한문교육의 인성증진에 대한 상관관계 연구 = Study on the character development by educating traditional classics

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of educating traditional classics on character development using well validated objective measure, since mere possibilities of it have been presented previously and not demonstrated through objective examination. The character development induced by two different levels of traditional classics education were analyzed using the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ) of Garnefski(2002) which measures maladaptive and adaptive cognitive strategies for regulating emotion. The CERQ score of experimental group who learned the Analects of Confucius was compared with that of control group who attended mandatory general education course for traditional classics and Chinese characters. There were no significant changes of CERQ score in control group, however the use of maladaptive strategies were significantly decreased in experimental group. The use of adaptive strategies were also increased in experimental group but not statistically significant. This study provided reliable confirmation on the character development by teaching traditional classics for the first time using multidisciplinary approach. The results of this study would deliver foundations for analyzing the effects of traditional classics education on the character development, mental health and biopsychological well-being. Implications for improvising practical plans for promoting mental health of university students and improving the quality of liberal arts education in humanities were discussed.