This study explores an exemplary case of an English immersion program originally initiated by some primary school teachers. It investigates how an immersion education was initiated by the members of an English teachers" study group and later supported by a provincial office of education. The contents of the program and the three examples of immersion classes are briefly illustrated and commented. The innovative endeavors for the successful execution of the immersion classes include the use of the daily morning English practice and various ways of exposing students to English. It was found from the interview conducted with 5 immersion teachers that the strong motivation of the immersion teachers was the first empowering factor for this program and the appropriate financial and administrative help from the provincial office of education was another crucial one. Several practical problems from implementing the immersion program are also reported. From these results and findings some suggestions are made for better ways for implementing immersion programs in elementary schools.

If we may practice the nutrition education planned on the basis which carefully grasped the inappropriate behavioral determinants of middle-school students, it might be an effective method achieving the change in perception and behavior improving the distorted perception about the ideal body shape, so we are to suggest the 8 week program of body shape perception improvement for successful nutrition education as follows. The body shape perception improvement program is a step-by-step group consulting program. At the introduction stage, we let them understand the meaning of true beauty and body change of teenage period and forming of sexual identity. At the stage of perception conversion, we let them have the opportunity to observe the status of body perception of the teenager and self-observation. At the stage of correction, we let them criticize the distorted body image in the society with mass media at the same time with the self-reflection. At the stage of maintenance and evaluation, we suggested the behavior guidance while preparing it. Setting this as the basis, we applied the contents such as the evaluations through cultural sharing events making somethings while directly participating. As the target groups to practice education were middle school students, we considered the learning level and behavioral features of the middle school students, and composed the programs including the methods such as role play, watching real things, media production, discussions and experiences. If the program of body shape perception improvement developed at this study could be utilized at the field of schools, the teenagers can change their ways of thought naturally avoiding the view about unified appearance rightly perceiving negative self-image that the teenagers can have and if the group consulting can be practiced regularly at each school, many students may experience the change in perception, so it might solicit the improvement of health of the families and local societies as well as that of the individual student.

In the dearth of pre-service and in-service teacher education in gifted education, particularly in foreign language education, teachers have difficulty in learning theory and principle. This study describes the secondary teachers" perception of gifted education in foreign language after they participated in a teacher training program. The research questions are: 1) How did the teachers perceive gifted education?; and 2) Did the teacher training program influence the teachers" perception of gifted education? If so, in what ways did it influence the teachers? The data include surveys of the 21 teachers, their class assignments and observations. This qualitative case study indicates despite the teachers" initial negative perception of gifted education, the program helped them see it in a renewed perspective. Briefly, through the program, the teachers familiarized themselves with the basic theory and principle in gifted education. More importantly, they gained hands-on experience by discussing various issues in gifted education and creating class materials. The study concludes with pedagogical implications.

The object of this study is to evaluate the Korean traditional food culture education program which was developed in the prior study. In order to evaluate the effect of the program on the students’ knowledge of traditional food culture and their food habit, the program was practiced for 82 students in 4 elementary schools located in Seoul and Kyungki province during 16 weeks from Mar 1, 2005 to July 23, 2005. The pretest and the post-test were performed using an evaluation tool which is composed of evaluation sections for the perception and knowledge of the Korean traditional food culture, Korean children’s food habit and food preference for the Korean traditional food and fast food. The validity of evaluation was proved through the control group in the pretest and the post-test. Descriptive analysis and paired t-test were performed using SPSS/WIN 12.0 Statistic Package in order to compare the results of the pretest with those of the post-test after the education. The perception of the students who took the class for the Korean traditional food was slightly improved (p<0.05) and their knowledge was also increased (p<0.001) after the education while no difference was found in the control group. Moreover, the subjects’ food habit (p<0.001) and their preference of the Korean traditional food (p<.05) were increased respectively but their preference of the Western fast food was decreased(p<.01). These results indicate that the education program evaluated in this study has the effect of altering the subjects’ food habit or food preference as well as of introducing the knowledge of the Korean traditional food culture.

The purpose of this study was to develop a program based on the Earth system based program to help students achieve science literacy. This program was designed to be connected across grade levels, and contents of the program were constructed to have meaningful interdisciplinary context. All the activities in the program were inquiry-based, and understanding of the nature of science was considered essential throughout the program. In addition, appreciation and stewardship for the Earth system were systematically emphasized on any grade level. Design of the program applied U.S. National Science Education Standards for the quality of and conditions for school science programs.

The fundamental aim of this study is to identify how the organization and utilization of a supplementary workout program in accordance with the physical education curriculum for fifth year elementary students influences their basic physical strength and s

Since 1998, an elementary teacher education institute in Korea has hosted the center for the gifted education. The institute hired undergraduate students to escort and liaison each class of the gifted student participants with assisting classroom activities. These liaison teachers observed the gifted classroom activities and evaluated them by using a given checklist and filling out pre-made evaluation forms. Currently this system is being transferred from part-time jobs for students to earn allowance into well organized pre-service teacher program focusing on the gifted education. In other words, the purpose of system is being shifted from how liaison teachers facilitate the gifted program to how the system helps the liaison teachers to be quality teachers for the gifted who can understand what the gifted are and how to facilitate them. Analyzed were the self reports of the liaison teachers regarding their perceptions and beliefs of the gifted and their education program. It was found participant liaison teachers purposed to have more live experiences with getting along with students as well. Liaison teachers’ perceptions on establishing a gifted teacher professional education sequence were reported in this study. The potential scaffolding of the pre-service teacher education program model of the gifted education was provided as a consequence of this study.

