• 공학교육연구
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.35-43
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• 2016

The purpose of this study is to explore directions for improvement of teaching at college of engineering based on analysis of differences from course evaluation of students and instructors. Data was collected from 86 instructors' ratings on courses and their 3004 students' ratings on courses at college of engineering in a two-year, a three-year college and a University from 2010 to 2013. The results of the survey indicate significant differences in the statistics from the several questions between the instructors and the students as well as between the course in a two-year, a three-year college and in a University. First, instructors' self evaluation of the course is higher than students' satisfaction ratings of the course on the average. Instructors' self evaluation are high on the questions 'The subject was proper for the course', 'The course provided the latest theory and trend of the field', and 'Fairness and objectivity about the exams and the assignments'. Also, the difference between Instructors and students on the questions is significant in the statistics. The professor must make sure that students know well how to organize the course content and the method for feedback to test result and homework. Second, instructors have higher satisfaction ratings on the six questions and students have higher satisfaction ratings on the one question('Make students participate in the class effectively') at a two-year and a three-year college. However, students have higher satisfaction ratings on the three questions('Make students participate in the class effectively', 'Concern about students' learning process', and 'Use of E-learning and media equipments') and instructors have higher satisfaction ratings on the one question. It means instructors at a University feel pressure on a teaching and they are unsatisfied with their teaching skills. Third, the result of comparing six parts of the questions shows that students' satisfaction ratings are higher on 'Students participation' and 'Application of media equipments' parts whereas instructors' self evaluation are higher on 'Exams and assignments' part. Fourth, the question 'Make students participate in the class effectively' is significant in statistic based on comparison of instructors and students, and comparison of in a college and a University. Students' satisfaction ratings are higher than instructors' self evaluation.

• 환경영향평가
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.125-135
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• 2004

Environmental Impact Assessment(EIA) in Korea has been used to improve environmental conservation and decision-making. Since environmental impact statement(EIS) was introduced in 1981 with the promulgation of the Environmental Preservation Act in 1977, which replaced the Pollution Control Act legislated in 1963. With a rapid growth of environmental perception as well as the diversification of development activities, however, it has recently bring about a strong demand for a new assessment process related to the strategic level of policies, plan, programs. Method of this study includes analyses of the situation of local EIA and its problematic issues through survey and analysis of information and data, analysis of the level of environmental awareness of professionals and case studies including analysis of foreign strategic environmental assessment. Accordingly, I have elicited a concept of SEA. In addition, I have studied on costs of environmental assessment, and efficiency of internalization of HIA. The survey was carried between September and November 2003, and 177 professionals were asks to complete a questionnaire. As a result of questionnaire survey of environmental pundits, it revealed that 83.8% of participants were in favor of introduction of strategic assessment. This result demonstrated more or less higher approval rate than those of awareness survey done by the Ministry of Environment, i.e. 86.0% ayes, and 14.0% nays. 22.8% of participants agreed to the opinion; "For introduction of this system, earlier is better," 50% reported having an opinion such as, "Will introduce this system in an earliest possible time after correcting problems," 26.3% reported having an opinion such as, "Let's decide the time for introduction of this system after correcting problems first,' and 0.9% reported having an opinion, "it's too early to introduce this system." Specifically, the ratio of ayes on introduction of the system marked 72.8%, and it revealed that a majority of respondents have an opinion such as, "Will introduce this system in an earliest possible time after correcting problems." As means of solutions for the problem regarding the limits of applications that existed in SEA System, factors, such as collecting a wide variety of opinions, securing experts, and faithful implementation, etc. were reported important, and in addition to these factors, respondents revealed having opinions such as, consistent research and development, reflection of public interest, establishment of professional organization, enforcement of after-management service, expanding investments in large, systemizing reference materials, and encouraging public participation, etc. To improve problems involving with present EIA system, it has been identified through this study that SEA is efficient and useful. In order to have SEA introduced successfully, it has been cleared that internalization of effectiveness of environmental cost together with HIA must be accomplished.

