율곡의 교사론

Abstract

This thesis studies the characteristics of Yulgok(栗谷)'s teacher theory. Yulgok thought that there were many problems in Chosun's education and recognized the main cause of the educational problem was teacher's problem. Thus, Yulgok proposed many reform plans to solve the institutional and normative problems related to teacher. We can summarize the characteristics of Yulgok's teacher theory as follows ; The first, the essence of Confucian education is character education which makes human beings able to realize the good nature so that the teacher be good at character education. The second, prevent the path of becoming teacher by bribery and select teachers who have excellent scholarship and good virtues. The third, improve treatments for respecting teachers so that should guarantee the character education. The fourth, give effect to the strict evaluation of teacher's educational activity, and the evaluation should be based on the criterion of cultivation of the student’s virtue. According to this study, we can define that the core of Yulgok's reform theory for solving teacher's problems is the selection and evaluation of teachers who have virtuous excellence. Yulgok regarded virtues as the most important qualifications of teacher and the core values of teaching is to cultivate good virtue of students.