• 한국환경교육학회지:환경교육
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.136-151
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• 2009

The purpose of this study was to analyze changes in perceptions of the categories of environmental education and environmental education professionalism of teachers participating in a in-service teacher training programs for environmental education. For this study, surveys and interviews were conducted before and after participation of 20 elementary and secondary school teachers who had participated in 'in-service teacher training program for professional development in environmental education' in August of 2005. Before participation, most of teachers answered that 'Education for Environment' was essential factor among the categories for environmental education. After participation, 15 teachers retained their perception but 5 teachers had changed to 'Education about Environment' or 'Education for Environment'. Environmental professionalism was conducted in '5 ability categories of environment teachers' of Hungerford et al.(1994). Categories has goal domains such as 'Goal domain I (level of basic)', 'Goal domain II (level of conceptual perceptions)', 'Goal domain III (level of investigating and evaluation)', 'Goal domain IV(level of environmental action skill)', 'Goal domain V(level of educational apply)'. Before participation, teachers had a low level of professionalism in environmental areas, but after participation environmental education professionalism improved significantly into the all 'Goal domains'.

• 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.174-182
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• 2005

The purpose of this study was to analyze the professionalism of elementary school teachers and to draw out factors which elementary teachers should try to improve their professionalism for environmental education. For the study, both Quantitative analysis and qualitative methodologies were applied: First, randomly selected 483 elementary teachers from Seoul and Gyeonggi self responded to 5 evaluation areas by Hungerford et al. (1994) to evaluate their environmental education professionalism through the use of five point Likert scale. Second, 2 elementary teachers' environmental classes were observed for the purpose of analyzing strengths and weaknesses in classroom instruction, and then the results of self-evaluation on environmental education professionalism and teacher professionalism as shown in the classes were compared. It was found that 483 elementary teachers including 2 teachers fer analyzing classroom instruction who performed a self-evaluation gave themselves mid-scores on the Hungerford et al.'s 5 evaluation areas. However, the result of self-evaluation did not correspond with the result of actual class observation and teacher interview. That is, the actual environmental classes conducted by 2 teachers did not seemed to reflect the evaluation areas which were the foundation of the study: the conceptual awareness, the investigation & evaluation, environmental action skills, and educational application. The results of this study can be used as the basis reference to develop teaching-learning program and in-service programs for professional development of teachers for successful application of environmental education in elementary school classes.

• 한국환경교육학회지:환경교육
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.54-66
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• 2007

The purpose of this study is to find identity of the elementary environmental education and inquire elements of professionalism in environmental education that elementary teachers should have. This study performed a half-structured interview in twice to the eight of elementary teachers who completed the environmental education curriculum course in a graduate school or participated in the teacher training program before. As a result, this study found that the identity of the elementary environmental education consists of the unification comprehending various subjects, the well-rounded sensitivity balancing intellectual, emotional and behavioral aspects, and the grounding in forming environmentally friendly living-habit and academic basis of environments. Moreover, this study found that the teacher training program for the specialty of the elementary environmental teachers should comprise of the following twelve components: the knowledge of overall environmental curriculum, environmental life guidance and environmental classroom management, environmental teaching skills and function, the passion and commitment about environmental education, environmental sensitivity, understanding of education studies, the values and attitude about environment, environmental behavior, understanding the relationship between environmental psychology and developing stage of child, the general education and communication/cooperation with colleagues or local community, understanding of the role as an teacher for the elementary environmental education. More importantly, it would be very crucial that the teachers themselves who are the main body of education system should recognize the their role as the professionals in order to improve the quality of education.