• International Journal of Railway
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• 제1권4호
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• pp.129-133
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• 2008

Over the last $15{\sim}20$years, many countries have adopted policies of railway privatization to keep up with increasing competition from road and air transport. Although each country and case has its own history, market characteristics, political context as well as administrative process, railway privatizations (including railway restructure, concession etc.) in the west usually are accompanied with the establishment of new regulatory regimes. Therefore, railway governance has been innovating towards an interaction of government, regulator, industry bodies, user groups, trade unions and other interested groups within the regulatory framework. However, it is not the case in China. Although China had seen a partial privatization in some branch lines and is experiencing a much larger-scale privatization by establishing joint-ventures to build and operate high-speed passenger lines and implementing an asset-based securitization program, administrative control still occupies absolutely dominant position in the railway governance in China. Ministry of Railway (MOR) acts as the administrator, operator as well as regulator. There is no national policy that clearly positions railway in the transportation network and clarifies the role of government in railway development. There is also little participation from interested groups in the railway policy making, pricing, service standard or safety matter. Railway in China is solely governed by the mere executive agency. Efficiency-focused economic perspective explanation is far from satisfaction. A wider research perspective from political and social regime is of great potential to better explain and solve the problem. In the west, separation and constrains of power had long been established as a fundamental rule. In addition to internal separation of political power(legislation, execution and jurisdiction), rise of corporation in the 19th century and association revolution in the 20th century greatly fostered the growth of economic and social power. Therefore, political, social and economic organizations cooperate and compete with each other, which leads to a balanced and resonable power structure. While in China, political power, mainly party-controlled administrative power has been keeping a dominated position since the time of plan economy. Although the economic reform promoted the growth of economic power of enterprises, it is still not strong enough to compete with political power. Furthermore, under rigid political control, social organizations usually are affiliated to government, independent social power is still too weak to function. So, duo to the limited and slow reform in political and social regime in China, there is an unbalanced power structure within which political power is dominant, economic power expanding while social power still absent. Totally different power structure in China determines the fundamental institutional environment of her railway privatization and governance. It is expected that the exploration of who act behind railway governance and their acting strength (a power theory) will present us a better picture of railway governance as a relevant transportation mode. The paper first examines the railway governance in China and preliminarily establishes a linkage between railway governance and its fundamental institutional environment, i.e. power structure in a specific country. Secondly, the reason why there is no national policy in China is explored in the view of political power. In China, legislative power is more symbolic while party-controlled administrative power dominates political process and plays a fundamental role in Chinese railway governance. And then, in the part three railway finance reform is analyzed in the view of economic power, esp. the relationship of political power and economic power.

• 디자인학연구
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.31-40
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• 1999

급격한 산업화로 인한 핵가족화, 맞벌이 부부의 증가 등으로 우리나라에서는 인간의 성장에 있어 중요한 시기인 유아시기의 부모, 온 집안이나 마을 공동체가 함께 키우던 육아 전통의 바탕이 무너져 버렸다. 일하는 엄마들은 아이를 스스로 양육하지 못하는 것으로 스트레스를 받고 전업 주부들도 육아에 자신감이 없고 아버지들은 육아의 책임을 면제받는 대신 아이들과 가정으로부터 소외된다. 따라서 자녀 양육의 문제를 해결하기 위해 보편적이고 포괄적인 보육 제도를 만들어야 한다. 이러한 문제를 해결하고 바람직한 육아와 교육을 위해서 부모들의 자발적인 참여를 통한 보호와 생활, 교육, 나아가 학교 교육을 보완할 수 있는 공동육아가 대안적으로 마련되어 왔다. 공동육아는 기존 보육 제도와는 달리 조합원들이 출자금을 내어 주민 자치적으로 운영할 뿐 아니라 어린이들이 자연의 생명력을 직접 체험하게 하고자 한다. 따라서 기존의 보육 제도를 위한 환경. 시설의 기준과는 다른 공동 육아에 적합한 환경디자인에 대한 기준 마련이 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 유아 교육의 개념이 시대 변화에 따라 어떻게 변화하고 있는가를 파악하기 위해 이태리와 스웨덴에서 성공적으로 행해지고 있는 유아 교육의 개념 및 공동육아의 개념을 문헌 조사를 통해 정립하였다. 또한 물리적 환경조성을 위한 기본 원칙과 실제적인 환경디자인을 위한 공간 구성과 환경 조건을 문헌조사 하였다. 그리고 공동육아의 개념과 특성 및 물리적 환경 제안을 조사.정리한 후 공동육아 환경디자인의 개념과 기준 및 디자인 요소를 설정하였다. 마지막 결론으로 공동육아를 위한 환경디자인의 디자인지침을 제시하였다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.45-60
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• 2020

