본 연구에서는 한국해양경찰의 교육시스템과 선진해양국의 유사기관의 교육시스템을 상호 비교, 분석하여 21세기 해양경찰의 역할과 임무에 적합한 교육제도의 개선방향에 대해 연구하였다. 그 방안으로 해양경찰은 다양한 루트를 통해 우수한 간부인력을 수급하여 이에 적합한 교육프로그램을 개발하여야 하며, 21세기 발전모델을 토대로 미래지향적인 교육제도를 개발하여야 한다. 또한 교육내용과 교육과목을 해양경찰 관련분야를 전반적으로 취급할 수 있도록 조정하여야 하며, 신규임용자에 대한 교육 및 현직자의 직무교육을 위하여 해양경찰학교 및 자체 교육장을 신설 및 확장하여야 한다.

Objective : The purpose of this study is to introduce Problem-Based Learning (PBL) to practicing occupational therapists and educators of occupational therapy. PBL is the educational method that has been applied to not only a number of universities abroad but also many domestic universities, especially medical colleges. Method : This study presents the definition and features of PBL, explores the current trends of its application and research, and investigate the example of PBL application to one of the programs in domestic universities. Result : PBL has been applied to the 2002 class of the program of occupational therapy for one year. Then the students of the program were asked to answer a questionnaire that surveyed the improvement of presentation, debate, and problem solving skills. Approximately 70% of the students responded affirmatively. Conclusion : In conclusion, the implication of this study is that when it is necessary to enhance the quality of educational service in the occupational therapy field, this study shows that the possible alternatives include PBL.

본 질적 연구에서는 사범대학에서의 예비교사 교육과 현직 교사 재교육의 개선방안에 대한 현장 교사들의 의견을 수렴하였다. 현장에서 좋은 수업을 실천하고 있는 사례로 선정된 10명의 과학 교사들과의 심층면담을 통하여 그들이 진단하는 교사양성 교육과 재교육 실태 및 개선방안을 분석하였다. 사범대학에서의 예비교사 교육과 관련하여 좋은 수업을 하는 현장의 과학교사들은 (1) 사범대학이 교사양성 기관으로서의 정체성을 확보해야 하며, (2) 이론과 실제가 조화된 교육과정을 통하여 현장과의 연계성을 고려한 교사양성 교육을 실시해야 하고, 이를 위하여 (3) 사범대학 교수진에 교과교육 전공자를 확보해야 한다고 주장하였다. 또한, 교사들은 현직 교사 연수와 관련하여 (1) 현직 교사들 스스로 계속교육에 대한 인식을 전환하여 교사로서의 전문성 개발을 위하여 끊임없이 노력하여야 하며, (2)교사 연수 내용과 방법의 현장성을 높여서 교사들이 필요로 하는 교사연수로 바뀌어야 하며, (3)교직 사회에 진정한 의미의 수업장학 풍토의 정착이 필요하다고 강조하였다. 성공적인 교실개혁을 위한 교사 (재)교육의 필요성도 논의하였다.

Language makes it possible for children to communicate with each other and has a great influence on their thinking and leaming. Since language is so closely related with children' s development of cognition and language skill, the language teaching in early infancy and the study of it have become more and more important. Language educators have realized the importance of the early Chinese teaching and its teaching method in China, where 21 million babies are bom every year. The first part of this paper focuses on the early Chinese teaching being practiced in China and gives a review of the developments of the early Chinese teaching. It combines the present situation of the early language education with "The Guidance Synopsis for Infant School Education" to find the characteristics of the early Chinese teaching. The who1e-language approach has been app1ied to the early Chinese teaching since the second half of years in 1990s. The second part of the paper studies the whole-1anguage approach to early Chinese teaching. The focus of this part is on how to app1y the approach in actua1 teaching. It gives practical examples to analyze the characteristics of the whole-language education. At last, the paper discusses some matters to be considered and problems to be solved when the who1e-language approach is applied to Chinese teaching in China. It a1so forecasts the future development of the whole-1anguage education.

Early foreign language education in Germany means language learning in primary school. The languages taught there are English or French. At this early age of six years foreign language learning is oriented on the acquisition of the native language. The knowledge of the structure of the foreign language supports the development of the native language and vice versa. Foreign language learning should therefore be comparable to the native language learning, i.e. it should be based on situation, topic, action and experience. Instruction should rely on the natural succession of the learning phases: frequent and intensive listening should precede imitative and dialogical speaking. That is what input-oriented foreign language education does in Germany in early childhood teaching.

The main goal of this study is to review the role of the age factor in foreign language education and to discuss its implications in Korean English education. ‘The younger, the better', under the critical period hypothesis, has recently played a critical role in the introduction of English language education to young children in Korea and the public and the govemment seem to be highly dependent upon the hypothesis when they decide children’s English education. For example, the English education program in Korean elementary schools is an offspring of this theory. This study, however, casts a doubt on the effect of age on English education by reviewing theoretical and experimental studies focusing on whether age or the critical period hypothesis is a meaningful factor to validate the early exposure of foreign language education and its following success. Findings from foreign language education in US, French immersion programs in Canada and other foreign countries and adult second language leaming and studies dealing with the critical period hypothesis were critically reviewed to provide evidences to such argument that age is not a primary factor to determine early English education in Korea. On the contrary, time or the amount of exposure to the English language should be a more critical factor in a context where a very limited exposure to the target language is only possible. A list of generalizations and implications are also provided.

English language teaching in elementarγ school was proposed and is now in practice on the basis of the Critical Period Hypothesis which is also theoretically supported by innatists who argue that UG begins attrition around puberty and that language acquisition becomes increasingly difficult beyond this period. This was proved true of first language acquisition and naturalistic SLA, but no evidence has been known about instructed second language leaming in formal education. Elementary school ELT is supported by some parents who wish their children to leam this world language effectively, but the educational environment is far from utilizing the leamers' UG: few teachers are capable of providing authentic input, so the leamers depend on their general intelligence and leaming strategy rather than UG. It is suggested that high school age is optimum for utilizing leamers' motivation, intelligence, and leaming strategy.