This study carried out to develop self-encouragement program and to evaluate its effects to multi-cultural family children using Enneagram. The purpose of this study is to assist the childhood development and adaptation by self-encouragement of those ...
This study carried out to develop self-encouragement program and to evaluate its effects to multi-cultural family children using Enneagram. The purpose of this study is to assist the childhood development and adaptation by self-encouragement of those children, to form a positive self-concept overcoming diverse difficulties of familial and social environment, and to enhance self-esteem through initiating self-growth.
For a program development, the components of self-encouragement are figured out first, followed by the devise of curriculum and specific utilizing method. The six components of self-encouragement of multi-cultural family children - self-understanding, self-acceptance, self-esteem, self-praise, self-expression, self-assurance - were set out as a basis of program development. 21 children with three different types - head type energy(5, 6, 7), heart type (2, 3, 4) and stomach type energy (8, 9, 1) - in Enneagram were selected for examination. The program was executed ten times by twice per week for total 5 weeks.
In order to verify the effect, three test groups by central types of Enneagram were analyzed by pretest-post test control group design. And as it is not able to presume normal distribution due to small number of test groups, a non-parametric statistical method, Wilcoxon signed-rank Test is utilized.
The results and suggestions are as follows.
First, as to the effect of self-encouragement program to children with head type central energy, the average of self-encouragement after the program applied was higher than the average before the program applied. The significant differences before and after the program treatment demonstrates that the self-encouragement program to head type children has a positive effect on self-encouragement of children of multi-cultural family. Second, as to the effect of self-encouragement program to children with heart type central energy, the average of self-encouragement after the program applied was higher than the average before the program applied. The significant differences before and after the program treatment demonstrates that the self-encouragement program to heart type children has a positive effect on self-encouragement of children of multi-cultural family.
Third, as to the effect of self-encouragement program to children with stomach type central energy, the average of self-encouragement after the program applied was higher than the average before the program applied. The significant differences before and after the program treatment demonstrates that the self-encouragement program to stomach type children has a positive effect on self-encouragement of children of multi-cultural family.
Accordingly, this study is meaningful in that it developed, applied and verified self-encouragement program for children of multi-cultural family using Enneagram. Specifically, it had a systematic development process by figuring out self-encouragement components and constructing contents, and suggested a new approach by means of constructing program activity in central energy of Enneagram. Moreover, it is also particularly important as it attempted to promote children's self-growth through individual approach carrying out program in central energy types according to children's characteristic feature.