The purpose of this study was to examine the present conditions of afternoon program of all day kindergarten. The afternoon program of all day kindergarten means extended program until afternoon to care and educate them over 8 hours a day for children...
The purpose of this study was to examine the present conditions of afternoon program of all day kindergarten. The afternoon program of all day kindergarten means extended program until afternoon to care and educate them over 8 hours a day for children of women engaged in occupation and women keeping house (need it).
Accordingly, the questions of this study are followings.
1. How are present conditions of afternoon program of all day kindergarten?
2. What are requirements of parents and opinions of teachers about operation realities of afternoon program of all day kindergarten?
Concretely, for the investigation of this study, we selected 6 kindergartens(C, D, E, H, N, P) and made 4 contents through each object. The first content is to know about physical environment of afternoon program of all day kindergarten. The second is to know about the example of operation schedules for afternoon program of all day kindergarten. The third is to know about the present conditions of teachers and the number of children participated in afternoon program of all day kindergarten and the last content is to know about requirements of parents and opinions of teachers to operation realities of afternoon program of all day kindergarten. The first and second contents were replied only by C, D(kindergarten) owing to unavoidable circumstances and other contents were replied by all.
The data was collected though the review of literature and analysis of questionnaires. Questionnaire investigations of the requirements of parents and opinions of teachers to operation realities of afternoon program of all day grade in 6 kindergartens were 26 teachers, parents of 107 childrens in 6 kindergartens.
The major findings of this study were follows:
1. The afternoon program of all day grade in kindergarten was practiced in many private kindergarten's.
2. Compare with regular program, the afternoon program of all day grade in kindergarten had special characters such as variety, extracurricular activity, extended hour and lunch time.
3. Afternoon program of all day grade in 2 kindergartens among 6(kindergartens) fell relatively behind the physical environment.
(expecially the outdoor room of a kindergarten) They did not make a room soundproof and the ceiling was too high.
There were no heat.air conditioning systems in 2 kindergartens. As afternoon program of all day grade classroom didn't become independent space. Development and improvement of educational facilities and equipments for the afternoon program of all day grade should be enhanced.
4. Most of educational contents of the afternoon program of all day grade were the art activity, learning(activity) and nap time.(There were not a nap time in a kindergarten) Learning activities were the Korean alphabet, composition, calculation.
There was particularly the afternoon program of all day grade teacher in 2 kindergartens among 6(kindergartens).
5. The requirements of parents and opinions of teachers to operation realities of afternoon program of all day 6 kindergartens followed:
1). The main motive of children's parents take part in the afternoon program of all day kindergarten was needing the kindergarten' teacher of taking care of children.
2). Parents wanted the small group organization for the afternoon program of all day grade.
3). Parents wanted the nap time for children's health would be 1-2 hours and to arrange the nutrition's menu in Kindergarten.
4). Parents wanted teacher's competency would be 'above a school career of university graduation', 'career of 1-3 years', 'a female teacher of 25-30 ages'. So, teacher's competency would have to be improved, expecially for children of the afternoon program of all day grade.
5). The number of children to one teacher for afternoon program of all day grade were demanded 5-10 numbers. Low teacher-child ratio should be provided for children of the afternoon program of all day kindergarten.
6). Parents preferred to afternoon program of all day grade for young children and public's interest for children of the afternoon program of all day kindergarten should be improved.
7). As the parents' education for children of the afternoon program of all day kindergarten, parents expected to adjust to kindergarten life would be improved social development.
8). The advantage of the afternoon program of all day grade in kindergarten was that children have been improved sociality. The fault of the afternoon program of all day kindergarten was that children were bored and tired because of long time.
9). As the point of improvements of the afternoon program of all day kindergarten, the insufficiency of the curriculum or educational contents were indicated.
10). The main motive of the afternoon program of all day kindergarten was for a career woman, regular time of the afternoon program of all day kindergarten was ㏂9∼㏘7.
11). The educational facilities and equipments for the afternoon program of all day kindergarten have been used too old things.
12). Teachers of the afternoon program of all day kindergarten took full charge to the active plan.
13). The curriculum of the afternoon program of all day kindergarten was corrected appropriately by the curriculum law of a board of education.
14). As educational materials of the afternoon program of all day kindergarten, teachers have used early education guidance data and commercial materials.
15). Teachers have operated the small group organization for the afternoon program of all day grade.
16). Most of educational contents of the afternoon program of all day grade were the art activity, learning(activity). Learning activities were the Korean alphabet, composition, calculation.
17). There was a nap time for children's health in kindergarten. The nap time was mostly 1-2 hours and made the nutrition's menu in kindergarten. There was not a nap time for children's health in one kindergarten.
18). As the parents' education for children of the afternoon program of all day kindergarten, teachers have instructed regarding social development and talent education, special ability (education).
19). As the problems of the afternoon program of all day kindergarten the insufficiency of the curriculum and educational facilities, equipments and the insufficiency of teacher' speciality, high teacher-child ratio were indicated.