문화예술 기반 유아통일교육 프로그램이 유아의 민주시민의식과 정서지능에 미치는 영향

초록

This study investigates the effects of an early childhood unification education program based on culture and arts on young children’s democratic citizenship and emotional intelligence. From October to December 2019, 38 five-year-old children (19 in the experimental group and 19 in the comparative group) from two kindergartens in Gyeonggi-do participated in the 13th class program, and an independent sample t-test and analysis of covariance were conducted to determine between-group differences. The experimental group participated in an early childhood unification education program based on culture and arts, and the comparative group participated in an early childhood unification education program focusing on talking. The results of this study were as follows. First, the experimental group’s total score of democratic citizenship and its sub-factors, including respect for others, responsibility, and cooperation, significantly improved, but the spirit of compliance showed no significant difference. Second, the experimental group’s total score of emotional intelligence and its subfactors, including self-perception, self-regulation, and control of others, showed a significant improvement,; however, but the perception of others showed no significant difference. This indicates that an early childhood unification education program based on culture and arts has an educational effect on young children’s democratic citizenship and emotional intelligence. Therefore, this study hold significance as it supports the need for early childhood unification education, by showing the significance of early childhood unification education using culture and arts.

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