본 연구는 학교숲이 환경적·교육적 요소를 종합적으로 고려하여 조성되고 생태전환교육 장으로서의 활용도를 높일 수 있는 방안을 모색하기 위해 수행되었다. 서부 경남 5개 군의 학교숲이 조성된 7개 초등학교를 대상으로 하였다. 녹지 면적은 E학교의 1,289 m2에서 F학교의 4,751 m2까지 다양하게 나타났으며 평균 3,081 m2을 보였다. 상록수와 낙엽수는 각각 45종(39.5%), 69종(60.5%), 교목과 관목은 72종(63.2%), 42종(36.8%), 교목과 관목의 개체수는 978본(17.2%), 4,696본(82.8%)으로 나타났다. 학교숲에 가장 많이 식재된 수종은 영산홍이었으며, 이어 산철쭉, 회양목, 무궁화, 사철나무 순이었다. 종다양성과 균재도는 각각 평균 2.23, 0.62였으며, 학교간 유사도 지수는 0.5 전후의 값을 보였다. 학교숲에 식재된 수종 중 교과서에 언급되는 식물의 일치율은 33.8%인 것으로 나타났다.

Background: Functional capacity evaluations (FCEs) are designed to systematically assess the capacity to perform work-related tasks and to determine worker’s ability to return to the previous job following work-related injuries. These evaluations may be rated either by clinician or worker. There has been a lack of consensus between the two scoring methods. Objects: This study aimed: 1) to confirm if the data are fit to the Rasch rating scale model and 2) to investigate the item-level concordance rate between the ratings of clinician and injured worker of the FCE. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with a sample (n=124) of a rehabilitation program with the Occupational Rehabilitation Data Base for workers with low back pain. The functional capacity evaluation at admission and discharge was administered to clinicians and workers. The data were analyzed using both classical test theory-based Pearson’s r and intra-class coefficient followed by item-level analysis with Rasch rating scale model. Results: All items of the FCE, except sitting items rated by clinician at admission and handling items rated by both clinician and worker throughout admission and discharge, were acceptable fit statistics with minor out of ranges for a misfit criterion. This may indicate that the items of the FCE overall fit to the Rasch rating scale model. Few problematic items responding differently to clinician and worker both at admission and discharge were detected with the differential item functioning analysis despite the excellent concordance rate using the two conventional statistics-sitting and handling items at admission and handling item at discharge. Conclusion: The item-level speculations using Rasch analysis of the FCE demonstrate that the ratings of clinician and self ratings of worker were psychometrically acceptable though there was an apparent discrepancy between the raters both at admission and discharge.