and collect the necessary data over a period of years. On the otherhand, this procedure may be found either uneconomic or impossible on the grounds of time required, and it then becomes necessary to synthesise a unitgraph from a knowledge of the physical charcteristics of the catchment. In the preparing the approach to the solution of the problem we must select a number of catchment characteristic(shape, stream pattern, surface slope, and stream slope, etc.), a number of parameters that will define the magnitude and shape of the unit graph (e.g. peak discharge, time to peak, and base length, etc.), evaluate the catch-ment characteristics and unitgraph parameters selected, for a number of catchments having adequate rainfall and stream data and obtain Correlations between the two classes of data, and assume the relationships derived in just above question apply to other, ungaged, Catchments in the same region and, knowing the physical characteritics of these catchments, substitute for them in the relation\ulcorner ships to determine the corresponding unitgraph parameters. This method described in this note, based on the routing of a time area diagram through channel storage, appears to provide a logical line of research and they allow a readier correlation of unitgraph parameters with catchment characteristics. The main disadvantage of this method appears to be the error in routing all elements of rainfall excess through the same amount of storage. evertheless, it should be noted that the synthetic unitgraph method is more accurate than the rational method since it takes account of the shape and tophography of the catchment, channel storage, and temporal variation of rainfall excess, all of which are neglected in rational method.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.1-17
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• 2018

태안반도 원유 유출사고, 구미 불산누출사고 등 2000년 전후로 하여 환경관련 사건과 사고가 빈번히 발생하고 있다. 이러한 환경오염사고를 계기로 선제적 대응 방안이 필요하다는 사회적 공감대가 형성되어 2014년 환경오염피해 배상책임 및 구제에 관한 법률이 제정되고, 2016년 1월부터 시행되고 있다. 이에 따라 도입된 환경책임보험제도는 국내 보험산업계에서 환경위험을 관리하는 새로운 보험모델의 표준화 정립을 통해 관리될 필요가 있다. 지금까지 보험산업에서 표준화에 대한 노력은 다양한 위험 유형의 보장성 보험모델들의 출현에 따라 진행되어 왔다. 이에 따라 본 연구에서는 지식 기반 서비스 중의 하나인 보험 영역에서 기업에 의해 발생 가능한 대기, 수질, 화학, 폐기물, 해양, 토양 등의 환경오염 발생에 대해 6가지 보장 매체에 관한 검증 자료를 의미적 상호운용이 가능한 온톨로지를 통해 표현하였으며, 사업장의 인허가를 토대로 보험 가입 매체 간의 관계를 추론하여 보험모델을 설계하고 제시하였다. 각 사업장 담당자에 의한 물질량 정산 과정과 검증자를 통한 정산결과의 편차를 줄이기 위해, 추상적인 개념을 흐름도로 객관화, 구체화 하였으며, 해마다 많은 비용과 소모되는 자원을 줄이기 위해 온톨로지 기반의 의사결정지원 시스템의 향후 구축 방안을 제시하고 일부 구현 하였다. 이를 통해 물질량 검증 기준을 표준화함으로써 오류를 최소화하고, 검증에 소요되는 시간과 자원을 감소시킬 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 수산경영론집
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.65-106
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• 1986

