전통태교의 현대 교육적 함의

The Educational Implication of Traditional Taegyo(胎敎) in 『Taegyo-Sin'gi(胎敎新記)』

The purpose of this study is to analyse the characteristics of Korean traditional 'taegyo'(prenatal education) and to derive its implications to the modern school education. In this study, it was considered that taegyo was able to be adequately understood in the three main perspectives: early stage education; maternal education; home education. First, taegyo is characterized as early stage education in contrast with the school-age education. It presupposes that the earlier education begins, the more its effect is. Therefore, school education based on the school age is to be complemented by the principle of early education that is presupposed by taegyo. Second, it is characterized as maternal education in contrast with education by teacher. Taegyo is performed in terms of care, affection, sympathy that have the quality of maternity. they contrast with supervision, discipline, evaluation that are found in school education, and complements the possibility of school education. Thirdly, it is characterized as home education in contrast with school education. It is performed in the context of family relationship and at home background. Its peculiar function of forming personality is able to promote the task of school education.