BK21사업은 장기간 막대한 예산이 투입되는 국가주도의 고등교육사업이다. 사업의 효과성을 평가한 선행연구는 선정된 사업단(팀)들 전체를 대상으로 실적 중심의 양적 성과에 초점을 맞춘 경우가 많고, 사업에 참여한 대학원생에 관한 선행연구는 만족도 조사에 그친 경우가 많아 사업단별 혹은 학술 분야별로 BK21사업이 대학원생의 수행, 역량, 만족 등에 미치는 영향을 깊이 있게 다룬 연구는 많지 않았다. 본 연구는 3단계 BK21플러스 사업에 선정된 1개 학과 단위의 단일 사업단을 대상으로 2013년부터 2019년까지 수집된 대학원생 수행에 대한 정량 자료(예: 게재논문 수)와 제3자 평가 자료(예: 대학원생 수행평가) 그리고 설문 자료(예: 교육환경 만족도)를 활용해 BK21플러스 사업참여의 효과와 시간의 흐름에 따른 대학원생 역량 변화 정도를 조사하였다. 그 결과 사업에 참여한 학생이 미참여 학생보다 논문실적이 더 많았고, 연구능력과 전반적인 수행수준 평가에서 더 높은 점수를 받은 것으로 나타났다. 사업단의 교육, 연구, 국제화 인프라에 대한 대학원생의 만족도 역시 높은 것으로 나타나 BK21사업 수혜의 직간접적 긍정 효과를 확인할 수 있었다. 본 연구는 단일 사회과학 사업단에 초점을 맞춰 BK21 교육지원사업의 효과를 다양한 자료를 활용해 검증함으로써 개별 사업단의 운영 성과에 대한 경험적인 평가를 시도하였다는 점에서 의의가 있다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제19권11호
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• pp.488-496
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• 2018

본 연구는 강원도 생태계 교란식물 관리 제거사업 추진 현황을 종합적으로 평가하여, 교란식물의 효율적인 관리방안을 모색하는 것이다. 또한 근본적인 해결방안을 도출하여 예산투입의 효율성 제고, 생태계 기능 향상, 일자리 창출 및 소득화와 연계하여 지역경제 활성화 등을 제안하고자 한다. 생태계 교란식물 분포지역은 하천변이 39.6%로 가장 많았으며, 도로변 23.3%, 도로변-하천변 12.4%, 경작지 주변 및 제방 4.6% 등의 순으로 나타났다. 생태계 교란식물 관리방안으로는 i) 생태계 교란식물 모니터링 및 관리체계 구축, ii) 도민, 민간단체, 군(軍)부대 참여 활성화, iii) 대체식물 식재, iv) 생태계 교란식물 활용 산업 육성 등을 제안하였다. 본 연구 결과를 기초로 향후 추진되어야할 정책으로 i) 생태계 교란식물 관련 법률 제도 개선, ii) 생태계 교란식물 관리 협력체계 구축, iii) 민간 전문가 양성교육 사업 추진, iv) 생태계 교란식물 제거사업 방식의 병행 추진, v) 시 군별 대체식물 식재 모델 개발, vi) 생태계 교란식물을 활용한 산업 육성, vii) 재원확보 및 효율화를 위한 한강 수계관리기금 활용 등을 제안하였다.

• 인간행동과 음악연구
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.69-92
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• 2018

본 연구는 노래만들기 중재가 인공와우이식청소년의 자기표현 능력 향상을 가져오는지 알아보기 위한 사례연구이다. 본 연구의 노래만들기 중재는 인공와우이식자의 음악지각에 관한 선행연구 결과를 반영하여 CI이식청소년의 성공적인 자기표현 경험을 위해 구성되었다. 단계적으로 구성된 노래만들기와 음악테크놀로지(예, iPad의 GarageBand)가 활용되었다. 두 명의 CI이식청소년이 연구에 참여하였고, 중재는 주 1회씩 총 8주간 제공되었다. 결과분석을 위해 중재 과정 중 변화 양상이 중요함에 따라 자기표현과 관련한 언어적 비언어적 행동과 음악적 반응의 변화를 서술하였다. 연구 결과 노래만들기 중재에 참여한 대상자들은 공통적으로 음악을 통한 자기표현의 자신감 향상과 단순한 자기표현에서 자신의 정서 및 의견을 표현으로의 변화가 관찰되어, 자기표현 능력의 향상에 긍정적인 변화를 확인할 수 있었다. 결과적으로 인공와우이식에 따른 청지각적 특징을 반영한 음악 중재가 성취감 및 긍정적인 자기표현 경험을 도울 수 있음을 확인하였으며, 이는 추후 인공와우이식자를 대상으로 노래만들기 연구가 지속적으로 수행될 필요가 있음을 시사한다.