1, The Purpose of Study This is a study on the Evaluation of the operating of Fisheries Extension Services of Korea, for performing the activities such as guiding fisheries technique as well as offering industrial information to the fishermen in fishing village. By doing so, the Fisheries Extension Sevices(FES) can materialize the continued growth of fisheries, the social and economic development of fishing village, and the increase in income by enhancing the knowledge level of Fishermen, etc. In performing fisheries policy, this activity plays a great role on the research and development activity, and it has become practical since 1976 in Korea. In order to meet immediately with the problem of fisheries technical innovation and rapid environmental changes surrounding the fisheries, the fishermen should not only enhance their scientific and comprehensive capacity in fisheries technique but abtain various effective information. Generally, as most of all the fishemen are poor in the managerial structure and scattered in fishing villages, they have little opportunity in the contact of information. As a result, it is nessessary for the FES to perform the fishing business by the extension service officials who has received special training and acquired fisheries know-how in these fields. And yet, FES is under the unfullfilled circumstance in such factors as manpower, technical know-how, equipment, and the service system etc., which is required in promoting the social, economic development of fishing village and in resolving the high technique demand of fisherman. This study on the fisheries extension services have been studied from those backgrounds. 2. Research Method The data of collecting methods which were necessary in carrying out this study was adopted by the questionaire research on the present extension service activity, through the subject of the extension services (driving agency of the work and the officials), the object(fishemen) and the 3rd observers to the extension services (the authorities concerned). The research sample was taken by the sampling extraction of total 1, 774 men from the above 3 groups. And the research was carried out from August, 1986 to October, 1986, supported from the Fisheries Extension Office (FEO) located in field during the research process. In this study, the levels of the extension operating were determined and estimated in accordance with the extension service method, morale of extension service officials and the extension service system, etc. through the collected data of the research questionaire paper. And based on this result, the essential conditions of the extension services were grasped, and also we tried to present the various activity plan necessary to promote the operating of the extension services. The questionaire research data was calculated by the computer center of National Fisheries University of Pusan, and the total result was again tried on the one demension analysis along with two dimension analysis to search out the relativity between the questionaire, and the statistical test was done $\chi$$^2$test in significance level of l~5%. 3. Contents of Study This study consists of 7 chapters and the contents are as follows : Chapter I : The object and method of the study Chapter II : The assessment and analysis of the extension services Chapter III : The contents and method of the extension services Chapter IV : Analysis of the essential conditions for the extension services Chapter V : The evaluation of activities of extension services Chapter Ⅵ : Conclusion.4. Results and RecommendationTherefore, the results of this study estimated by logical process and analysis are as follows : 1) Most of Korean fishing villages and coastal fishermen have shown much concerns about fisheries technique and social changes, thus many of them were confronted with new problems on how to adapt and to meet changes. 2) Majority of fishermen estimated FEO as an organization of specific technologies with all the thing concerning the fisheries technique in general. Therefore the fishermen wanted to utilize the FEO as an adaptable method for the modern fisheries techniques as well as the environmental changes. 3) In contrast with the fast changes of the fisheries technique, the complexity and variety of technical system and the broadness of fishing village and fishermen, it was revealed that the necessary factors such as the facilities, manpower, budget, and the level of applying techniques of the FEO located in field were highly insufficient. Accordingly, the guiding efficiency was low and the extension services did not provide full solution to the various request from fishermen. 4) It is possible to classify the activation factor for the extension service into two large dimension ; personal dimension relevant to guidance officials and work dimension relevant to the organization. And it was found that the activation level of the work dimension was far lower than the personal dimension between them. So, the activation should be done first in the dimesion to promote the activation of the extension services. 5) The extension services officials are now demoralized in general, thus it is necessary to take reality into consideration : the expense of activity, the adequate endowment of activity scope and the reasonable operation of the position class, etc to enhance its morale. However, in order to do the FES activation, first of all, the systems should be established which is lain unsettled stage until now. And there must be change in the understanding of government i.e. the fisheries extension services are the essential policy subject to build up the base of fisheries growth and modernize the fisheries management. And it should be driven positively with the recognition of the "lasting project".g project".uot;.

• Asia pacific journal of information systems
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.443-472
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• 2014

