The object of this study is to investigate the effect on the self-expression that can express oneself in front of other people through the self-expression training and the subfield in the interpersonal relations as an object of the elementary school c...
The object of this study is to investigate the effect on the self-expression that can express oneself in front of other people through the self-expression training and the subfield in the interpersonal relations as an object of the elementary school children in the fifth grade.
This study is to establish the research questions related to the object of research as follows.
First, have a group with the self-expression training program centered on the play the differences in the self-expression, comparing with the groups without the program?
Second, have a group with the self-expression training program centered on the play the differences in the improvement of interpersonal relations comparing with the groups without the program?
For solving these research questions, this study is to examine the self-expression training program centered on the play, sampling the elementary school children desired in the fifth grade in S city and allocating 16 children(8 boys and 8 girls) in the experimental group and 16 children(8 boys and 8 girls) in the control group as an object of research.
As for the program for the experimental group, this study is to execute the program that Lee Dul Ja(2000) has reconstructed centered on the play adequate to the elementary school children in the upper grade as a reference of self-expression training program that the Sin Wan Soo and Byeon Chang Jin(1980) have developed on a basis of the juveniles and adults.
As for the contents of the self-expression training program centered on the play executed in the experimental group.
There is (1) Self-introduction out of the preparatory process stage in the division Ⅰ. There are (2) Build a faith! and (3) All the advantages and disadvantage are mine out of the self-understanding and acceptance stage in the division Ⅱ. And there are (4) Comprehension of a meaning of self-expression, (5) Training the expression of realistic information, (6) Training 1 the expression of emotional information, (7) Training 2 the emotional expression, (8) Conversation in the vacant chair, and (9) Hidden story out of the training stage of expression in the division Ⅲ. Also, there is (10) Conclusion out of adjustment stage in the division Ⅳ in order.
It executed the program during 10 weeks using clubs activities time once a week by the about 40 minutes, total 10 times from 1 to 10(every Thursday, the sixth school hours.
As for measuring instrument for verifying the experimental effect, it executed Sin Wan Soo, 「A Measure of Self-expression」 (Test for Students), who has translated the Self-expression test by Jourd according to our reality. Also, it used a measure of interpersonal relations that Lee Hyeongduk and Mun Sun Mo(1980) has translated 「A Measure of Changing Relations」 by Guerney(1977) according to the our reality.
For the experimental result, this study is to analyze the effect by the session and a case by the person based on the statistical analysis through the t-test for pre-test and post-test in the control group and the experimental group, testee's opinion, and the contents of observation by the researcher.
As a result of research, it presented that the children with the self-expression training program expressed their opinions well compared with the children without the self-expression training program. There was no effect on the subfield of interpersonal relations. Also, as for the result before the self-expression and after it in the experimental group, it was higher in the expression about the brothers. As for the result of post-test in the interpersonal relations, there arose significant difference in the satisfaction.
Accordingly, the self-expression training program was verified as an effective method for improving the self-expression. And it brought about the change of positive direction in the interpersonal relations, but there was significant difference a little.
As for the implications of this research, the self-expression training program centered on the play had an effect on the self-expression. And it deserves to recommend the students because it will be helpful to express their own thoughts frankly and naturally and live for the school life smoothly.