대학 교양교과 인성교육 강화를 위한 내러티브 교육과정 설계 연구 = Designing a Narrative Curriculum to Enhance Character Education in University Liberal Arts Courses

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This study aims to design a character education curriculum for a liberal arts course at University C based on the narrative curriculum model proposed by Lauritzen and Jaeger(1997), and to examine its educational effectiveness through actual classroom application. A total of 43 undergraduate students participated in the course <Understanding Humans– 2>, which was structured around five modular themes. Each module incorporated activities such as “Empty Story Mapping” and “Narrative Application,” allowing learners to reconstruct stories and relate them to their own experiences.
The findings indicate that the narrative–based curriculum had a positive impact on learners’ deep understanding and knowledge transfer, empathy and role–taking ability, and critical self–reflection. Students were able to engage in contextualized meaning–making by reinterpreting narratives and drawing connections to their personal and social lives. Through this process, they demonstrated enhanced capacity to reflect on ethical issues, value conflicts, and interpersonal relationships.
This study suggests that narrative approaches can effectively foster holistic character development in higher education by encouraging active engagement, empathy, and reflective thinking. The model presented provides a viable pedagogical framework for character education within general education curricula at the university level.