학업중단 위기 초등학생의 학업중단 예방을 위한 또래관계증진프로그램의 개발

The Development of Peer Relationship Program that work for At-risk Elementary School Students for School Dropout

본 연구의 목적은 학업중단 위기 초등학생의 학업중단 예방을 목적으로 또래관계 증진프로그램을 개발하고 효과를 검증하는 것이다. 개발된 프로그램은 총 10회기로 구성되었으며, 그 구성내용은 ‘친밀감 형성’, ‘자존감’, ‘대인관계기술’, ‘소속감’, ‘마무리’로 5가지이다. 개발된 프로그램의 효과를 검증하기 위해 10주간 프로그램을 실험 집단에 실시하였으며, 효과를 검증하기 위한 도구는 학교적응유연성, 또래관계, 공감 능력 검사로 프로그램 실시 1주일 전과 실시 1주일 후에 사용하였다. 연구 참여자는 총 87명의 학업중단 위기 초등학교 학생이며, 실험집단 38명과 통제집단 49명이었다. 프로그램 실시 결과, 실험집단이 통제집단에 비해 학교적응유연성, 또래관계, 공감능력이 유의하게 향상되었다. 이는 개발된 학업중단 예방을 위한 또래관계증진프로그램이 학업중단 위기 초등학생들의 학교적응유연성을 높이며, 또래관계를 증진시키고, 공감능력을 키워줘 학업중단 예방에 효과적임을 시사하였다.

The purpose of this study was to develop a group counseling program to enhance peer relationships for school dropout prevention of at-risk elementary school students. To accomplish this purpose, after reviewing the literature, the factors of the program were extracted. Also the program content factors were constructed by following the systematic counseling program development model. And the program was consulted and corrected by 3 professionals. The program was consisted of 10 sessions including Forming rapport , self-esteem , social relationship skills , sense of belonging , ‘Termination’. The participants of this study were 87 elementary school students. 38 students were placed in a experimental group, and 49 students were placed in a control group. The instruments used in this study to address the research questions were scales of school resilience, peer relationships, empathy ability. The results were as follows; First, there were significant changes in school resilience in the experimental group. Second, there were significant changes in peer relationships. Third, there were significant changes in empathy ability. These results shows that developed group counseling program to enhance peer relationships can be an effective tool for preventing school dropout.