• 한국조경학회지
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• 제51권1호
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• pp.56-71
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• 2023

삶의 질 향상과 환경에 관한 관심 고조로 도시 녹지 공간에 대한 시민들의 요구가 증가하고 있다. 이에 작은 규모로 토지 소유 논란이 적으면서 조성이 수월하고, 주거지에 인접하여 주민 일상 속 환경개선의 효과가 클 것으로 예상되는 정원에 주목할 만하다. 더욱이 최근 국가 정책사업인 도시재생사업의 일환으로 마을 정원을 낙후 주거 지역에 조성하는 사례가 증가하는 등 도심 정원의 의미와 역할이 확대되고 있다. 따라서 정원이 지역사회에 가져오는 긍정적 효과에 관한 연구가 필요한 시점이다. 그러나 선행연구들은 대부분 공원이나 숲과 같이 일정 규모 이상의 녹지에 한정하여 그 효과를 살피고 있고, 정원의 효과를 정량적으로 평가하는 연구는 미진한 상황이다. 이에 본 연구는 정원과 정원 활동이 지역사회에 가져오는 긍정적 효과를 정량적으로 살피고자 한다. 특히 지역 주민들의 삶의 만족과 주민 간 교류 등 사회적 측면에 주목하여 도심 속 정원의 의의를 살폈다. 연구 대상지는 경기도 안산시 단원구 고잔1동의 노후 저층 연립주택단지 밀집 지역이다. 이곳은 주민들이 자발적으로 근린생활권 내 자투리 공간을 활용하여 정원을 가꿔온 지역이다. 또한 2017년 경기 정원박람회 때 단지 내·외부 공간에 정원이 조성되고 현재까지 존치된 지역이다. 따라서 다양한 유형의 정원이 자리하고 있어 주민들의 정원 활동 및 그 효과를 연구하기에 적합한 사례 지역이었다. 연구 과정은 현장답사를 통해 해당 지역의 정원 및 정원 활동 현황을 살폈고, 이후 정원 활동 여부와 양상이 주민들의 행복감 및 사회자본에 영향을 미치는지 설문하였다. 설문 내용은 t-test 및 ANOVA로 분석하였다. 그 결과 정원 활동하는 주민이 정원 활동을 하지 않는 주민보다 '이웃 교류' 및 '주민참여'가 더 활발한 것으로 나타났다. 그리고 주민이 직접 만든 정원에서 정원 활동을 하는 경우가 정부 사업으로 조성된 정원에서 정원 활동을 하는 경우보다 '삶의 만족도'가 더 높았다. 더불어 단지 내에서 정원 활동하는 경우가 단지 외부 정원을 이용하는 것보다 '삶의 만족' 지수가 높게 '부정적 감정'은 낮게 나타났다. 본 연구 결과를 통해 정원이 노후 주거지역의 주민 간 교류 및 커뮤니티 참여를 촉진하고, 삶의 만족도를 높여주는 등 긍정적 역할을 하고 있음을 확인할 수 있었다. 또한 향후 지역재생 및 공간복지 차원으로 노후 주거지역에 정원을 조성할 때 주민이 정원 조성 및 운영 과정에 참여하는 것이 중요하며, 정원의 위치 선정에도 주의를 기울여야 함을 알 수 있었다.

• 대한가정학회지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.83-101
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• 1981