To survive in the global competitive environment, enterprise should be able to solve various problems and find the optimal solution effectively. The big-data is being perceived as a tool for solving enterprise problems effectively and improve competitiveness with its' various problem solving and advanced predictive capabilities. Due to its remarkable performance, the implementation of big data systems has been increased through many enterprises around the world. Currently the big-data is called the 'crude oil' of the 21st century and is expected to provide competitive superiority. The reason why the big data is in the limelight is because while the conventional IT technology has been falling behind much in its possibility level, the big data has gone beyond the technological possibility and has the advantage of being utilized to create new values such as business optimization and new business creation through analysis of big data. Since the big data has been introduced too hastily without considering the strategic value deduction and achievement obtained through the big data, however, there are difficulties in the strategic value deduction and data utilization that can be gained through big data. According to the survey result of 1,800 IT professionals from 18 countries world wide, the percentage of the corporation where the big data is being utilized well was only 28%, and many of them responded that they are having difficulties in strategic value deduction and operation through big data. The strategic value should be deducted and environment phases like corporate internal and external related regulations and systems should be considered in order to introduce big data, but these factors were not well being reflected. The cause of the failure turned out to be that the big data was introduced by way of the IT trend and surrounding environment, but it was introduced hastily in the situation where the introduction condition was not well arranged. The strategic value which can be obtained through big data should be clearly comprehended and systematic environment analysis is very important about applicability in order to introduce successful big data, but since the corporations are considering only partial achievements and technological phases that can be obtained through big data, the successful introduction is not being made. Previous study shows that most of big data researches are focused on big data concept, cases, and practical suggestions without empirical study. The purpose of this study is provide the theoretically and practically useful implementation framework and strategies of big data systems with conducting comprehensive literature review, finding influencing factors for successful big data systems implementation, and analysing empirical models. To do this, the elements which can affect the introduction intention of big data were deducted by reviewing the information system's successful factors, strategic value perception factors, considering factors for the information system introduction environment and big data related literature in order to comprehend the effect factors when the corporations introduce big data and structured questionnaire was developed. After that, the questionnaire and the statistical analysis were performed with the people in charge of the big data inside the corporations as objects. According to the statistical analysis, it was shown that the strategic value perception factor and the inside-industry environmental factors affected positively the introduction intention of big data. The theoretical, practical and political implications deducted from the study result is as follows. The frist theoretical implication is that this study has proposed theoretically effect factors which affect the introduction intention of big data by reviewing the strategic value perception and environmental factors and big data related precedent studies and proposed the variables and measurement items which were analyzed empirically and verified. This study has meaning in that it has measured the influence of each variable on the introduction intention by verifying the relationship between the independent variables and the dependent variables through structural equation model. Second, this study has defined the independent variable(strategic value perception, environment), dependent variable(introduction intention) and regulatory variable(type of business and corporate size) about big data introduction intention and has arranged theoretical base in studying big data related field empirically afterwards by developing measurement items which has obtained credibility and validity. Third, by verifying the strategic value perception factors and the significance about environmental factors proposed in the conventional precedent studies, this study will be able to give aid to the afterwards empirical study about effect factors on big data introduction. The operational implications are as follows. First, this study has arranged the empirical study base about big data field by investigating the cause and effect relationship about the influence of the strategic value perception factor and environmental factor on the introduction intention and proposing the measurement items which has obtained the justice, credibility and validity etc. Second, this study has proposed the study result that the strategic value perception factor affects positively the big data introduction intention and it has meaning in that the importance of the strategic value perception has been presented. Third, the study has proposed that the corporation which introduces big data should consider the big data introduction through precise analysis about industry's internal environment. Fourth, this study has proposed the point that the size and type of business of the corresponding corporation should be considered in introducing the big data by presenting the difference of the effect factors of big data introduction depending on the size and type of business of the corporation. The political implications are as follows. First, variety of utilization of big data is needed. The strategic value that big data has can be accessed in various ways in the product, service field, productivity field, decision making field etc and can be utilized in all the business fields based on that, but the parts that main domestic corporations are considering are limited to some parts of the products and service fields. Accordingly, in introducing big data, reviewing the phase about utilization in detail and design the big data system in a form which can maximize the utilization rate will be necessary. Second, the study is proposing the burden of the cost of the system introduction, difficulty in utilization in the system and lack of credibility in the supply corporations etc in the big data introduction phase by corporations. Since the world IT corporations are predominating the big data market, the big data introduction of domestic corporations can not but to be dependent on the foreign corporations. When considering that fact, that our country does not have global IT corporations even though it is world powerful IT country, the big data can be thought to be the chance to rear world level corporations. Accordingly, the government shall need to rear star corporations through active political support. Third, the corporations' internal and external professional manpower for the big data introduction and operation lacks. Big data is a system where how valuable data can be deducted utilizing data is more important than the system construction itself. For this, talent who are equipped with academic knowledge and experience in various fields like IT, statistics, strategy and management etc and manpower training should be implemented through systematic education for these talents. This study has arranged theoretical base for empirical studies about big data related fields by comprehending the main variables which affect the big data introduction intention and verifying them and is expected to be able to propose useful guidelines for the corporations and policy developers who are considering big data implementationby analyzing empirically that theoretical base.

