초등교원 양성대학의 교육대학원 실과교육전공 교육과정 비교분석 연구

Analytical and Comparative Study on Curriculums for Practical Arts Education in the Graduate School of Education under A National University of education

This study aims to examine the goal and purposes of education and the formation of curriculums for practical art education in the graduate school of education under a national university of education. To do that, the present author collected information on curriculums for practical art education from the home pages of graduate schools of education under 11 national universities of education and used the content analysis method to analyze the formation of curriculums. The results of this study are listed in the following: First, the analysis of the goals and purposes of education for practical art education in graduate schools of education found that most graduate schools commonly were pursuing after the capability of educational specialists in practical art education at elementary schools. Each university intended to improve the leadership quality of teachers for practical art education and nurture specialists in practical art education, but there was difference in each university’s academic its detailed goals including the improvement of teachers’ abilities to research practical art education and understanding of the contents of practical art education. Second, in general, the curriculum for practical art education in the graduate school of education was composed of common compulsory courses and selective ones, majoring compulsory courses and selective ones, and research courses. There was big difference in the overall structure and credits to go through for graduation from each university. Third, major courses were divided into compulsory courses and selective ones, majoring compulsory courses usually included courses related to practical art education pedagogy, and majoring selective courses comprised not only courses related to the contents of practical art but courses related to practical art education pedagogy. Finally, each graduate school of education is somewhat characterized by the practical art education courses it offered in the sphere of home economics. The courses were largely classified into courses on academic understanding of the contents of home economics and courses combining domestic science-related courses with school subject pedagogy.