초등교사의 전문성 탐색 = An Exploration on the Professionalism of the Elementary School Teachers

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The purpose of this study was to examine the professionalism of the elementary school teachers on the basis of the nature and characteristics of elementary education. The literature analysis identified the characteristics of elementary education by the five aspects of educational processes. And then, this study explored the professionalism of the elementary school teachers on the basis of those characteristics. The five characteristics of elementary education examined were integrative education, whole-child education, basic and fundamental education, common and general education, and free and compulsory education. Teaching in the elementary school level is characterized as a profession in the normative aspects, but it is difficult to say so in the practical aspects. The professionalism of the elementary school teachers in the normative aspects was identified as follows; First, the elementary school teacher should be the professional who has the integrative view on elementary education. Second, the elementary school teacher should be the professional who behaves as a model to form a whole-child. Third, the elementary school teacher should be the professional who teaches all subject matters in an elementary school. Fourth, the elementary school teacher should be the professional who instructs children with a proper way in an elementary level. Lastly, the elementary school teacher should be the professional who possesses, as a practicer, the consciousness of mission and servicemanship in his/her occupation. After all, it is important that the problem on approving the professionalism of the elementary school teacher depends on how teacher`s professionalism can be actualized in the classroom settings.