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초록

The purpose of this study was to analyze the research trends of continuity between preschool and elementary education from 2012, in which Nuri curriculum was first implemented, to 2017. To this end, the current research analyzed yearly trends on published journal articles and theses and the network of finally-selected 98 keywords through keyword cleansing process. The results of this study areas follows. First, an average of 38.8 articles related to transition to elementary school were published each year, and the number of published papers increased more during this span than they did before 2011. In addition, ‘transition to elementary school’ was the most frequent, and ‘Nuri curriculum’, ‘elementary education curriculum’, ‘school adaptation’ were also frequently used in the journal articles and theses. Second, various transition studies have not been conducted because a few keywords were concentrated. In particular, the networks were simply forged in a direct and indirect way as many studies were linked to keywords such as ‘transition to elementary school’, ‘Nuri curriculum’, ‘elementary education curriculum’, and ‘school adaptation’. Third, the analysis of the ego network focused on the key keywords ‘Nuri curriculum’ and ‘elementary education curriculum’ showed a high level of weight in the connection between ‘transition to elementary school’, ‘Nuri curriculum’, and ‘elementary education curriculum.’ It suggested that many of the studies compared the mutual education courses or analyzed the contents of the guidance for teachers. Drawing on these findings, this study propose the necessity of administrative and financial support and usage of keywords such as ‘parents’, ‘handicapped children’, ‘prosocial behavior’, ‘reading activity’, ‘self-control’, and ‘multi-cultural’.

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