이 연구는 범죄와 형벌에 대한 인식은 어린 나이부터 형성되며, 이 과정에서 부모로 부터의 영향을 상당히 받아 만들어진다는 인식하에 유치원 자녀를 가진 학부모들의 범죄와 형벌에 대한 인식과 범죄예방교육의 필요성이 어떠한가를 살펴보았으며, 그 결과를 바탕으로 유아와 학부모 대상 범죄예방교육 자료와 프로그램 개발 및 실시에 필요한 기초자료를 제공하는 것을 목적으로 진행되었다. 경기지역 유치원에 재학 중인 자녀를 둔 학부모 219명을 대상으로 범죄와 처벌에 대한 일반적 인식, 유아대상 범죄에 대한 인식, 유아대상 범죄예방교육 필요성으로 구 분하여 이에 관한 데이터를 수집하였다. 연구분석 결과, 학부모들의 범죄와 처벌에 대한 일반적 인식은 엄벌주의적으로 나 타났으며, 수형자의 교정･교화 가능성에 대해서도 부정적인 인식이 높게 나타났다. 이 는 범죄자에 대한 사회적 불관용, 가혹한 형벌 부과, 무력화 지향 등과 같은 엄벌주의 적 국민의 법 감정이 반영된 결과라고 볼 수 있으며, 어린 자녀를 양육하는 유치원 학부모들은 이러한 부정적 인식이 더 크다는 것을 시사한다. 유아대상 범죄와 범죄예 방교육 필요성에 대한 인식은 자녀를 범죄로부터 보호하기 위해 가정에서 다양한 방 법으로 교육하고 있었지만, 교육에 대한 구체적인 방법에 대한 지식 부족과 상황적 여 건으로 인해 유아인 자녀를 교육하는 것을 어려워하고 있어 유아와 학부모를 대상으 로 한 범죄예방교육 필요성에 대한 요구가 높은 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 결과를 기반으로 유아와 학부모 대상 범죄예방교육의 방향성과 후속연구를 위한 제언을 하였으며, 본 연구는 범죄와 형벌에 대한 인식과 범죄예방교육 필요성에 대해 알아봄으로써 범죄예방교육 자료와 개발 및 실시에 필요한 기초자료를 제공했다 는 것에 의의가 있다고 본다.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the perception of the quality of school meals by parents of kindergarten children in Seoul, analyze the acceptance price and the optimal school meal cost using PSM (price sensitivity measurement) techniques, and provide basic data for improving the quality of kindergarten meals. The survey was conducted using descriptive statistics and PSM analysis of the responses of 1,272 parents of 779 kindergarten children belonging to the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education from April to May 2021 and prior research analysis related to kindergarten meals. 74.1% of the parents surveyed were women, with 61% of children attending kindergartens attached to elementary schools, followed by private kindergartens (28.9%) and public kindergartens (10.1%). According to a study of the quality of meals, private kindergarten parents are highly satisfied with all the quality attributes of meals, such as “sanitation of dining environment” and “nutritionally balanced food” (p<0.001, p<0.01). The analysis of the acceptance price range and the optimal price for school meals showed that there was no significant variation based on the type of kindergarten establishment, with parents' acceptance price range ranging from 3,596 won to 4,454 won with an optimal price of 3,948 won.

This study aimed to investigate the dietary guidelines from the dietitians and parents’ perceptions in kindergarten. The survey was carried out by 39 dietitians and 320 parents in kindergarten of Sejong city from April 18 to May 14, 2019. Approximately, 48.6% of dietitians responded that the amount of food provided was adjusted according to the age and weight of the infant. Both dietitians and parents responded the most to ‘to build the right eating habits’ as the reason for dietary guidance. As a guiding method for infants who sneaked unpleasant food, 62.9% of dietitians responded ‘teach them about the wrong behavior on the spot’, and 63.7% of parents stated ‘talk about wrong behavior later’. The necessity of linking the dietary guidance between kindergarten and the family was recognized by dietitians and parents. The most important content for the linkage of the dietary guidance was ‘correct eating manners and attitude’. The biggest problem in the dietitian's dietary guidance was the guidance on an unbalanced diet. Our results indicated differences in the dietary guidance contents of dietitians’ and parents’ perception of importance. Apparently, it is considered essential to link kindergarten with the family to provide correct and effective guidance for children.

