This study puts the purpose in providing basic data for the effect of economic education by examining teachers' perception on the suitability degree and implementation of education contents according to economic concepts.
Research questions in accor...
This study puts the purpose in providing basic data for the effect of economic education by examining teachers' perception on the suitability degree and implementation of education contents according to economic concepts.
Research questions in accordance with research purposes are as follows:
1. How is the perception of teachers regarding suitability degree of education contents according to economic concepts?
2. How is the perception of teachers regarding the implementation of education contents according to economic concepts?
Research subjects were 550 teachers of the early child education institutions located in cities, towns, and villages of 5 regions including metropolitan areas (Gangwon-do, Gyeonggi-do, Gyeongsang-do, Jeolla-do, and Chungcheong-do) across the country. 429 questionnaire papers among 550 distributed copies were collected. Total 378 copies were used for the actual analysis with the exception of invalid papers which were insincere responses.
As to research tools for investigating teachers' perception on the suitability degree and implementation of education contents according to economic concepts, education contents of economic concepts were extracted from literature reviews and preceding studies, and modified or supplemented under the advisory opinions of 1 professor in the department of early child education and 3 researchers of early child education. Likewise, final education contents according to economic contents were selected. Contents of questionnaire papers, completed by final modification and supplementation through the preliminary studies of 10 teachers of the early child education institutions, were classified into total 68 questions; 9 questions about the general background of teachers, and 59 questions involving education contents according to economic concepts and implementation.
In regard to the data processing, frequency analysis that calculates frequency and percentage including general background of teachers was conducted. These data were dealt with by using SPSS 14.0 statistics program.
Results of this research are as follows:
1. Suitability Degree of Education Contents According to Economic Concepts
First, education contents of economic concepts, in which perception rate that education contents are suitable as a whole is high, were involving the concept of rarity and consumption. While, education contents of economic concepts, in which there is no difference in the perception rate of being suitable or average, were represented as concepts of opportunity cost, production, and currency.
In terms of education contents of rarity concept, the contents in relation to limited resources, the preciousness of resources and savings, the difference in what you desire and what you need, and the necessity of recycling appeared to be suitable. In addition, in terms of the education contents of opportunity cost, the contents in relation to what you should give up, and what you know about being required appeared to be suitable for selection. In regard to the education contents of production, contents, in relation to occupation, work, savings, and cooperation, appeared to be suitable. Meanwhile, in terms of the education contents of consumption, contents in relation to the definition of consumption, the difference in reusable articles and disposable articles, the sparing use of articles, the donation of the unused articles, purchasing process of products, and rational consumption appeared to be suitable. In regard to the education contents of exchange and currency, the contents in relation to exchange and barter, the kinds and value of currency, the preciousness of currency, exchange of currency with goods and services, symbols (currency) for the fair exchange appeared to be suitable.
Second, the education contents of economic concepts, in which perception rate that education contents are suitable as a whole is high, are involving the concept of income distribution, while education contents of economic concepts, in which the perception rate of being average is high, are involving the market and competition. Education contents according to economic concepts, in which there is no difference in the perception rate of being suitable or average, were represented as concepts of the market and price.
In terms of education contents of the market and price, contents in relation to the definition of the market, and the purchaser and seller appeared to be suitable. Meanwhile, there were no education contents that highly perceive that the education contents of the market and competition are suitable. In regard to the education contents of income distribution, it appeared that the contents in relation to human resources, the rewards of labor, and the recognition of productive work are suitable.
Third, in terms of the suitability level of trade education contents, the rate of perceiving as being average as a whole was high, while there were no education contents perceiving that the suitability of education contents is high.
2. Implementation of Education Contents According to Economic Concepts
First, as to the entire implementation, rate of performing rarity, opportunity cost, production, exchange, and education contents of currency appeared to be high as a whole.
In regard to the education contents of rarity concept, it appeared that performing rate of contents in relation to limited resources, the preciousness of resources and savings, the difference in what you desire and what you need, and the necessity of recycling is high. In addition, in regard to the opportunity cost, it appeared that the performing rate of the contents in relation to what you should give up, and what you should know about being required appeared to be suitable for the selection.
The content of education of production appeared that performance rate of the contents, in relation to the process of production, occupation and work, savings, and cooperation, was high. Education contents of consumption demonstrated that performing rate of the contents, in relation to the definition of consumption, difference in reusable articles and disposable articles, the sparing use of articles, the donation of unused articles, purchasing process of articles, and rational consumption, is high. Education contents of the exchange and currency showed that the performance rate of contents in relation to exchange and barter, the kinds and value of currency, the preciousness of currency, exchange of currency with goods and services, the contents related to symbols (currency) for the fair exchange is high.
Second, in terms of implementation, the difference of education contents of the market and price was not large in 'Carrying out' and 'Not carrying out.' Meanwhile, in terms of education contents of market, competition, and income distribution, the perception rate of 'Not carrying out' appeared to be high.
In terms of education contents of the market and price, the performance rate of contents in relation to the definition of the market, and purchaser and seller, and the owner of articles appeared to be high. In terms of education contents of the market and competition, performance rate of contents in relation to the necessity of advertisement appeared to be high. In regard to the education contents of income distribution, performance rate in relation to human resources and rewards of labour appeared to be high.
Third, in regard to the implementation of trade education contents, it appeared that the perception rate of 'Not carrying out' is high as a whole. Education contents, in which the rate of 'carrying out' is high, were not shown.