• 한국환경교육학회지:환경교육
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.43-55
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• 2009

이 연구의 목적은 중등교사들의 환경 관련 수업 전문성을 심층적으로 분석하는데 있다. 연구를 진행하기 위해 먼저, 서울과 경기도의 중등교사 431명을 대상으로 환경수업 전문성에 대한 자기평가를 실시하였다. 자기평가도구로는 Hungerford 등(1994)이 개발한 '환경교육자가 갖추어야할 능력 범주 기준'를 활용하였다. 그리고 자기평가를 실시한 중등교사들 중에서 2명의 교사가 진행하는 환경 관련 수업을 실제 참관하여 비디오녹화 분석하였고, 수업교사들과의 면담도 실시하였다. 환경 관련 수업 전문성에 대한 자기평가 결과, '생태학적 기초' 영역이 평균 2.80, 개념적 인식 영역이 평균 2.86, 조사와 평가 영역이 평균 2.83, 환경적 행위기능 영역이 평균 2.94, 교육적 적용 영역이 평균 2.84로 나타났다. 또한, 실제 수업을 분석한 결과, 환경관련 수업을 진행한 교사들은 현대 환경교육에서 강조되고 있는, '생태학적 지식을 교수학습에 효과적으로 적용하는 측면', '환경적 의사결정을 위해 개인적 가치를 명료화하는 측면', '환경쟁점과 해결책에 대한 자신의 가치관을 평가하는 측면', '환경적으로 지속가능발전을 위해 시민적 행위기능을 개발하는 측면'에서 다소 미흡한 것으로 나타났다. 이 연구는 중등학교에서 환경관련 수업을 담당하고 있는 교사들을 위한 환경교육 연수프로그램을 개발하고 운영하는데 의미 있는 시사점을 제공해 줄 수 있을 것이다.

• 한국보육지원학회지
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.21-38
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• 2019

Objective: The goal of this study was to investigate the effects of early childhood teachers' current working conditions such as welfare and wages, working hours, ECEC center's environmental characteristics, and parental involvement and community engagement on the professionalism of teachers. Method: A total of 988 respondents participated in the nationwide online survey. The data were analyzed by correlation analysis and structual equation modeling. Results: First, there were no statistically significant direct effects of ECEC teachers' working conditions on teacher professionalism. Second, there were significant direct effects of teacher efficacy and well-being on teacher professionalism. Third, there were significant indirect effects of teachers' working conditions on their professionalism, via efficacy and well-being, linking the impact of working conditions and the professionalism of teachers. Conclusion/Implication: The results of this structural model imply that policy input for teacher welfare, wage increases, and the enhancement of teachers' well-being and efficacy are valid and significant for the professional development of ECEC teachers. These results provide the data-driven evidence for the importance of welfare and socio-cognitive approaches for teachers.

• 한국환경교육학회지:환경교육
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.51-61
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• 2011

In this study, the Korean alternative school teachers' perceptions of ecocentric environmental education were surveyed. A total of 80 teachers from 42 alternative schools across the nation answered to the survey. The results were as follows. Teachers were found to have a lot of interest in environmental issues and to practice some environmental actions inside and outside school. Over sixty percent teachers agreed with the ecocentric philosophy of environmental education. The most two important issues among 11 environmental education contents for teachers were "natural environment" and "environmental ethics". Teachers used and preferred "field work" for teaching environmental issues, and got teaching materials mostly from the internet. However, many of them were not satisfied with environmental activity in their schools because of their lack of professionalism. They had not enough experience of professional development for environmental education, and strongly wanted to learn about field work.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제12권11호
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• pp.607-615
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• 2014

