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Al Capone Does My Shirts and the Family's Spiritual Growth (『알 카포네가 내 셔츠를 세탁한대』에 나타난 가족의 내적 성장)

  • Choi, Sung Hee
    • English & American cultural studies
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    • v.17 no.2
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    • pp.63-88
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    • 2017
  • Al Capone Does My shirts is a book that received the Newbery Honor Award in 2005. The novel is set on Alcatraz Island, where the Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary housed the most dangerous and heinous criminals during the Great Depression era, and is centered on autism. The purpose of this study is to analyze the living conditions of a family with an autistic child in Al Capone Does My Shirts and the family's spiritual growth through conflict and pain. This study finds that the parents' and siblings' pain from the autistic child is certainly a negative experience, but such pain can help grow the family's love and spirit. Moose, the protagonist, grows into a mature teenager who truly understands his autistic sister and attempts to remedy his mother's wrongdoing. The mother also lays down her unreasonable expectations for her children, learns how to wait and observe from a patient's point of view, and mends her relationship with her son. This novel thus conveys a hopeful message: the family of disabled children can overcome difficulties stemming from the disability through continuously trying to understand each other.

Content Analysis of Online Book Curation Services in Korean Public Libraries (국내 공공도서관 온라인 북큐레이션 서비스의 내용분석)

  • Soo-Sang Lee;Taeseok Lee;So-Hyun Joo
    • Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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    • v.53 no.4
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    • pp.189-209
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    • 2022
  • The purpose of this study is to analyze the content of the online book curation services and recommended books list by public libraries in Korea and to identify their properties. The case for analysis is a list of 11,447 recommended books provided by 35 online book curation services collected from 23 public libraries and the main results of the study are as follows. Only few case libraries were presenting recommendation themes, and recommendation targets were most often not specific, and the recommendation cycle of books was the most monthly. In general, books recommended for book curation do not overlap with each other, but there was overlap in the field of literature (novels) published in 2019~2021. For recommended books, the proportion of books published by some publishers was high, and books published in 2019~2021 were the most common. The subject areas analyzed based on the KDC 6th ed were literature the most. Readers analyzed by ISBN were of in the order of cultural books and children's books, and the type of publication was in the order of books, pucture books, and comics. Based on these research results, it was required to develop guidelines for online book curation service for public libraries and build a platform to share with libraries.

A Study on the Oriental - medical Understanding about Inattention, Hyperactivity sympton in ADHD(attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) - Within Don yui bo gam Book - (ADHD의 과잉활동성, 주의력결핍 증후에 대한 한의학적 고찰 - 동의보감을 중심으로 -)

  • Park, Jae-Hyun;Park, Jae-Hyung;Kim, Jin-Hyung;Kim, Tae-Heon;Lyu, Yeoung-Su;Kang, Hyung-Won
    • Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
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    • v.15 no.1
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    • pp.9-25
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    • 2004
  • Behavioral characteristics of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder(ADHD) is one of the most common mental disorders among children.child psyachiatry. Inattention, Hyperactivity that is done by hyperkinesis or minimal brain dysfunction is major sypmton in ADHD, But etiology and pathological facor of ADHD is very much or unkown.. We brought to about a Study on the Oriental - medical pathologic Understanding about Inattention, Hyperactivity symptom in ADHD within Don yui bo gam Book are as follows. 1. Oriental medical pathologic concepts about Inattention, Hyperactivity are continuous with process of Yang Qi(陽氣), an unbalance of qi(氣) and shen ming(神明), excess of seven emotions(七情), pathology of Huo(火). 2. Immanent factors in inattention, Hyperactivity are improper diet, overtiredness and seven emotions, are continuous with pathological process of the heart, liver, gall bladder, spleen, stomach, kidneys. 3. In oriental medicine, considered as a child's qi of shao yang, dynamic physiological feature, excess and want of yin and yang, organs and bowels, immanently imbalance in growth rather than a child's mental disorder 4. Inattention, looseness in ADHD-PI type are continuous with forgetfulness, improper overtiredness, shortage of qi, the interior heat syndrome due to yin deficiency within Don yui bo gam Book 5. Hyperactivity, impulsive actions in ADHD-C type are continuous with sudden palpitation, severe palpitation, delirium, fidgeting due to deficiency, fidgetiness, hyperactivity of huo due to yin deficiency, fever, febrile disease with accumulation of blood.

