듀이의 유아교육사상의 기독교적 조명

Abstract

Dewey's educational thought has great effect on not only America but also all around the world, The effectiveness of it is on a par with Korea. It is emphasized the education by practical experience in accordance with his thought in Korea, the Korean educated by his thought has had very practical thinking. Dewey's educational thought has especially effect on early childhood education in Korea, thus, the curricular for young children of 1969, 1992 were made by Dewey's educational thought. Like this, Dewey's educational thought has huge effect on the education of Korea and the importance of his educational theory was recognized by people who are related to education. Dewey's educational philosophy, however, is based on atheism and puts down roots in humanism. Christian teachers accept Dewey's thought without any critique, thus, the constitution of the curricular based on God's sovereign authority and the education of children are disturbed. Therefore, it is necessary to criticize it in a Christian perspective. A Christian perspective can be possible then teachers and scholars have a Christian world view, this can be the foundation for Christian early childhood education. In this thesis the characteristics of anti-Christianity about Dewey's educational thought were founded through a Christian perspective and a Christian world view were emphasized, thus, the philosophical foundation for Christian early childhood education were presented. For these, the background of Dewey's educational thought for young children were described, Dewey's educational thought for young children were dealt with, and a Christian perspective on Dewey's educational thought were discussed. A Christian perspectives on Dewey's thought as conclusion are as follows: first, Dewey asserts that it is needed to change for the reconstruction of experience and the change is the essential of reality. Therefore, Dewey trusts that education means change. The denial of the absolute being puts down roots in the other side of the assertion of Dewey which reality is to change. However, the reality and the truth in this world are not changeable and there are unchangeable nature in the nature of human beings such as pleasure, sorrow, love and gladness. According to Dewey, a human being is a organism, is changed by experience and an human being is a being who finds the possibility for other change through other experience. The ultimate goal of a human being is the satisfaction by the experience of a human being. However, the ultimate goal of a human being is toward to God. Third, Dewey argues that the thinking of a human being can be possible by real experience. A human being, but, can know truth by not only experience but also wisdom given by God.