• 경영과정보연구
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• 제33권5호
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• pp.185-212
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• 2014

본 연구는 해양레저시설의 기반을 조사하고 디자인개발과 동남권역의 특성화를 위한 해양레저제품 카테고리를 체계적으로 분석하여 해양산업 발전에 미래상을 연구하였다. 국민소득이 2만 불 시대엔 마이카시대라 하고 3만 불이면 마이보트시대라 한다. 영국에 본부를 둔 마린 사우스이스트(Marine SouthEast)의 보고에 의하면 2010년 세계 소형보트와 개인용 수상장비의 규모가 277조원에 이르고 국내시장 규모도 11조원을 예상하고 있다. 해양레저시설은 국가의 전략, 핵심 산업으로 육성해야하는 신 성장 동력산업이며, 정부는 해양레저장비산업 활성화 방안(2009년 6월, 지식경제부), 해양레저 활성화방안(2010년7월, 국토해양부), 제1차 마리나 항만 기본계획(2010년1월, 국토해양부) 등을 발표하여 해양산업육성에 적극 추진하고 있다. 해양디자인은 바다를 중심으로 이루어지는 모든 해양활동에 디자인요소를 기능적, 예술적, 산업적, 문화적 발전을 통해 국가적 위치와 인간 삶의 질적 가치를 추구하는데 있다. 또한 해양과 연안에서 이루어지는 모든 활동과 연관된 것으로 물을 중심으로 한 특수한 조건을 포함하고 있는 디자인 영역이다. 3면이 바다인 조건이 국민의 질적 수준의 발전으로 국가 전략 방향이 산업과 문화융합과 지역의 특성화와 유망산업으로서 2010년대에 선진화된 해양강국으로서의 위상을 높이는데 현재 우리의 가치기반이 되는 해양레저시설의 실태조사를 중심으로 지역별 현황 보유장비, 시설유형, 운영현황과 해양레저시설 이용객의의 부문별 이용현황, 해양레저 제품의 향후 전망 등을 체계적으로 분석하였다. 특히 동남권 해양레저 제품별 실태조사를 통하여 유망한 해양레저제품 개발 시 디자인역할과 프로세스를 제시하여 시장성과 경쟁력 강화를 위한 전략기반을 예측하게 될 것이다.

• 한국농림기상학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.107-117
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• 2004

