그림책 읽기에 기초한 다양한 가족 형태에 대한 교육이 유아의 가족에 대한 인식에 미치는 영향

초록

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of classroom activities involving storybooks on different types of families on young children's acceptance of family diversity, definition of family, and anti-bias perception towards non-traditional families. The participants were 45 young children in the Seoul area. Twenty-two children were assigned to the experimental group and twenty-three children were assigned to the control group. The children in the experimental group read 10 storybooks on different types of families whereas the children in the control group read the same number of books related to the theme of the regular curriculum. Both groups had discussions and role-plays as post-reading activities. The results show that the experimental group earned higher scores on the scales for both acceptance of family diversity and definition of family compared to the control group, and the differences in the scores were statistically significant. The results also show that the control group had lower scores on the scale for anti-bias than that of the experimental group, and the score difference was also statistically significant. These findings suggest that classroom activities using storybooks on different types of families are effective teaching strategies to reduce young children's negative perceptions towards non-traditional families. Young Children's Understanding of Family.

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