야외교육은 학습자에게 기대하는 내적 성장부터 생태와 환경까지 다양한 체험을 강조한다. 더불어 야외교육의 공동체성, 생태적 관점 등의 중요성은 시대적 요구이기도 하다. 이러한 야외교육은 우리나라 국가수준의 교육과정에도 반영되어 문서로 제시하고 있다. 하지만 야외교육에 대한 교육목표가 뚜렷하지 않고, 철학적 고민이 부족한 실정이다. 이에 본 연구에서는 야외교육에 대한 교육목표를 명확히 하고, 전문성에 대한 담론을 분석해서 지향점을 제시하였다. 야외교육의 전문성에 대해 논의하기 위해 '교사' 전문성, '체육 교사'의 전문성을 분석했다. 야외교육의 지향점으로는 첫째, 총체적 체험과 문제해결능력, 둘째, 반성적 실천가로의 지향으로 구분했다. 이는 야외교육은 효율적 지도방법만을 추구하는 것이 아니라 지도자 자신의 삶과 행위를 통해 지속적으로 성찰하고 실천하는 전문인으로 거듭나야 한다는 것이다. 결론으로는 첫째, 야외교육 체험에서 안전에 대한 문제 해결을 위한 매뉴얼 개발이 필요하다. 둘째, 야외교육을 가르칠 수 있는 전문인 양성을 위한 교과정 개발이 필요하다. 셋째, 야외교육을 학교교육으로 한정하지 않고, 비제도권 교육에 포함시켜야 함을 제시했다.

• 한국환경교육학회지:환경교육
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.224-241
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• 2012

The purpose of this study was to review the research trends in school environmental education. We analyzed 383 research papers that specifically focused on the school context which were 66% of the total number (N=577) published in this journal between 1990~2011. We defined the characteristics of review and developed a review method by examining previous review studies in this area. The review framework for school environmental education research was devised in terms of seven research areas: 1) Theories and objectives of school environmental education, 2) Environmental awareness, attitude and behavior, 3) Current issues in environmental education in the school context, 4) Instructions and programs, 5) National Curriculum, 6) Environmental education contents, and 7) Teacher professionalism. In this paper, we present dominant features within each category with focus on the overall trends of research methods and themes. Finally, we discuss research issues emerging out of the empirical analysis for considering the value of research for enhancing the quality of environmental education in schools.

• 한국환경교육학회지:환경교육
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.1-20
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• 2011

The purpose of this research is to apply and evaluate the Water Environmental Education Program Using Streams(WEES) to pre-service teachers. WEES is developed to help the teachers increase their professionalism of incorporating a local environment into their inquiry teaching. The subjects of the study include the juniors of the Environmental Education Major at the Korea National University of Education. For the purpose this study, educational criticism about WEES was performed. The subject students were observed throughout the program application, after which a survey and in-depth interviews were carried out. As a result, the implementation elements and content organization of the WEES were found to be implemented in the application process in a satisfying level. In the content organization of the program, the preliminary preparation, visual assessment, and inquiry planning were organically connected with each other for inquiry purposes. The Intrinsic value of environmental education was also demonstrated in the implementation elements and content organization. Overall, the stream turned out to have a great value of environmental education and a potential as a place and material for environmental education. The great significance of the study can be found in that WEES took into account not only the characteristics of the ENVISION based on the watershed concept, but also the situations of Korea's environmental education and exploration from the perspective of environmental studies.

• 한국환경교육학회지:환경교육
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.1-18
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• 2007

This study aims to present and develop 'teacher professional model and standards of assessing students in environmental education for sustainability'. To achieve the purpose, this study was progressed in the following stages. First, based on the results of purposes and objectives developing in environmental education, the concept and components of environmental literacy, which are utilized in environmental education as a means of creating sustainable education were analyzed. Second, the qualities, which environmental teacher should have as an expert were identified through a process of researching literature and professional meeting. Based on the result, the categories and elements of the qualities which an environmental teacher should be have in order to provide expert evaluation of students in their environmental classes were extracted and teacher professional model assessing students was developed. Third, based on the above teacher professional assessing model, standards of assessing in environmental education for sustainability were established. Fourth, based on the teacher professional model and standards of assessing students in environmental education, assessing items corresponding to components of environmental literacy were presented. By presenting and developing 'teacher professional model and standards of assessing students in environmental education for sustainability' in this study, we expect that the model and standards can support to improve school teachers' assessing professionalism in selecting assessing methods, designing assessing process, and analyzing and applying the results of the assessment.