전국 유아교육기관 숲유치원 운영현황과 실태분석을 통한 한국형 숲유치원 발전 방안에 관한 연구 (A study on a developmental plan for korean-style forest kindergarten by analyzing the present status and the actual condition of operational forest kindergarten in early childhood education institutio)

서지정보

· 발행기관 : 한국생태유아교육학회
· 수록지 정보 : 생태유아교육연구 / 14권 / 1호 / 239 ~ 267페이지
· 저자명 : 이소영, 임재택, 김은주, 송주은

초록

본 연구는 전국 유아교육기관을 대상으로 한 설문조사를 통해 숲유치원 운영현황과 실태를 파악하고 이를 토대로 한국형 숲유치원의 발전 방안을 모색해 봄으로서 한국형 숲유치원의 내실화와 활성화를 위한 기초자료를 제공하는데 그 목적이 있다. 연구 결과 숲유치원을 운영하는 기관은 전국 유치원 8,708곳 중 3,574곳(41%), 전국 어린이집 43,324곳 중 2,056곳(23%)이었으며, 운영주체는 두 기관 모두 ‘유아교육기관형’으로 주로 ‘동네숲(사유림/공유림)’을 이용하고 있었다. 숲유치원 담당 교사 수는 유치원은 ‘1～3명’이 1,406곳(39.3%), 어린이집은 ‘10명 이상’이 626곳(30.5%)으로 상이한 결과를 보였으며, 보조인력 수도 유치원은 ‘1～3명’이 2,677명(74.9%)인데 비해 어린이집은 ‘없음’이 1,108곳(53.9%)으로 나타났다. 이러한 숲유치원 운영현황과 실태분석 결과를 바탕으로 한국형 숲유치원 모형 및 새로운 용어 정립, 숲유치원 운영 형태별 효과연구, 숲유치원 운영단계별 지원체제구축과 같은 발전방안을 제시하며 이는 한국형 숲유치원이 정착하는데 실질적이고 효율적인 도움이 될 것이라 기대한다.

영어초록

The purpose of this study was to provide basic data to enrich and enhance Korean-style forest kindergartens by understanding the present status and actual condition of operational forest kindergartens. This was done by focusing specifically on early childhood education institutions nationwide. Based on this data, we attempted to formulate a developmental plan for Korean-style forest kindergartens. For we conducted an analysis based on the data from the questionnaires given to the empioyees of 51,923 institutions. The survey results indicated that 3,574 places(41%) from among 8,708 kindergartens were operating forest kindergartens. Two thousand and fifty-six places(23%) from amoung 43.324 places were operating it. With regard to the number of operational forest kindergartens according to type, kindergartens of the non-regular type were the most frequent, with 1,764 places (27.8%) operating them. There were a large number of integrated type (forest class type + regular type) child care centers, with 926 places (45.0%) operating them. With regard to forests in which both types of educational institutions were active, village forests (private forests/public forests) were the most frequently used. With regard to the number of people who had completed forest education training, 1,229 places (34.4%) had kindergartens with one to three employees who had completed the training. Child care centers that had four to six employees who were trained in forest education were found in 692 places (33.6%). Accordingly, the child care center teachers were found to have received more training with regard to forest education. On the basis of this basic data, developmental plans for Korean-style forest kindergartens were proposed along with the establishment of a model as well as new terminology for Korean-style forest kindergartens. Research on the effect of the manner in which forest kindergartens are operated was also initiated, and the implementation of a supportive system, based on the phase of operation of forest kindergartens, was proposed.

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