보육교사 양성 교과과정에 관한 비교적 고찰 = A Comparative Study on Developing Curriculum of Early Childhood `Educare` Teachers

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This study was designed to identify alternative curricula to give the high-quality on-the-job educare services and to enhance the early childhood educare teachers' professional knowledge and skills.
To achieve this purpose, I compared American, Japanese and Korean training systems of the early childhood educare teachers with respect to the following characteristics, (1) educare`s social background, (2) parents' expectation of educare teachers, (3) a term of school`s education, (4) curriculum's guideline and (5) contents of curricula
As a result of this study, I have identified the following six principles in order to an improved curriculum for Korea.
1. Because the purpose of educare is to improve children`s and their families' welfare, Educare curriculum is ought to be guided to achieve this purpose comprehensively.
2. Educare curriculum is ought to be made up clarifying the basis of educare curriculum's domain and being linked with each other.
3. Educare curriculum is ought to be made up considering the connection with basic and advanced course.
4. Giving priority to the subjects which enhance professional knowledge and skills of early childhood educare teachers. And minimizing the numbers of subjects except these.
5. Reinforcing those subjects which are related to their own families and the communities as a whole.
6. Emphasizing the practice and field subjects in order to directly experience educare programs.
In conclusion, I presented the alternative curricula of basic and advanced courses. The above principles habe been integrated and used as a foundation of new curricula.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• Ⅰ. 보육교사 양성제도
• Ⅱ. 보육과 관련된 사회적 배경
• Ⅲ. 보육이념
• Ⅳ. 수업연한
• Ⅴ. 보육교사 양성지침
• Ⅵ. 교과과정 내용
• Ⅶ. 한국 보육교사 양성 교과과정의 개선점
• Ⅷ. 교과과정에 대한 제안