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The Effects of Science Lessons using Mind Mapping on Science Process Skill and Science Academic Achievement (마인드 맵 활용전략 과학수업이 과학탐구능력 및 과학 학업성취도에 미치는 효과)

  • Kang, Jung-Mun;Lee, Yong-Seob
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Earth Science Education
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    • v.7 no.2
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    • pp.192-202
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    • 2014
  • The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of science lessons using mind mapping on creativity and academic achievement in science. The subjects of this study were fifth-grade students selected from four classes of an elementary school located in Busan. For ten weeks, the experimental group of 40 students were taught using the mind mapping technique. The comparative group, also of 40 students, was taught in normal classes which used a standard text-book. Children were given a test on science processing skills and academic achievement in science to measure the effects of mind mapping. The Likert scales were used to gather student's feedback on creativity and academic achievement in science. Through these procedures, the following results were obtained: First, mind mapping had a greater effect on science processing skills than the normal classes, where a text-book was used. Second, mind mapping was effective in improving the student's academic achievements in science at a greater level than the normal classes where a text-book was used. Third, after viewing results of the Student Recognition Investigation, we found that the students showed a higher level of interest in science lessons that used mind mapping, and were better able to understand the scientific theories. As a result, the elementary science class with mind mapping developed greater science processing skills and saw higher academic achievement in science. We conclude that science classes that use mind mapping have the potential to develop better science processing skills and improve academic achievement in science.

A Study on the Management of Korean Church Libraries and Strategies for Revitalization (한국 교회도서관의 운영현황과 활성화방안에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Myeong-Hee
    • Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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    • v.21 no.4
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    • pp.33-48
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    • 2010
  • The study aimed to identify current situations of Korean church libraries. The results from 22 church libraries are investigated in terms of some factors such as material organization, quantity of materials, facilities, staffs, budgets, public services, users and classification systems. Current libraries are very small in its facility, quantity of the materials and the budget, and lack of the full-time librarian. Recently, children's libraries are established among small churches, and their budgets and public services are stable. Suggestions for revitalizing the church libraries are made: the pastor's understanding of the significance of church library for missions' sake, establishment of more church libraries, acquisitions of various non-book materials, budget security, necessity for a full-time librarian, provision of various types of services and cooperations among church libraries.

Collaborative Network for Children's Reading Program: Making of Bookmagic (전문가 협력을 통한 어린이 독서교육 프로그램 개발 및 운영 - "책수리마수리" 프로젝트의 사례를 중심으로 -)

  • Kim, Eun-Ha
    • Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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    • v.41 no.3
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    • pp.373-389
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    • 2010
  • Bookmagic is a new reading program that encourages children of 5-15 ages to enjoy reading. Bookmagic provides free downloadable resources such as pre-reading and after-reading activities, booklists, posters and awards. Since a number of reading programs have already been developed, published and used, Bookmagic is not a toally new project. However, it is distinguished by the process of creating the program. While most of the reading programs available in Korea were developed by individual occupations(academic experts, private enterprises, civic organisations, associations of librarians or teachers), Bookmagic was designed by a team of various professionals including a picture book author, an academic researcher, a primary school teacher, a school librarian and two public librarians. Working in a partnership with other professionals, participant librarians had a unique opportunity to develop expertises on reading education as a creator of a program rather than as a deliverer.

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A Study on the Cognition Distance of Separately Shelved Items by Multi-dimensional Scaling Analysis in Children's Libraries (다차원척도법을 이용한 어린이도서관 별치 자료에 대한 인지 거리 연구)

  • Kim, Hyoyoon;Cho, Jane
    • Journal of the Korean Society for information Management
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    • v.34 no.1
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    • pp.51-71
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    • 2017
  • This study conducted a survey to measure recognition distance between the materials which are located separately in a children's library targeting 200 elementary school lower grade students, higher grade students, and school parents(adults). And compared recognition distance between the elements of materials of individual visitor group with multidimensional scaling and K-mean group analysis. Multidimensional Scaling (MDS) is a technique for projecting the cognitive state in space by evaluating the similarity or attribute of the analysis target. Even though it is mainly used for market diagnosis in marketing, It can also be applied to present an ideal physical layout plan by analyzing the distance. As a result of analysis, the main discoveries are as follows. First, elementary school students cognize child, baby and computer materials should be adjacent as a same group. But recognition of adults(school parents) is reflected by differing from elementary school students vastly. They cognize that computer materials should be formed as a special group separated from child and baby's materials. Second, elementary school higher graders and adults(school parents) groups also want to separate their main reading materials from baby's book, therefore They both want to secure silent reading space separating from baby. Third, as a result to confirming how this recognition distance system of materials is reflected in a real children's library through three children's libraries in Y-gu, Incheon, there is no library with structure according perfectly with a recognition system of a particular class, but a recognition system of adults and elementary school students is partially reflected because baby, child and computer materials, and baby and child materials are commonly separated and placed. It is difficult to insist that a recognition system of a visitor group, especially a recognition system of children is absolute consideration conditions in material placement of a children's library. However, understanding cognition of the user groups can be an important evidentiary factors to offer differentiated service space according to visitors and effective placement of the elements of library resources.

