Korean Journal of Child Studies 2000;21(4): 211-226.
유치원의 도서 활용 실태 분석
박혜경,정대련
An analysis of children`s books used in the educational activities in kindergarten
Hye Kyung Park,Dae Ryun Chung
Abstract
This analysis of the children`s books used in kindergarten classroom activities focused on educational meanings of the books. The analysis included books used in 8 kindergartens in 1999. Finding were that 76.6% of books were published in the 1990s; 60.7% of the lines per page were over 5 lines; only 55 of 542 books were recommended as good books by public institutions; half of the books provided factual knowledges or informations; Korean books included more realistic than fantastic fiction while the opposite was true of foreign books; in Korean books, male characters appeared far more often than females; 70.1% of the themes of the books were related to the ten themes of life suggested by the Ministry of Education; and 44.8% of the contents included moral values while only 17.5% of those included adventure, hobbies or pastimes.