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샘터유치원 만 3세 새싹반의 규칙에 대한 질적 연구

A Qualitative study of class rules for 3-year-olds in the Saessak class at Saemteo Kindergarten

초록/요약

This study analyzed kinds and characteristics of class rules for 3-year-olds in the Saessak class at the Saemteo kindergarten and determined reasons why young children violate rules. Research participants were composed of 21 young children and 2 teachers in the Saessak class for 3-year-olds and data collection/analysis were conducted by participant observation and in-depth interviews using qualitative methodologies. Research findings are as follows. Firstly, in the Saessak class, there were 7 rules including “getting along with friends”, “keeping order”, “arranging・ organizing”, “staying in one's seat”, “behaving safely”, “cleaning-up” and “observing table manners”. Secondly, rules of the Saessak class had 6 characteristics including “content similarity to basic daily habits”, “help for young children's development”, “essential process for particular activity”, “exemption from compliance depending on the situation”, “standards for peer relationships”, and “a contradiction in time keeping rules among young children” Thirdly, analysis showed that there were 7 reasons why young children in the Saessak class violated the rules including “interpretation of a rule context from their perspective”, “lack of self-regulation”, “imitation of a friend's behavior”, “personal reasons”, “maladjustment to class”, “lack of awareness of the need for compliance” and “thinking that violation may go unnoticed”. In the study, an understanding of the process by which 3-year-olds learn a rule and th

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