농업분야에서의 IT역할에 대한 요약과 함께, 일본의 경험을 살펴보는 한편 당면 현안의 파악, 그리고 정보기술 활용의 성공사례를 들어 문제해결 방안의 하나로 신기술을 소개하였다. IT 활용능력 여부는 성공적인 IT현장활용의 매우 중요한 요소로,. IT 관련 교육/훈련의 강화 외에, 사용이 용이한 인터페이스 여하는 IT활용력 제고의 커다란 도전이기도 하다. 기존의 자판형 PC 인터페이스는 대다수 농민들이 쉽게 받아들이기 어려운 면이 있는 것이 분명하다. 이러한 최종사용자들에게 사용이 보다 쉬운 컴퓨터시스템을 제공하기 위한 여러 가지 기술들이 현재 개발되어 있다. 예를 들어 휴대폰기반의 사용자 인터페이스는 이러한 문제에 대한 해결책의 하나로 매우 유망한 기술임에 틀림없다. 휴대폰 사용은 개도국에서도 점차 확대되고 있으며, 단 몇 개의 키만으로 쉽게 사용할 수 있는 장점이 있다. 농민들은 복잡한 의사결정지원을 필요로 하지 않기 때문에 휴대폰의 이러한 단순한 화면도 대개 충분한 기능을 구현할 수 있는 것이다. 제2, 3세대 휴대폰은 인터넷에 대한 무결성 접속을 제공하므로, 휴대폰인터페이스에 적합한 활용물을 개발한다면 기존 PC의 역할을 대신할 수도 있을 것이다. 실지로 현재 휴대폰은 자료수집 뿐만 아니라 포장에서의 현장 의사결정지원에 사용되고 있다. 예를 들어 로렌슨 등과 사사끼 등은 휴대폰기반 기상정보취득프로그램을 개발하여 농민이 항상 자신의 포장내 기상상태를 파악할 수 있게 되었다. 병충해예찰시스템과 같은 보다 실용적인 응용 프로그램도 이미 초기모형이 개발되어 있다. PC보다 사용이 용이한 인터페이스와 포장에서의 기동성 등이 농민들에 의해 환영받고 있는 점이다. 또 다른 중요한 문제는 농촌의 미진한 네트워크 하부구조에 기인한다. 불행히도 농촌지역에서는 상업통신업자간 치열한 경쟁을 기대할 수 없기 때문에 이 문제는 결국 정부의 책임일 수 밖에 없다. 거대한 산맥에서 금을 채굴하는 것과 유사한 정보탐색이라는 기술도 매우 중요한 요소이다. 근대농업이 시작된 이래 약 한세기에 걸친 농업 생산과 실험연구의 결과, 일본은 방대한 농업자료를 보유하고 있다 이러한 장기자료는 농업생산에서의 신지식을 생산제공하는 데 필수적인 결정적인 정보원일지 모른다. 정보탐색 기술은 이러한 방대한 자료의 분석을 통한 미지의 사실을 추론하는 유망한 기술로 이용될 것이다. 많은 이들이 IT기술에 의해 농업이 힘을 얻기를 기대하고 있다. 그러나 어떠한 실용적인 IT 대응책이 농업을 강화할 수 있느냐는 질문에 대한 답변에는 궁색할 수밖에 없다. 이는 이러한 질문에 대한 보편적인 해답이 없기 때문이다. 농업은 전형적으로 기후와 토양조건, 작부양식, 시장요구도 등에 좌우되는 지역 특이적 특성을 지닌다. 그러므로 이는 개별 여건에 알맞는 유연한 기술 적용 여부를 결정하는 IT활용시 의사 결정자을 하는 사람의 몫이 될 것이다.

• 정보교육학회논문지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.51-58
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• 2011

국내외적으로 STEM교육과 창의성 신장에 관심이 높아짐에 따라 로봇교육이 주목받고 있으며, 우리나라는 최근 초등학교 방과 후 교실, 로봇경진대회, 영재교육 등을 중심으로 매우 활발하게 이루어지고 있다. 이에 따라 로봇에 대한 전문지식을 객관적으로 평가하기 위한 기준을 제시하고자 로봇기술자격시험이 개발되어, 초등학생에서 일반인가지 그 응시규모가 해마다 늘어 국가공인자격증으로서의 준비를 하고 있다. 그러나 방과후학교 로봇교실이 활성화인데 반해, 아직 로봇기술자격시험에 대한 초중등 교사에 대한 인식은 매우 부족한 상태이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 로봇기술자격시험의 추진배경 및 검정 기준, 자격증 운영 조직, 내용 및 출제 방향, 급수별 검정 내용, 응시자 현황분석 및 요구를 조사하였다. 로봇기술자격증의 현황을 살펴본 바, 문제의 난이도 및 측정 내용에서 개선 요구사항이 많은 것으로 나타나 학생들의 수준에 맞는 적절한 교재와 학생들의 다양한 로봇기술을 측정할 수 있는 다양한 내용이 뒷받침이 필요하며, 방과 후 교실과 연계하여 자격증 시험을 확대하는 등의 향후 로봇교육의 객관적 인지적 평가기준으로서 자리매김 하기 위한 제언을 제시하였다.

