| Development and Application of Clothing Life Education Program in Middle Schools based on the Education and Experience in Arts & Culture |
| Hyun-Young Bae1, Hye-Ja Lee2 |
1Maewon Middle School
2Department of Home Economics Education, Korea National University of Education |
| Corresponding Author:
Hyun-Young Bae ,Tel: +82-31-213-5585, Email: imaebook@yahoo.co.kr |
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Received: August 30, 2012; Revised: November 16, 2012 Accepted: November 5, 2012. |
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| ABSTRACT |
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The purpose of this study is to seek improvement in clothing life education through a development and application of the clothing life education program for middle schools based on the education and experience in arts & culture. On the basis of art & culture education as well as, Dewey’s experience, the clothing life area education program was designed and developed for the 2nd year students in the middle school . This program was applied to 350 students of 9 2nd year classes in M middle school during the 17 periods of clothing life area classes, beginning from May 23rd, 2011 and lasting to September 30th, 2011. The leaner-evaluation was performed in terms of the level of learning interest and academic achievement. To measure the level of academic achievement, a mind-map evaluation was performed and a learning effect survey, which evaluates the level of achievement of learning objectives, was carried out. For the purpose of class observation, classes were filmed and analyzed. Characteristics of a class were recorded on a teacher’s diary and was used to support the qualitative evaluation. According to the results, the education program is analyzed as being helpful and useful in student understanding of fiber, textile and, clothes, which are materials and outcomes of culture and art; moreover, they have a historical, cultural and artistic value in themselves. It is also analyzed as being helpful for the development of student aesthetic sensibility and emotion, for the construction of meaningful experience through a learning process, for the improvement of learning interest and the level of academic achievement, and for the positive recognition of the learning effect. |
| Keywords:
clothing life education, art & culture education, experience |
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