유아의 배려적 사고에 관한 연구 : 철학적 탐구공동체 활동을 중심으로 = A study on enhance young children's caring thinking through the community of philosophical inquiry

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The purpose of this study is to enhance young children's caring thinking through the community of philosophical inquiry, a method of philosophy for children. The results of this study are as follow:
1. The community of philosophical inquiry activity was effective to caring thinking of young children. There has been a significant difference in appreciative, affective, active, and empathic thinking, but there was no significant difference in normative thinking. In other words, respect, responsibility, love, sympathy, consideration, friendship, cooperation and kindness were shown.
2. There was no significant difference of caring thinking between gender of young children.
3. There was no significant difference in caring thinking between ages of young children.
4. A few young children who participated passively in the beginning of the discussion later showed interest in the discussion, and positively participated with pride in receptive and opened environment.
5. The community of philosophical inquiry activity showed integrated thinking including critical, creative, reflective, and aesthetic thinking along with caring thinking of young children.