노인교육으로서의 한문교육의 방향과 내용요소

Abstract

The goal of this study is to examine the direction of execution and content elements of classical Chinese education as elderly education. This paper tries to pay attention to the possibility of classical Chinese education as elderly education in some respects. First, there is some correspondence between Chinese classics, a humanity subject in the traditional period, and the characteristics of elderliness. Second, some contents of Chinese classics need to be in charge of elders’recognition of lack/inexistence of our things or traditional culture. Third, elders’ current intellectual curiosity is needed to be associated with the contents of Chinese classics, a humanity subject in the traditional period. Fourth, it is necessary to establish an emotional structure of domestic and social virtuous cycles. We can consider the direction of classical Chinese education as elderly education on the sides of three items, individuals, relations, and social engagement. As such, the following four guidelines have been established. 1) It should give help to completion and evaluation of life. 2) It should be helpful to establishment of novel orientations in elderliness. 3) It should give help to conversance and artful and hobby activities. 4) It helps elders feel fruitful with social engagement in terms of the inheritance of traditional values. Based on such results of the study, we can expect the following effects. First, classical Chinese education can make a contribution to the transmission and development of traditional values by positively using the experiences and spirits inherent to the heritage of Chinese classics to solve problems with aging society. Second, Chinese classics can be used as guidelines and contents of elderly education at formal and informal educational institutes. Third, classical Chinese education can make a contribution to the construction of a structure of domestic and social virtuous cycles for traditional values. Fourth, classical Chinese education can provide an opportunity to explore its roles complying with paradigm changes. Fifth, classical Chinese education as elderly education can provide a chance for students majoring in Chinese classics and classical Chinese education to explore a novel field for their advance.