Abstract

[연구목적] 유아교육과 보육의 통합은 두 체계 간 행정 및 운영상의 형평성과 효율성을 도모할 뿐 아니라, 궁극적으로는 영유아의 전인적인 발달을 위한 양질의 교육과 보육을 제공함으로써 미래의 시민으로서 성장할 수 있는 초석을 다질 수 있도록 하는 것이다. 따라서 본 연구는 한국과 유사한 사회문화적 맥락에 놓여 있는 일본의 유보통합(유보일체화)기관인 인정어린이원 제도의 현황을 살펴봄으로써 한국 유보통합을 계속적으로 추진하기 위한 방안을 모색하였다. [연구방법] 자료수집 및 연구방법으로 일본의 유보통합과 관련된 국가수준의 보고서 및 학술지 논문 등의 문헌검토를 하였다. [연구결과] 구체적으로 ‘관련법과 제도, 운영 및 재정’, ‘커리큘럼’, ‘보육자의 자격 및 근무조건, 전문성 발달’, ‘가족 및 지역사회의 참여’를 중심으로 양질의 영유아 교육과 보육 제공을 위한 정책적 과제 및 노력을 살펴보았다. [결론] 이를 통하여 한국 유보통합에 있어서 국가 차원의 점진적이고 계속적인 노력과 더불어 현장에서의 보육 실천 및 보육 철학에 대한 반성적 재고가 필요함을 알 수 있었다.[Purpose] The main purposes for integration of early childhood education and care are to enhance administrative and operational equality and efficiency of two systems and to fortify the foundation for young children to grow up to be future citizens by providing quality ECEC to support their holistic development in the long run. Thus, this study has sought ways to proceed the integration of ECEC in Korea by looking into the current state, an integrated ECEC system in Japan whose socio-cultural context is similar to that of Korea. [Methods] With respect to the background and the current state, a variety of literature such as the national reports and scholarly papers on the integration of ECEC in Japan were throughly examined so as to arrange the foundation for the main survey. [Results] Focusing on ‘law and system, operation and finance’, ‘curriculum’, ‘staff qualification, working condition, and professional development’, ‘participation of family and community’, policy tasks and efforts to provide quality ECEC in Japan were probed. By probing a case in a Japanese authorized child care center, some meaningful implications for Korean ECEC services were discussed. [Conclusion] That is, it would be necessary to make persistent efforts at the national level as well as for teaching staff to think reflectively of their own child care practice and philosophy in ECEC settings to progress toward integration of ECEC in Korea.

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