4차 교육과정기(1982~89) 중등 국사 교과서의 내용상 특성

Abstract

In this article, I intended to examine the characteristics of middle school Korean History textbook during the 4th educational period, in order to determine whether the national agenda on history education actually had an influence on the contents of Korean history textbook. The contents of the middle school Korean history textbook during 4th educational period maintained focusing on the nationalistic approach, in order to facilitate the nationalist agenda that was widespread in South Korea at that time. The existence of a separate course as Korean history gained its validity for the nationalist agenda as well. The nationalistic history education approach was emphasized during the 4th educational period, and yet the importance throughout the entire course gradually decreased teaching students how to think about historical matters on their own started gaining importance. The focus was on 'Suffering and Overcoming' of the modern history of South Korea.The aim of modern Korean history education was said to help students learn how to make a reflective decision based on their past, for the contemporary political struggle of East Asia. However, truth be told, the aim was always to emphasize the validity of the tyrannical Park Chung-hee regime. And yet, such complacent approach toward nationalistic Korean history education has waned since the peak during the 4th educational period, and alternative approaches to overcome shortcomings of the previous history education, owing to newly-arisen socialist-democratic waves.