교사교육의 전문성 신장에 관한 연구 = A STUDY ON THE ENHANCING PROFESSION OF TEACHER EDUCATION

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The purpose of this study is to clarify the contents and conditions of elementary teacher`s profession, and is to analyze the status quo of elementary teacher training schools in terms of prior basis, and to suggest the alternatives for enchancing profession in elementary teacher education. The content of elementary teacher`s profession are: childrens` learning, childrens` guidance, classroom management and education services. Several aspects of enhancing profession in elementary education are suggested (1) Specific educational objectives shoud be presented and established which reflect the specialities or professionals of teachers university. (2) The curriculum of teachers university shoud he constructed toward the reinforcing ways of elementary teacher preparation. (3) The curriculum shoud be revised in order to well cope with changing educational conditions and to meet student teachers` needs in term of one`s whole personality and education. (4) Faculties of teachers university should influence and help teaching-learning activities with their specialties. (5) student teaching practice should sestrengthened in the way of increasing students` ability which leads to effective field adjustment. (6) Teachers university should secure competent not professors not only who are good at subject education, but also who are experienced in the actual field. (7) Teachers university should strengthen the admission system that could pull excellent elementary teacher applicants. (8) Various admission program should be adopted considering teachers university location and regional characteristics, by that excellent students can be maintained. (9) Dramatic supporting strategies should be implemented for better teacher education performance. (10) In terms of managing quality of teacher education, evaluations of teachers university should be executed and the present teacher licencing system should be changed. In summary, elementary teachers training schools should consider and make great efforts for improvement and development for elementary teaching profession. This study has important implications for restructuring and suggesting alternatives for the profession in elementary teacher education.