Effects of a Nutrition Education Program Using Children's Books on Elementary School Students' Food Preferences and Eating Behavior (아동서적을 활용한 영양교육이 초등학생의 식품기호 및 식행동에 미친 효과)

  • Jung, Shin-Ae;Lee, Kyoung-Ae
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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    • v.36 no.9
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    • pp.1161-1171
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    • 2007
  • This study investigated the effects of a nutrition education program which used children's books, on students' food preferences and eating behavior. The program used seven children's books on the subject of food and nutrition, and included diverse learning activities based on Multiple Intelligences. The subjects were divided into two groups: control and experimental. The control group took only the regular practical arts lessons, while the experimental group took the additional lessons of this program. The results were as followed. First, the food preferences of the experimental group increased for various foods, expecially fish, beans, vegetables, and seaweed, for which their preferences had been low, while their preferences for processed foodstuffs decreased. Second, the eating behavior of the experimental group improved more than that of the control group. Thus, this program had positive effects on the children's food preferences and eating behavior. Programs such as these can help children to participate in learning activities with greater interest, and to learn various subjects in books. In addition, this study suggests that children's books can be valuable materials in nutrition education.

An interactive story book for children using gesture recognition (동작인식 시스템을 이용한 유아 대상의 체감형 구연동화)

  • Jeon, Yun-Hee;Han, Soo-Heon;Heo, So-yeon;Lee, Kyoung-Mi
    • Proceedings of the Korea Contents Association Conference
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    • 2012.05a
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    • pp.279-280
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    • 2012
  • 본 연구에서는 기존의 플래시 구연동화에서 더 나아가 동작 인식 시스템을 이용한 유아 대상의 체감형 구연동화 콘텐츠를 개발하였다. Kinect 카메라를 이용하여 유아 자신이 직접 컨트롤러가 되어 콘텐츠를 자유롭게 즐길 수 있기 때문에 Wii처럼 컨트롤러를 사용하는 콘텐츠보다 부상의 위험도 줄일 수 있다. 또한, 수동적으로 구연동화를 듣는 대신에 유아가 직접 참여하게 됨으로써 즐거움뿐만 아니라 다양한 동작을 통하여 운동효과도 얻을 수 있다.

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A Study on the Performance Analysis and Improvement of the Book Sharing Regular Delivery Project for Pre-schoolers in Gyeonggi Province (경기도 유아 책꾸러미 정기배송 사업에 대한 성과 분석 및 개선방안 연구)

  • Gum-Sook Hoang;Soo-Kyoung Kim;Sung-Une Yoon
    • Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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    • v.53 no.4
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    • pp.71-100
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    • 2022
  • The purpose of this study is to analyze the performance of the Gyeonggi province book sharing regular delivery project for pre-schoolers in 2021, analyze the problems of the project, and suggest improvement measures to help the preparation of policies for the promotion of reading culture in Gyeonggi province. As a result of the survey, the necessity and satisfaction of the project were found to be very high for both the caregivers and the reading coaches. In particular, in the case of caregivers, the higher the amount of reading after the project, the higher the need for and satisfaction with the project. It was found that they wanted to participate in programs such as regular book delivery. Even in the convergence of expert opinions, it was evaluated that there was a positive change in the perception of parenting by reading by caregivers, and that the necessity and satisfaction of this project were very high due to the development of infant-parent interaction. However, in the self-evaluation of the project manager and the implementing organization, it was evaluated that better results could be achieved only when the project was carried out through thorough planning and preparation in advance. Through this, for the continuity of Gyeonggi province regular delivery of children's book packages, improvement plans were presented and Gyeonggi-do's reading culture promotion policy was proposed.