예비유아교사의 자연 친화적 교수 태도와 숲 체험 활동에 대한 인식의 요인 연구

Abstract

Objectives The purpose of this study is to investigate factors that affect prospective early childhood teachers' na-ture-friendly teaching attitude and perception of forest experience activities. Methods For this purpose, a survey was conducted targeting 290 students in the Department of Early Childhood Education in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province, asking questions about educational and personal factors, and their per-ception of nature-friendly teaching attitudes and forest experience activities. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS 25.0 program. The basic statistical values of each variable were measured, inter-group differences and correlations between variables were analyzed, and multiple regression analysis was performed. Results The results of this study are as follows. First, the group that has experience taking forest-related subjects, which is an educational factor for prospective early childhood teachers, has a high interest in forest-related educa-tion as a personal factor, and has a high willingness to practice forest-related education, has a nature-friendly teaching attitude and a higher level of awareness of forest experience activities. found to be high. Second, there was a positive correlation between the experience of completing forest-related subjects, which is an educational factor for prospective early childhood teachers, their interest in forest-related education, their willingness to prac-tice forest-related education, their nature-friendly teaching attitude, and their awareness of forest experience activities. Third, it was confirmed that the experience of completing forest-related subjects and willingness to practice forest education were factors in prospective early childhood teachers' nature-friendly teaching attitude and awareness of forest experience activities. Conclusions This suggests that in order for prospective early childhood teachers to have a nature-friendly teach-ing attitude and a high awareness of forest experience activities in the early childhood education field, prior educa-tion is necessary by completing forest-related subjects during the training course. In order to educate children about nature and forests in the early childhood education field, it is necessary to have a teaching attitude and a positive perception by completing forest-related subjects from the training stage.