• 한국한의학연구원논문집
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• 제13권2호통권20호
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• pp.15-25
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• 2007

Neo-Confucianism(性理學) which provided an ideological base to found Chosun Dynasty which substituted for Koryu Dynasty, presented In-Cheong(仁政) as ideal statecraft. In-Cheong(仁政) is realizing spirit of In(仁) which means a forever creating power(生生之心), for that reason it was a natural result that the ruling class of Chosun Dynasty had interest in medical science. Therefore they remarked 'In-Cheong(仁政) has achieved' when medical books were published, also remarked Hwal-In-Seo(活人署） as an institute of realizing Wang-Cheong(王政) while Hwal-In-Seo(活人署) was placed in very low civil service grade, although the ruling class classified medical science as a Chap-Hak(雜學) which means not essential but necessary knowledge, and ranked it much lower than Confucianism. While had improved medical service system of Korea Dynasty, Chosun Dynasty had special interest in local medicine: expanding provincal medical centers, educating a medical student(醫生) in a medical school who was core human power in local medicine, etc. Nevertheless the local medicine was still depressed. The reasons are ; not providing enough medical center, not much fund to run each center and mobilizing a medical student(醫生) for miscellaneous labor. Depressed local medicine had changed when 士族 came to have an interest in medical science. 士族 had read a lots of medical books from the early Chosun Dynasty. 16th century they even wrote some books on medicine by themselves based on their experience as a provincial governor.　On the other hand Yi-Mun-Geon(李文楗) who wrote Muk-Jae Diary belongs to the latter. He did not use the art of acupucture. He was a civil official in Seoul, so he could get a lots of books and enough medical stuffs. After a while. he was exiled in Seong-Ju(星州) and took part in local medicine there. The local medicine was depressed in Seong-Ju(星州) at that time. Yi-Mun-Geon(李文楗) was a kind of medical consultant as well as a local doctor. Such medical doings by Sa-Jok(士族) may be a moment that provide power to local Sa-Jok(士族). Sa-Jok(士族) themselves were enthusiastic in treating their sick slaves because the slaves were financial foundation of Sa-Jok(士族). After 17th century, however, the relative importance which Sa-Jok(士族) in the country had held in 16th century had decreased gradually while professional doctors bad increased.

• 대한지리학회지
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.655-679
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• 2008

본 연구는 일본 고등학교 지리역사과 학습지도요령과 지리 교과서를 대상으로 하여 한국 관련 내용의 선정 근거 및 서술의 특징을 분석한 것이다. 학습지도요령에서는 두 세 개의 '근린제국(이웃국가)'을 선정하여 그들의 생활 문화를 일본과 비교하여 유사성과 차이를 이해 존중할 수 있도록 하고 있다. 근린제국과 관련한 지역학습이 생활 문화에 초점을 둠으로써 자연환경 내용은 이들에 영향을 주는 요인으로서 일부 다루어지고 있을 뿐이다. 독도는 대부분 분쟁 가능 지역으로 기술하고 있지만, 일부 교과서에는 시마네현의 영토로 명기하거나, 지도상에 일본의 영토로 표기 한 사례도 있다. 한국의 독특한 생활 문화로는 문자로서 한글, 사상으로서 유교, 종교로서 불교와 기독교, 의식주로서 한복, 쌀과 국, 불고기와 가위, 숟가락과 젓가락, 온돌 등에 대해 삽화를 곁들여 자세하게 기술하고 있다. 그리고 한일 교류와 관련하여서는 정치 경제적 교류보다는 최근에 활발하게 이루어지고 있는 예술과 스포츠 분야 교류에 초점을 두고 있다. 이와 같이 일본의 지리 교과서는 주로 생활과 문화에 초점을 둠으로써 인간이 중심이 된 지리를 실현하고 있을 뿐만 아니라, 사례 지역과 일본과의 상호 비교를 통한 유사성과 차이에 초점을 둠으로써 지식과 이해의 성장뿐만 아니라 이타심과 공감적 이해의 발달을 가능하게 하고 있다. 이는 세계화 및 다문화 시대에 요구되는 대안적인 지역학습의 사례를 보여주고 있다고 할 수 있다.