The purpose of writing this thesis is to understand and analyze how the teachers in mission school perceive themselves both as teachers and christians in carrying out their dual-duties and satisfy their roles in a very comparative forms of high school...
The purpose of writing this thesis is to understand and analyze how the teachers in mission school perceive themselves both as teachers and christians in carrying out their dual-duties and satisfy their roles in a very comparative forms of high school system. The research has been conducted for 8 months through the qualitative case study of the teachers who teach at Hansarang high school, which is located in northern part of Han-river.
Among other methods, in-depth observation on teacher's participation on the project and personal interviews were taken as research tools and other surveyed informations were used as reference materials as well. The results of the research on 'different characteristics of the teachers' culture revealed in Hansarang high schools' are as follows:
One of main characteristics of the teachers' culture shared in HanSaRang High School is the 'free giving trees' culture. The whole concept of that particular culture covers the bases of the Hansarang school education and it encourages teachers to be more caring and considerate of others, even if they are obliged to achieve higher goals in education. The 'free giving trees' also includes cultures like 'sharing', 'wooden support', 'guardian angel', and 'oasis' cultures which reflect the same ideas.
Another type is the 'poomahtshi'(exchanging works) culture in Hansarang, which can be rephrased as 'interchanging assistance' or 'moral-duties among colleagues'. The concept is correlated with the spirit of christianity which has its foundation on sacrifice and sharing. In that category, there are other cultures with the same concept such as 'being together', 'sharing hearts' and 'sharing food'. Among them, one noticeable type, however, is the 'sharing food' culture. It seems that on every Saturday afternoon, every members of the teachers and their families prepare and join the potluck for socialization. Even though the necessity of it has been questioned many times, the sharing food culture has been enjoyed and practiced for decades as a tradition and serves as a main source that bonds teachers together.
The third culture the teachers share in Hansarang is the 'focusing on the heaven' culture which motivate teachers to be more of christians than just being mere teachers found everywhere. Another words, it is the culture that encourages teachers to 'navigate toward the heaven', looking onto the higher goals beyond the limits within themselves. Other same patterns are like 'experiencing nature' and 'playing-out two roles' and 'educating in harmony' cultures.
Last, there is a 'being oneself' culture which is distinguished from others in a way that it reflects the different personalities of each individuals. One of them is 'Galmuri'. It is the ambitious type of culture in which teachers are more challenged to be successful by fulfilling their responsibilities without making any mistakes. They enjoy being competitive and pursue the perfectionism with their works. Another type is 'peeking and siding' type which often changes their values and attitudes by the situation given. They simply follow other's value and choose to be settled down without competing. The third, there is also 'conforming to institutional norms' type, whether it is positive or not. Lastly, there is the 'expressing complaints' type. Those are the ones who are being conscious about the teacher's rights and personnel management system in the organization. They are sometimes carried away with their negative feelings and end up feeling like caught up in the system.