태권도 지도자의 소명의식에 대한 고찰

A study on vocation sprit of Taekwondo Instructor

This study aimed to examine taekwondo leaders’ mental attitudes towards practitioners based on the concept of ‘vocation.’ In the hierarchical society in the past, a ‘vocation’ was an order given to a subordinate by a superior; from a religious perspective it can mean a calling received for a certain duty. However, as the primary meaning of a ‘vocation,’ an act of identifying and explaining causes or reasons, seemed to be more significant, this study used the word ‘vocation’ not from a specific perspective, but from the perspective of finding an answer to the essential question of why the vocation should be pursued. It is meaningful to discuss the attitude that taekwondo instructor need to have not within the abstract range of essence, but within a more specific and narrow range of vocation. Our research led to the following findings. First, from a social perspective vocation is expressed as an attitude towards operation through ethical management with a sense of social responsibility. Second, from a personal perspective vocation is expressed as an attitude that educators have in order to build the upright character of practitioners. Third, it is necessary to examine whether the vocation of taekwondo instructor is expressed in other forms through in-depth interviews.