본 연구의 목적은 학업중단 위기청소년의 학업중단 예방을 위한 또래관계 증진 프로그램을 개발하고 그 효과를 검증하는 것이다. 연구대상은 총 136명의 중학교와 고등학교에 재학 중인 학생이며, 실험집단 67명과 통제집단 69명이었다. 학업중단 예방을 위한 또래관계 증진 프로그램은 총 10회기로 구성되었으며, 그 내용은 ‘친밀감형성’ ‘자존감’, ‘사회기술’, ‘소속감’으로 구성되었다. 연구도구는 학교적응유연성, 또래관계, 공감능력을 사용하였다. 그 결과, 프로그램 실시 후 대기집단에 비해 실험집단의 학교적응유연성이 유의하게 증진되었으며, 또래관계 및 공감능력도 유의하게 향상되었다. 이는 개발된 학업중단 예방을 위한 또래관계 증진 프로그램이 학업중단 위기청소년의 학교적응력을 높이며 또래관계를 증진시키며 공감능력을 증진시키는 데 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 youth for school drop-out. To accomplish this purpose, through reviewing the literature, the factors of the program were extracted. Also the program was constructed following the systematic counseling program development model. And the program was corrected basing on professionals' consultation. The program constructed by this process was consisted of 10 sessions including 'self-esteem', 'social relationship skills', 'sense of belonging'. The participants of this study were 136 middle and high school students. 67 students were placed in a experimental group, and 69 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.

• 김은실(남서울대학교) | Kim, Eunsil 교신저자