In this research, we researched the understanding of environmental problems of kindergarten and teachers and the ongoing environmental education contents's present situation that are presented in the sixth kindergarten educational curriculum. Also, we...
In this research, we researched the understanding of environmental problems of kindergarten and teachers and the ongoing environmental education contents's present situation that are presented in the sixth kindergarten educational curriculum. Also, we researched the present situation of environmental study material conditions and compared kindergarten and government-supported kindergarten by one another. By comparing and researching, we make kindergartens being aware of the importance of early environmental education, furthermore we eventually have purpose on improving the early environmental education program and providing basic data to improve the program.
From one hundred five kindergarten and government-supported kindergarten in Seoul, we choose current one hundred five teacher to ask and collect statistic their understanding of early environmental education, understanding of teacher's environmental education course, the sixth kindergarten educational curriculum's current environmental education situation, environmental education professional teaching materials condition, and environmental education's problem and need.
The result follows. Firstly, teacher's understanding of early environmental education and understanding of teacher's environmental education course are follow. The difference between kindergarten and government-supported kindergarten are none. The 94.2% of from both kindergarten and government-supported kindergarten teachers said that the environmental problem is serious. The 100% of them also answered that early environmental education is necessary. In the question, whether going to the teacher's environmental education course, every one would wanted to go, but only 20.0% of them have gone the teacher's environmental education course which showed there is not many chances of going to the teacher's course. From those who have gone to the teacher's course, 71.4% of them have used in actual teaching what they have learned in course. The other 28.6% of them, who did not used what they have learned, explained not using what they have learned by a hardness of making materials, an insufficient data, and a lack of connection from the existing program.
Secondly, the sixth kindergarten educational curriculum's environmental education contents follow, and there are some differences between kindergarten and government-supported kindergarten.
Those who know that the sixth kindergarten educational curriculum contains environmental education program are 65.7% and those who do not is 31.4%. What they know are preparing for environmental pollution or disaster(32.7%) and paying attention to preserving environment(25.0%). 93.3% of regular kindergartens has used it, but only 62.5% of government-supported kindergartens has used it. Kindergarten and government-supported kindergarten differed quite a lot from both what they know about the sixth kindergarten educational curriculum's environmental education and its usage.
Most of kindergarten and government-supported kindergarten do environmental education (82.9%). However, there are only 14.3% of teachers who are considered doing well which infer that environmental education has not been done systematically. The ways of teaching and practicing are 'mention it partly from related chapters (48.9%)' and 'along with existing program, separate the chapter in year bases (24.4%)'. Statistically, from the way of teaching and practicing environmental education, kindergarten and government-supported kindergarten showed relevant difference. The ways of practicing environmental education that both kindergarten and government-supported kindergarten teachers use are 'talking (45.8%)', 'observing and exploring study (10.7%)', and 'experiment (10.7%)'. What most of both kindergarten and government-supported kindergarten do for environmental education are that 'separate garbage collection (33.0%)' and 'recycle resources (22.9%)'.
Thirdly, early environmental educational professional material conditions are follow. From this data, there are some relevant differences.
Both kindergarten and government-supported kindergarten's the most effective materials are 'video media (30%)' and 'experimental instrument (17.5%)'. The most they buy are 'picture books (14.0%)' and 'separate garbage collection baskets (12.8%)'. What they need are 'video media (30.9%)' and experimental instrument (17.5%)'; they prefer video media the most. The 40.0% of teachers from kindergarten and government-supported kindergarten said 'there is not enough environmental educational materials', and only 14.3% said 'there is enough materials.' This result showed that a lot of kindergartens has not many environmental educational materials prepared or just about enough. kindergartens and government supported kindergartens did not show significant differences statistically.
Two reasons, 'lack of adapting teaching to children because of not enough teaching course (23.3%)' and 'teachers' and parents' lack of understanding of environmental education necessity', are presented as reasons for poor environmental education.
The most urgent things to improve environmental education are 're-educate the teacher's course (36.4%)' and 'professional materials for environmental education (20.0%)'. Therefore, the lack of teacher's course and professional materials presented as problems, and the support for those is necessary.