Under the full consideration of the growing need and importance of population education in the field of home economics in Korea, the study was carried out to verify and assess the following facts on the current issues of population education of home economists who are presently engaging in teaching professions as the teachers of middle and high school and professors of college and universities by setting its primary objectives of the study as followings; 1) to assess the degree of general knowledge and attitudes of home economists toward population education in the field of home economics, 2) to verify the problems encountered in implementing population education by home economists in its field, 3) to find an existing status of previous trainings received and other activities of population education of home economists aimed at utilizing these findings as a part of reference materials when the population education is conducted in the field of home economics. In order to attain these objectives described above, the questionnaire was carefully designed to house a total of 40 questions with good combination of multiple-choice and the simple answer questions. The mail questionnaire survey was conducted by establishing teachers of home economics at middle/high schools and college/universities as Senior Home Economists(SHE) who are from public, private liberal arts and vocational schools. The rate of response observed during the survey was 45.6 percent and the findings of the survey research are as follows: 1) Examining the status of the respondents by residence and religion, it was found that 45 percent of middle & high school teachers ar.d 59. 1 percent of college professors are residing in Seoul city area and that the largest percent of them are christian in their religion. Analyzing respondents by their ages, 56 percent of middle/high school teachers are in their 30s, 45 percent of college professors are in their 40s, and 37 percent of college teachers are in their 30s. In addition, 13 percent of the total respondents are found to be unmarried. The study also revealed that 71 percent of the college professors finished Master Degree course and 82 percent of middle/high school teachers are graduated from college level lasting 4 years. Looking over the status cf major fields of respondents, 68.4 percent of middle/high school teachers are specialized in home economic education and the college professors, on the other hand, show relatively even prortion by specializing in the order of food & nutrition science, clothes & textile science and home managerial science. As far as the length of teaching experience is concerned, a relatively longer period of teaching experience is observed in the college professors in comparison with that of middle/high school teachers. In other words, 33.3 percent of middle/high school teachers are experienced in teaching from 6 to 10 years on average while 43.9 percent of college professors show more than 16 years of experience. 2) Examining the status of existing number of children cf the respondents, one boy and one daughter pattern is predominant, showing 28.5 percent in middle/high school teachers and 21.1 percent in college professors. As for the desired number of children of unmarried respondents, it is observed that 43.8 percent of middle/high school teachers desire to have one boy and one girl, and 31.3 percent of college professors want to have one child regardless of the sex. By assessing the degree of awareness of the population education through their students, it is observed that 53 percent of middle/high school teachers and 50 percent of college professors are aware of population education in some extent and that a majority of respondents took the positive attitudes toward an inclusion of family planning components into the formal school education. Another noteworthy to observe is that a total of 84.8 percent out of middle/high school teachers pointed that the population education currently conducted at schools as a part of home economics are less sufficient than it should be. 3) Analyzing the tendency as to whether the respondents were experienced in receiving population education during the time when they were students, 75 percent of college professors and 59 percent of middle/high school teachers responded negative answers in the survey. In the mean time, a total of 50 percent of the respondents replied that they began to acknowledge the importance of population education mainly through the participation of some sort of population-education orientend seminars, experienced by 40 percent of college professors and 80 percent of middle/high school teachers. 4) What it calls attention in this study was to find that 96.5 percent of middle/high school teachers and 72 percent of college professors conduct population education to some extent during their lecture hours and that more than 80 percent of them are never experienced in teaching population and family planning contents in their regular classes. It is, on the other hand, found that no more than once was the response of those who believe themselves that they are experienced in teaching these relevant components to their students. Analyzing the contents of the subjects being taught in the class, a large percent of them are found to be consisted of population and family planning contents. According to this study, the current population education through the formal school is quite inactive. Analyzing the facts, 44.9 percent of the college professors responded that the population and family planning components are quite apart from their specialization which eventually generates lack of interest in the field. 5) It is also noticed through the study that the degree of frequency of commenting on population and family planning contents during the classes was depending significantly on their specializations which means that the degree of frequency varies from a major to another. Those who majored in home managerial science was the first one, as compared to others who majored in different specializations. Glancing over the status of correlations between ages of the respondents and numbers of seminar paticipation, it is quite clear that the aged group participated more than the younger group did, and that the most highest number of participations made by college professors were those who are in 50s. In addition, it is also found that those who are aged 20s and 60s of the respondents were the group who comments least on the contents of population and family planning at their classes. The suggestions and recommendation made through this survey research are as follows. 1) No one denies that the rapid increase of population, as compared to the limited size of land and resources, will certainly affect adversly to an enhancement of individual life quality which will, eventually, bring forth the poverty of the nation. This is the reasson why we are insisting that the world population be controlled up to an optimum level with a matter of global concerns. It is our understading that the primary aim for reducing number of population is believed to be attained only by conducting the systematic and comprehensive population education through the formal schools. Therefore, the role of home economists in the field of population/family planning education is considered very importment due to the fact that an ultimate goal of population education is placed in elevating the quality of family life by having optimum number of children through family planning program. 2) It is quite clear that home economists as teachers of formal school in all level are invited to pay their attention on redefining the ultimate goal of education and that of population education. We also understant that the primary objective of population education is to change the norm and value of the clients by replenishing the students with pertinent knowledge and attitudes on population and its related problems through a sort of education in order to attain the ultimate goal for enhancing the quality of life. There is no exception in the theory of home economics. An altimate goal of home economics is to elevate the general quality of life through an establishment of value existed in daily life. Considering the relations between population education and home economics, it is quite indespensable to bandle population components as an integral part in the field of home economics. We believe, therefore, that the senior home economists positive participation in the effort population control is more needed than it has been. 3) It is also strongly urged that population education should be a part of instructor training course for home economics. In other words, the teacher of home economics should be well aware of population and its problems by teaching interrelationship between population education and home economics, needs, contents and methods of population education during the instructor training courese for home economics. In addition, the senior home economists should be encouraged through positive participation on the short term training by types of domestic and international seminar, workshop, etc. 4) We certainly believe that the population education can not sustain itself without any backing-up of information and findings' of various and comprehensive researches of natural and social sciences. Accordingly, every senior home economist is invited to exert their maximum effort to conduct systematic study with an aim to utilize these findings and information at best in population education in the field of home economics. Therefore, we consider that the development of training material is imminent in order to provide effective and efficient population education through the for training of home economies. It should be noted that these training materials must be carefully designed, tailored and developed to meet the different classes of trainees under the considerations as to whether it is easily adaptable and infusable into the curricula of every field of home economics, and it is acceptable in the degree of difficulty and quality in its contents. 5) It is true that there are many domestic and international research rapers, reports and findings in the field of population education and family planning. However, there is a tendency that the most of research papers are heavily relying on the authors intension and preferences in its expression and publication. Under these circumstances, it is urged that the home economists should aware of the growing need of the technical training in order to keep these available information and research findings reprocessed and redesigned to insure the practical application into the population education in the field of home economics in Korea.

