초등교사의 유·초 연계 교육과정 운영 경험에 관한 사례연구

Abstract

[Purpose] The purpose of this case study was to get implications for operating a curriculum linked to kindergarten and elementary school by exploring the experiences and meanings of first-grade elementary school teachers in operating the kindergarten-elementary curriculum.
 [Methods] For this purpose, in-depth interviews were conducted with three first-grade elementary school teachers through class observation, analysis of related documents, and semi-structured questions from March 2022 to December 2022.
 [Results] First, elementary school teachers began to recognize the necessity and value of the kindergarten-elementary curriculum after operating it. Second, a teacher learning community joined by kindergarten and elementary school teachers was utilized to design and operate a linked curriculum between kindergarten and elementary school. Third, when designing a curriculum linked kindergarten and elementary school, the emphasis was placed on emotional expression and emotion regulation educational content rather than on learning aspects such as connection between educational contents. Fourth, expectations were higher for a cooperative education program with parents.
 Conclusion: In order to operating this curriculum, it was suggested to increase the interest of school administrators, support the teacher learning community, building a safe communal play area, and preparation of teacher pool for prospective parent education.