사회과와 도덕과의 교육과정 내용 중복성에 대한 분석과 대응

Abstract

The 2009 Revised National Curriculum discusses measures such as the reduction of the number of subjects, the curtailment of the level and scope of the contents of each curriculum, and the merger and abolition of subjects in order to alleviate learners’ learning load and to resolve redundancy among curriculums. This study purposed to compare the nature of two curriculums social studies and moral education, for which contents redundancy is under discussion currently, to analyze the contents redundancy problem between social studies and moral education, and to look for solutions for the problem. From the results of this study, we found high similarity of detailed contents in many subjects and units between moral education and social studies from low grades in elementary school to optional subjects in high school. The similarity was particularly high in units covering relations with surrounding people and society, relations with state, nation and global community, and social and political ideas. In order to cope with this problem, we need to consider solutions such as merging the contents of the two curriculums and integrating innovative contents suitable for civic education, and designing contents more consistent with the identity of each curriculum.