Teachers who are responsible for children's education are very important to help the school age children to have right nutrition knowledge, they are confronted with difficulties to teach due to the lack of nutrition knowledge as well as materials that can be easily understood by children. The purpose of this study was to look into the basic knowledge of elementary school teachers on nutrition. The elementary school teachers investigated didn't get good marks in nutritional knowledge, food and cooking method knowledge and sanitary knowledge, as the collective averages in those areas were respectively 56.08±14.80, 60.52±10.95, and 45.25±16.13. Sixty seven percent of respondents the largest group, acquired nutritional information through mass media, but they wanted to be given teaching information in the form of educational materials(49.0%). More than 70 percent believed that nutrition should be educated by nutrition teachers (p〈0.01), and as for what should be handled in nutrition education, they thought that students should be educated to build the right eating habits (59.5%). Based on the results, a sequential nutrition education program for the lower grades of school children was developed. This program consisted of five different categories, and according to the results, that was designed to deal with the knowledge of teachers on nutrition, food, cooking method and hygiene, table manners and food-borne illness.

The purposes of this study are to analyse operating systems of inmate's vocational education and training program and to suggest more effective methods in improving quality of vocational education and training. The vocational education and training should be carried out to meet the diverse educational needs of inmates through academic and transitional services whereby inmates can successfully integrate into society. In addition, inmates can secure employment and become responsible citizen through education and training so that reduce possibility of the repetition of an offense. Current education and training program are analysed from the viewpoints of curriculum, operating body, selection method of trainee and evaluation process. To improve quality of education and training, curricula need to be diversified and specialized. The correctional education should be recognized as a progressive and effective education system that provides inmates with socially acceptable skills and transferrable to the society. In addition, ways to establish in connecting various training organizations, in selecting trainees, in developing teaching methods are suggested. The importance of developing evaluation tools and employment services and institutional repletion are emphasized and new details are suggested.

교정현장에서 근무하는 사람들이 전문성을 갖도록 하기 위해서 어떠한 교육을 받아야 하는가에 대한 부분은 매우 특별하다. 이는 교정공무원의 업무가 범죄피의자 또는 수형자를 대상으로 한 재범방지를 위한 교육이기 때문이다. 사실상 교정의 개념을 정의함에 있어서는 여러가지 주장이 있으나 대체적으로 교정이란 범죄피의자나 수형자를 관리할 책임이 있는 조직, 시설, 서비스, 프로그램의 집합이라고 할 수 있다. 교정공무원은 재판의 결과에 따른 형별을 집행하고 다른 한편으로는 수용자를 과학적으로 분류하여 개별적으로 교정교육을 실시하여야 하는 이중적인 임무를 수행하는 교정의 주체이다. 따라서 전문적인 직무지식 뿐만 아니라 범죄자의 범죄성 교정을 위한 교화기법, 교정질서의 유지나 각종 사고의 방지를 위한 심신의 단련과 계구의 사용법 등에 이르는 광범위한 분야에 대한 지식을 갖추어야 하므로 끊임없는 인격의 수양 과 교육훈련을 통한 전문성 향상이 요구된다. 본 연구에서는 교정서비스의 제공자인 교정공무원의 전문성을 향상시키기 위한 방안을 모색하기 위하여 신규채용된 교정공무원을 조직에 적응시키고 그들로 하여금 직무를 수행하는데 필요한 지식과 기술을 습득케 할 목적으로 실시되는 신규자과정의 교육훈련의 현황을 파악하고 개선방안을 제시해 보았다. 특히 신규채용자의 교육훈련의 문제점 및 개선방안을 모색하는 과정에서 먼저 미국을 중심으로 하는 주요 외국의 교정공무원 교육훈련 프로그램을 살펴보고, 같은 형사사법체계의 한 축으로서 운영되고 있는 우리나라 경찰의 신임순경 교육훈련프로그램을 비교하였다.

The purpose of this research is to increase the need for Chinese character education through the teaching of Chinese and Japanese versions of Chinese character pronunciation, and also the modern, simplified versions of Chinese characters that are used in both China and Japan today. A practical problem with the current method of Chinese character education in Korea is the fact that the Chinese pronounce the characters differently. Its also common for one who has learned Chinese characters in Korea mot to be able to read actual Chinese newspapers or billboards. To solve these two problems, classes were given using 1,428 chosen Chinese characters that are used in Korea, China, and Japan alike. The results are as follows. 1.Parents of students wish for their children to learn Chinese characters, mainly because they feel it necessary for daily life, and because they feel there is a need to keep neighboring countries, such as China and Japan, in mind. In addition, they wish for the students to be taught the pronunciations of the common characters used in Korea, China, and Japan, as well. 2.The students feel it necessary to learn the different pronunciations of Chinese characters, in addition to our own, for future trade and relations with China and Japan. 3.In relation to the depth and area of pronunciation studies, parents and students alike showed positive responses to the category marked Learning only the characters that are used in all three countries. This seems to showed desire to learn only the basic characters, in order to become not unfamiliar with the Chinese and Japanese language. 4.The students showed very positive responses about learning the pronunciations of common characters used in all three countries of Korea, China, and Japan, and the modernized versions of Chinese characters as well.

The purpose of this study was to assess the needs of education program and to analyze importance of education courses for school food service cooks. The questionnaires were developed by reviewing literatures on education programs for cooks and by interviewing with cooks who are working in school food service. A total of 150 questionnaires were surveyed at Kyonggi University and 90 of them were analyzed. The cooks in school food service wanted to take continuing education program about cooking skills and school food service operation skills. They wanted to take a culinary courses for 10 days and they wanted to take a food service operation courses for a week. The school food service cooks emphasized on courses of job analysis, laws and regulation, food sanitation, standard recipe, safety, equipment, and facility and layout. And they thought not only Korean food but also western food, Chinese food and Japanese food are important.