태권도학과 교육과정 분석을 통한 학문적 정체성 찾기

Abstract

This study examines whether the educational goals and curriculums of universities and departments since the establishment of the first taekwondo department in 1982 clearly presents the unique academic and educational direction of taekwondo departments. Furthermore, this article looks at whether taekwondo department majors are rationally composed of taekwondo curriculums in developing and performing the duties and competencies that society is demanding today. In addition, this study scrutinizes whether taekwondo graduates meet their qualifications as professionals in the relevant field. Based on this, this study looks at where educational gaps occur. The purpose of this study is to present the necessity of reorganizing the curriculum of taekwondo departments in universities and to establish an identity of taekwondo departments at universities as an academic field. In summary, at first, the educational goal of taekwondo departments is the training of international professional leaders who have the common task of educating students professionally. Secondly, the curriculum of taekwondo departments is mostly focused on training instructors, while the related curriculum for academic research and establishment is insufficient. Lastly, despite the goal of training professional leaders, the curriculum of the nationally recognized physical education instructor qualification test is not yet prepared. In conclusion, there is a gap between the educational goals and the curriculum of taekwondo departments. Moreover, the education in these departments does not meet the training of human resources required by society after graduation. Therefore, the researcher re-examines the purpose of establishing taekwondo departments at universities and suggests that it is urgent to reorganize the curriculum of domestic taekwondo departments in order to find an identity for taekwondo.