• 방사성폐기물학회지
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.179-187
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• 2008

캐나다 AECL이 사용후핵연료 관리 방법으로 심지층 처분 방식을 제시하였으나, Seaborn Panel은 이 방안에는 사회적 수용성이 결여되어 있음을 지적하였다. 이에 따라 캐나다는 사용후 핵연료 관리에 위해 보다 폭넓은 사람들의 참여를 유도할 수 있는 공론화 프로그램이 필요하다는 것을 인식하고 먼저 핵연료폐기물법 (Nuclear Fuel Waste Act, NFWA) 을 제정하였다. NFWA에 따라 Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) 가 설립되었다. 전문가들이 마련한 세 가지 관리 방법 가운데서 사회적으로 수용 가능하고 기술적으로 안전하며, 환경적으로 책임질 수 있고 경제적으로 실행 가능한 사용후핵연료 장기적 관리방안을 마련하는 것을 NWMO의 임무로 지정하였다. 그러나 이 세가지 관리 방안 중 어느 것도 적합하지 않다고 판단할 때는 제 4의 대안을 고려하는 예외 조항을 두었다. 결과적으로 NWMO는 위의 3가지 방안의 장점 및 특징을 바탕으로 하여 제 4의 대안인 Adaptive Phased Management (APM; 융통성 있는 단계적 관리) 방식을 제안하였다. 이 대안은 실행 단계에서라도 어떤 기술적 발전이나 변화가 생겼을 때 이를 받아들이도록 고안되었다. 캐나다의 사용후핵연료 공론화 과정은 연구 개발 프로그램이 사회적 수용성과 얼마나 깊게 연관되어 있는지를 잘 보여준다. 다시 말해, 비록 자세한 기술적인 연구 개발은 전문 과학자에 의해 수행되어야 하지만, 연구 개발의 객관적인 타당성 확보를 위해서는 대중을 의사 결정 과정에 참여시키고 대중의 의견을 수렴하는 것이 매우 중요하다. 또한 공정성, 공공의 건강과 안전, 안보, 적용성 등과 같은 원칙들을 확보하기 위하여 NWMO는 이와 같은 추상적인 개념들을 대중이 이해하도록 노력하였다. 가능한 많은 대중을 프로그램에 참여시키기 위하여 공론화 회의뿐 아니라 e-dialogue 등과 같이 다양한 의사소통 방법을 사용하였다. 현재 사용후핵연료 관리 방안을 둘러싸고 많은 어려움을 겪고 있는 우리나라의 입장에서 생각할 때, 캐나다 공론화 과정은 우리나라가 앞으로 적절한 사용후핵연료 관리 방안을 찾는 데 많은 교훈과 시사점을 제공할 수 있다. 결과적으로, 숙의적 참여방법의 하나인 공론화 방안이 우리나라에서도 사용후핵연료 문제를 해결하는 하나의 대안이 될 수 있을 것이다.