This study examined the current status of the types of edible flowers used domestically and overseas and the discovery and utilization methods of edible flowers naturally growing in Korea, analyzed the types of edible flowers that have been reported until present in order to seek a development method to strengthen competitiveness in the edible flower industry. Domestic and overseas records contain records of 406 species in 80 families of edible flowers. There were 38 species in 18 families of edible flowers appearing in at least 50% of the records, and per family, the Asteraceae, and per type, the Viola spp. type appeared most frequently. A total of 127 species in 36 families appeared in overseas records. There were 27 species in 15 families of edible flowers appearing in at least 60% of the records, and per family, the Asteraceae, and per type, Borago officinalis, Dianthus spp., Lavandula spp., Tropaeolum majus sp. and Viola spp. appeared most frequently. A total of 381 species in 78 families appeared in domestic records. There were 62 species in 26 families of edible flowers appearing in at least 60% of the records, and per family, the Asteraceae and Lamiaceae appeared most frequently, while per type, Dendranthema spp., Hemerocallis fulva, Rosa spp., Taraxacum platycarpum Dahlst., and Viola spp. appeared most frequently. Thus, in order for the edible flower industry to achieve development in the future, there would be a need to make efforts to expand consumption of edible flowers, such as through discovery of naturally growing flowers, research on production and storage technology, promotional activities and research on its functionality, and development of various processed goods through mass industrialization.

This research was tried to determine the effects of the family unity and intimacy, the recognition about urban agriculture, and the preference of urban agricultural program on the member of urban agriculture experience program. The family cohesion was shown the increasing average significantly in participated group, but there were no difference in control group. It’s means that agricultural experiences affected on the family cohesion. The determination of recognition about urban agriculture, participated group had been appeared the significantly increasing value between before and after applied experience program. This result had shown the effect to recognition of urban agriculture program in joining group. The preference of urban garden program after program participated, building the kitchen garden program was chosen the best program and fellowed seeding, sowing of potato, herbal lecture with making herbal vinegar, harvesting of lotus leaf with cooking lotus leaf rice. Investigation of the urban agriculture program satisfaction after participated, participant were reported the effect of decreasing stress and increasing family unity, intimacy, and dialog. Also, participant were highly satisfied the garden soil condition and program.

본 연구는 대안학교 청소년들을 위한 식물 윤리를 기반으로 한 인성교육 원예치료 프로그램에 대한 개발 및 적용에 대한 것으로 인성교육의 윤리· 도덕적 범주에 해당하는 생명존중에 대한 덕목을 중심으로 식물윤리에 대한 이론적 적용과 원예치료의 양육과 돌봄을 통한 생명존중에 대한 내용을 통합하여 프로그램을 구성하였다. 대안학교 청소년들에게 원예치료 프로그램 적용하여 자아존중감과 그 기반을 이루고 있는 자아 개념에 대한 인성교육 향상을 목적으로 하였다. 대상자는 대안학교 14세~16세에 해당하는 청소년으로 원예치료 프로그램에 참가한 10명과 참가 하지 않은 대조군 10명을 선정하여 프로그램 전·후에 설문하였으며 연구 기간은 2013년 9월 2일에서 2013년 11월 26일까지 원예치료 프로그램은 매주 1회씩 총 10회 실시하였다. 평가도구는 자아존중감 척도, 자아개념 척도를 사용하였으며 연구 결과는 다음과 같다. 식물윤리를 기반으로 한 인성교육 원예치료 프로그램의 실시 결과, 자아존중감과 자아개념 모두 실험군의 경우 사전에 비하여 사후 점수가 통계적으로 유의하게 증가함을 알 수 있었으나 대조군에 있어서는 유의하게 증가하지 않았다. 이에 본 연구를 통하여 식물윤리를 적용한 인성교육 원예치료 프로그램을 통하여 식물의 양육과 돌봄을 통한 생명에 대한 존중감과 가치 인식이 자신의 생명에 대한 가치 인식과 존중으로 확장되어 대안학교 청소년의 자아존중감과 올바른 자아개념 형성에 영향을 준 것으로 볼 수 있었다.