유치원 도덕교육의 방향모색 = A Study on Moral Education in Kindergartens

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The purpose of this study is to examine the nature and direction of moral education in Kindergartens. Kindergarten is the first educational institution in which young children experience the social world as well as the physical world. Young children first join a group and begin to consolidate the foundation of morality in Kindergarten. The main points from this study are as follows: The real face of morality in early childhood should be identified as the formation of basic habits. From this viewpoint, it is the right concept that moral education in Kindergartens is the basic social education. It is the goal of the basic social education of the Kindergarten that young children should internalize good habits. To achieve this, Basic social education should be conducted not as rigid training but as a life itself. This research suggests that basic social education should contain 18 social virtues for young children to learn. These are perseverance, respect for others, keeping social order, development of personal and national identity, clean habits, respect for cultural tradition, cooperative spirit, public morality, abstinence, reduced materialism, ability to make concessions, honesty, good manners, positive thinking, respect for living things, trusting others, responsibility and diligence. Teaching strategies are presented to help children`s habit formation: self-expression, discussion, problem solving, social reasoning, inductive reasoning, modeling, and explanation. The research shows that the affection and concern of teachers are as important as the course content and teaching method for the formation of young children`s basic habits.