This study aims to classify parents by considering important factors in the management of foodservice for children. An offline survey was conducted by enrolling 583 Korean parents whose children attended public or private kindergartens in Seoul. The important factors required for managing foodservice for children are meal service resources, menu management, and food allergy. Considering these factors, parents were grouped into 3 clusters: the allergy important group, environment important group, and high concern group. Evaluation of the demographic characteristics revealed a significant difference between clusters with respect to type of kindergarten. Parents perceived that a private kitchen is more required than a private dining room, and perceptions about the need for a private kitchen and dining room were significantly different among the clusters. Furthermore, the results reveal significant differences between clusters, when considering the need to support meal service. Therefore, the government needs to consider characteristics of the parent cluster if they plan to support the kindergarten foodservice. We believe that this study can be used as supportive data to establish a working policy.

This study was conducted to investigate the differences in households, parental perception, and dietary behaviors of preschool children from kindergartens with environment-friendly food service (environment-friendly food service group; EFG) versus children from kindergartens with general food service (general food service group; GFG). We sought this basic information to examine the impact of environment-friendly agricultural products in preschool food services. Age, education level, and monthly family income of the EFG were significantly higher than the GFG. The frequency of purchasing environment-friendly agricultural products was significantly higher in the EFG than the GFG, with the most frequently purchased items in both groups being vegetables. The GFG had a significantly higher perception than the EFG in the superior quality of environment-friendly agricultural products; however, a greater proportion of the GFG than the EFG thought environment-friendly products were too expensive. The most frequent reason for purchasing environment-friendly agricultural products in both groups was safety. When purchasing environment-friendly agricultural products, the most important selection factor for the majority of both groups was the label certifying quality assurance. Both groups also considered price reduction as essential for promoting environment-friendly agricultural products. In regard to parental perceptions on food service in kindergarten, the EFG had a significantly higher satisfaction with the nutritional adequacy of the menu compared to the GFG. Both groups considered food safety and health as primary reasons for using environment-friendly foods in the preschool food service, with a greater proportion of the EFG than the GFG responding this way. There were significant differences between the EFG and GFG, as the main satisfaction from using environment-friendly foods in the EFG was safety, freshness, and good hygiene, whereas the main satisfaction in the GFG was a good food service menu, freshness and good hygiene. Dietary behaviors of preschool children in the EFG were also significantly superior to the GFG. Thus, environment-friendly agricultural products have positive effects on the dietary behaviors of preschool children and should be increased in the preschool food service. Lowering prices and a strict supervision of quality assurance is also necessary to promote consumption of environment-friendly food materials.

Robots have been widely used for the education in kindergarten and elementary school. In this study, the cognition of parents on robots in education is investigated. The study is conducted by analyzing responses of 105 parents with kindergarten students and elementary schoolchildren. The survey results show that most students who have been taking the robotics education start it fromfive or seven years old. The students were mainly educated in the private institution. Therefore, the parents worry about the lack of professionalism about educational institute and teachers. In conclusion, the systematic curriculums and policy of robotic education are needed for kindergarten students and elementary students.

본 연구는 일본의 후쿠시마 방사선 누출에 관한 유치원의 유아와 학부모의 인식을 조사하여 국민건강자료를 제공하 는데 의의가 있으며, 2011년 7월 G광역시 H유치원 학부모 101명과 유치원에 재원중인 만5세아 54명 총 155명에게 설문지를 배부하여 회수된 설문지 학부모 97명 만5세아(남27명, 여23명) 50명 총 147명의 자료를 조사하여 분석하였 다. 결론적으로 일본 후쿠시마 방사선 누출 피해에 대해 언론의 역할이 대단히 중요하며, 유치원에서도 구체적이고 실 제적인 교육과정으로 유아와 학부모에게 교육, 홍보해야만 국민복지 향상에도 도움이 될 것이다.