몬테소리 프로그램 교육이 유아의 기본생활습관 형성에 미치는 영향

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to provide for the plan help young children forming their practical habits. The purpose of this study was to compare the effect on young children's formation of basic practical habits between Montessori program education and general program education. For this purpose, this study attempted to investigate teachers' perception what differences there were in the formation of basic practical habits between children enrolled in the Montessori program kindergarten and general program kindergarten. Based on the study results, the following conclusions were drawn: First, an attempt was made to investigate what difference there was in the formation of their basic practical habits between children enrolled in the Montessori program kindergarten children enrolled in the general program kindergarten. As a result, it was found that there was a significant difference in all virtues between children enrolled in the Montessori program kindergarten, the former of whom showed the more positive aspect. Second, it was found that female children overall formed their basic practical habits better than male children in terms of sex. It can be found that female children enrolled in the Montessori program kindergarten had their basic practical habits formed better than male children in all virtues. Third, it was found that there was a great difference in the formation of children's basic practical habits according to age, especially three years, four years and five years. There was a more or less difference in the mean value according to age, but it was analyzed that the virtue of cleanness was predominated in three years, the virtue of order was predominated in four and five years, and the virtue of propriety was predominantly formed in three, four, and five years of all the virtues. Fourth, an attempt was made to investigate whether there was any difference in the formation of their basic practical habits between children enrolled in the Montessori program kindergarten and children enrolled in the general program kindergarten according to age. As a result, it was found that there was a significant difference in all virtues between children enrolled in the Montessori program kindergarten and children enrolled in the general program kindergarten, the former of whom showed the more effective aspect in forming their basic practical habits. Taken together, it was found that the Montessori program kindergarten was more effective than the general program kindergarten in the formation of basic practical habits. In this manner, daily life practice in Montessori program make young children to cultivate a mind of independence and sense of cleanness and to realize the dignity of other people through forming a basic living attitude. Moreover, it can be the suitable practical education that can help young children's formation of basic practical habits when it held with developmentally appropriate curriculum cultivating confidence between teacher-young children and young children-young children. This is because Montessori program education has not only respect for children's spontaneity and individuality and provides children with the well-prepared environment suited to their developmental level considering the sensitive period by age but allow them to learn how to respect for themselves and others through activity in their daily life which becomes the basic in all educational activity and master how they should behave themselves, choose and perceive in social relationship. From this perspective, Montessori program education proved to more effective than general program education when children are more actively to form their basic practical habits that become the basis for social and moral quality. And this study can be considered to give qualitative help on young children's development by apply Montessori program that emphasizes the importance of environment to kindergarten.