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The survey of use of after-school courses and specialization programs at Kindergarten

유치원 방과후과정과 특성화활동 이용 현황

  • Lee, Jin Wha (Dept. of Early Childhood Education, Paichai University) ;
  • Park, Jin-A (Korea Institute of Child Care and Education)
  • Received : 2017.09.26
  • Accepted : 2017.10.13
  • Published : 2017.10.31

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate how many kindergarten parents use after-school programs and specialization activities and to suggest effective policy improvement plans based on the results. After 693 parents were interviewed by the investigators, the collected data were presented by calculating the percentages, averages, and standard deviations. First of all, the results of after-school are presented. First, about 38.2% of the surveyed parents spent additional expenses to use after - school program, and the average of additional costs was about 62,850 won. When the cost burden and satisfaction were evaluated as 5 points, it was rated as normal. Second, the main reason for participating in the after-school program was both parents were working, followed by the parents' wishes for their children to spend time with their friends. Next, the results for specialization activities at kindergartens are presented. First, the proportion of children using after-school specialization activities was 68.2%, of which 79% were expenditures, the number of activities was 2.69, and the average cost was 83,540 won. Second, the most preferred after-school specialization activity by age group was English, and the most common reason for this was that the children liked to participate. Improvement of the educational contents suggested as the most important thing to improve after-school specialization activities. Lastly, the results showed that after-school specialization activities reduced parents' spending on private education. On the basis of the results, some discussions are presented included the development after-school programs focusing on the different needs of children and parents accordingly.

본 연구는 유치원을 이용하는 부모들을 대상으로 방과후과정과 특성화활동 이용 현황을 살펴보고, 그 결과를 토대로 효과적인 정책 개선 방안을 제안하는 데 그 목적이 있다. 693명의 부모를 대상으로 면담원이 부모와 대면 면담조사를 실시하였고, 수집된 자료는 백분율, 평균과 표준편차 등을 이용하여 결과를 산출하였다. 먼저 방과후과정 이용현황을 조사한 결과를 보면, 첫째, 방과후과정 이용에 따른 추가 부담 지출 비율이 전체 조사 대상의 약 38.2%이며, 추가 비용의 평균액은 약 62,850원이었다. 비용부담과 만족도를 5점 만점 기준으로 볼 때, 보통수준으로 나타났다. 둘째, 방과후과정 참여 이유로는 부모의 맞벌이, 자녀가 친구들과 시간을 함께 보내게 하고 싶어서 등과 같은 순으로 나타났다. 다음으로 방과후특성화활동 이용 현황을 살펴본 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 방과후특성화활동 이용 유아 비율은 조사 대상의 약 68.2%이며, 그 중에서 비용 지출 유아는 약 79.0%, 평균 이용 개수는 약 2.69개이며, 평균 비용은 83,540원으로 조사되었다. 둘째, 선호하는 교육프로그램은 영어가 압도적인 비율로 높게 나타났으며, 자녀들이 활동을 좋아해서 참여한다고 응답한 비율이 가장 높았다. 셋째, 방과후특성화활동 개선요구 사항으로는 교육내용의 내실화가 1순위로 제시되었다. 마지막으로 방과후특성화활동으로 인해 부모의 사교육비 지출이 감소되었다는 응답비율이 높게 나타났다. 이와 같은 조사 결과를 토대로 방과후과정 및 특성화활동 성격에 맞는 적합한 교육프로그램 개발 및 실행 등의 개선 방안을 논의하였다.

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