Ⅰ. Introduction
This study is carried out to get basic data about security programs through understanding current situations of security education and observance of security regulations and leading legal improvements for prevention of elementary sc...
Ⅰ. Introduction
This study is carried out to get basic data about security programs through understanding current situations of security education and observance of security regulations and leading legal improvements for prevention of elementary school students' incidents/accidents. Respondents of the survey are 200 elementary school students, and duration of the survey is July first to July 24th. It is collected l62sheets, and collection rate is 81.5%. These data is used for analysis. Also by concerning existing studies such as theses and reports, current safety education is analyzed, results is as followings.
First, the rate of the students who obey safety regulations is 48.7% and parents concern about safety programs is 66.1%, but the case that safety education has been carried out is only 38.5%. Relating to safety of school facility as classroom and playground, 27.8% of respondents reply that it is safe. The main reason that perform safety precautions is that they are not accustomed to the action for safety. So it shows that getting used to safety through education and practices is most important.
Second elementary school teachers is highly interested in safety education as 73.5%, but making safety surroundings as notice of poster is lack. The safety program mostly carrying out is about traffic safety and sanitation/hygiene, and the method mainly using is delivery education as hand-out. The education is rather taken in morning or evening session than in class, and organization performed safety education most frequently is fire department, so it is indicated fire department is deeply involving children safety education.
Third, the traffic accidents occurs most frequently, even though traffic education is performed intensively. The accidents is happened on time cleared of teacher's view, and relating to responsibility, 61.1% of respondents are attributed to themselves.
Fourth, in the aspect of the needs of safety education, 74.7% of respondents agreed that the they need to learn about the safety. The course that they want to take first is about safety in traffic, half of them think 1hour as appropriate education hour. This is compared to American students who think 80hours yearly, and it indicates that korean students need to much concerned about safety.
Fifth, 58.6% of respondents reply that they need the teacher to take charge in safety, and contribution of safety education for making safe circumstances is 75.3%, which shows that safety education is important. According to the result in questions to teachers about legal improvements for school safety education, 84.1% of respondents agreed that it is required to take safety education course, 95.2% of respondents reply that it is needed to develope data for study to raise effects of safety education.
According to the result of this thesis, a trend to take life lightly which leaves one's life to chance and only run after economic profits, spreads over our society. As this time, it needs to change minds and attitudes to safety and try to take safety action. For safety of elementary school students, not only students but also parents and teachers who has led and educated them have to much concern about safety education. On scene of the education, it is required to obtain enough safety education hours, develop safety teaching materials, moreover, making new classes on safety in teacher training programs and appointing to teacher taking full charge of the class. If family, school, local community, associations work together for safety education, and make new systematic education programs, it will enable to teach many people about safety effectively, which makes our society more safe.