본 연구는 원예치료 프로그램이 빈곤결손가정 아동의 자아개념과 학습능력에 미치는 영향에 대하여 알아보고자 실시하였다. 대상자는 경상북도 영천시 야사동 야사종합복지관 내 공부방을 이용하고 있는 빈곤결손가정 아동 9명으로 200년 3월2일부터 2005년 7월 27일까지 주 1회에 걸쳐 원예치료 프로그램을 실시하였다. 대상자 전체의 자아개념 검사지 평가 결과 원예치료 실시 후 사회적 자아와 정서적 자아가 크게 향상되었다. 그리고 학습능력 검사 결과 학습활동 영역에서 기억력과 집중력이 크게 향상되었으며 학습능력 영역에서는 추리력과 수리력이 크게 향상되었다. 문장완성 검사 결과 자아개념 검사에서 볼 수 없었던 학업에 대한 자신감과 또래 친구와의 관개개선을 문장으로 확인할 수 있었다
This research was conducted to find out the effect of the horticultural therapy program on the self-conception and the learning ability by the child from the poor and broken home. The subject was 9 children from the poor and broken home who use the study room in Yasa Integrated Welfare Hall at Yasa-Dong, Youngchun-Si. The horticultural therapy program was implemented for 22 sessions in total once a week from March 2, 2005 till July 27, 2005.
As a result of the evaluation on the examination paper for the self-conception in the entire subject, the social self item and the emotional self item statistically showed the significant difference after the implementation of the horticultural therapy. As a result of evaluating the examination paper for the learning ability, there was an individual difference. But, in terms of the entire result, the memory power item and the concentration power item statistically showed the significant difference in the area of learning activity. However, items such as execution power and motivation in learning did not show any significant difference. In the area of learning activity, items such as reasoning power and mathematical power showed the significant difference. As a result of the examination on sentence completion, the confidence in learning, which could not be found in the examination for the self-conception, and the improved relationship with friends about the same age could be confirmed via sentence.