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Current Status and Teachers' Perception About Research Ethics Education and Creating Ethical Research Environment for Gifted Students in Science

과학영재를 위한 연구윤리교육 및 윤리적 연구환경조성의 현황과 이에 대한 영재담당 교사들의 인식 조사

  • Received : 2018.11.20
  • Accepted : 2018.12.11
  • Published : 2018.12.31

Abstract

In this study, we surveyed the 68 teachers from eight science high school and four science academy for the gifted through questionnaires about research ethics education and ethical research environment in Korea. First, we examined the current state of research ethics education. Half of the responding schools included research ethics education in their curriculum. Although only half of the schools have this in their curriculum, more than half of the total number of teachers surveyed personally taught research ethics in class, and almost 90% of the teachers said they taught the research ethics during students' research activity. However, 63.24% of teachers said that research ethics education was not enough still. Second, we investigated the ethical research environment. In terms of knowledge and experience, the teachers were competent, and they were creating an environment that enabled peers and self-verification. However, research ethics, regulations and verification systems are not well equipped in schools. Since the principals are highly interested in research ethics education, there seems to be enough improvement on the ethical research environment. Finally, teachers said that additional research ethics education, change in student attitude, development and continuous maintenance of the verification system, encouragement to develop ethical environment, and clear guidelines were needed for ethical research of students. The result of this research will be able to provide the following. First, it will help set up a direction for research ethics education at every gifted school. Second, it will provide insights on how schools and teachers can create an ethical research environment for the students of science-gifted students.

미래 과학자인 과학영재 학생들이 연구를 설계하고 수행하는 전과정에서 연구윤리를 어떻게 지키며 연구를 수행하여야 하는지에 대한 체계적이고 실질적인 교육이나 연구부정을 막기 위한 시스템적인 노력은 극히 최근에 시작되고 있지만 여전히 부족한 실정이다. 이 연구에서는 과학고와 영재고에 근무 중인 교사 68명을 대상으로 한국의 과학고와 영재고의 연구윤리교육과 윤리적 연구 환경 조성현황을 설문을 통해 알아보았다. 먼저 연구윤리교육현황을 살펴보면, 조사대상의 절반에 해당하는 학교가 연구윤리교육을 교육과정 내에 포함하고 있었다. 또, 반 이상의 교사가 수업 시간에 개인적으로 연구윤리를 가르친다고 응답하였고, 90%에 가까운 교사가 탐구 과정 중에 연구윤리를 가르친다고 응답하였다. 하지만 여전히 교사들은 연구윤리교육이 부족하다고 여기고 있었다. 다음으로, 연구윤리 준수를 위한 환경으로서, 연구윤리 규정과 시스템의 유무, 교사의 역량, 교사가 조성하는 동료검증, 자기검증 가능한 분위기, 연구윤리교육에 대한 관리자의 태도를 조사하였다. 지식과 경험 측면에서 교사는 역량을 갖추고 있었고, 동료, 자기 검증이 가능한 환경을 조성하고 있었다. 하지만 연구윤리규정과 검증 시스템은 학교에 충분히 갖추어져 있지 않다. 하지만 관리자들이 연구윤리교육에 대하여 높은 관심을 가지고 있으므로 충분히 개선될 것으로 보인다. 마지막으로, 교사들은 학생들의 윤리적 연구를 위해, 추가적인 연구윤리교육, 학생들의 태도 변화, 검증 시스템의 구축과 지속적 관리, 윤리적 환경조성, 명확한 지침 제공이 필요하다고 하였다. 이 결과는 각 영재학교에서 연구윤리교육 방향을 설정하는데 도움이 될 뿐 아니라, 영재 담당 교사들에게는 어떤 방식으로 학생들에게 도움을 줄지 계획하는데 도움이 될 것이다. 또한 과학영재 학생들을 둘러싸고 있는 외부적 환경을 학교와 교사가 어떻게 만들어나갈지에 대한 시사점을 얻을 수 있을 것이다.

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Figure 1. Percentage of teachers who perform research ethics education in classes according to their years of teaching experience (Left: years of gifted education experiences, right: total years of education experiences)

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Figure 2. Percentage of teachers who perform research ethics education in classes according to their assigned subjects

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Figure 3. Percentage of teachers conducting research ethics education in the mentoring process (Left: years of gifted education experiences, right: total years of education experiences)

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Figure 4. Percentage of teachers conducting research ethics education in the mentoring process

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Figure 5. Teachers’ knowledge about research ethics and level of research experience

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Figure 6. Teachers’ Encouraging the development of atmosphere for peer- and self-verification

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Figure 7. Teachers’ impression on the principal's perception towards research ethics

Table 1. General characteristics of the teachers of gifted students who responded to the questionnaire

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Table 2. Questionnaire for teachers of gifted students

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Table 3. Current status of research ethics education in class

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Table 4. Current status of research ethics education conducted during mentoring process

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Table 5. Current status of having guideline for securing of research ethics

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Table 6. Current status of using plagiarism validation system

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