현대 한국의 도덕교육과 유교도덕교육론

Abstract

How to teach morality well? Any moral educational theory which focuses on one side between individual and community, principal and content, cognition and affection, socialization and development cannot be perfect. Because the concept of morality and moral character is integrative, education that set a goal of moral character building should not focus one side but approach systematically from the first outset. After Korea's liberation, moral education of Korea has based on moral education theories focusing only one side. Recently, there is a new tendency that emphasizes integrative approach that is based on theoretical study and practical experiment. However, it is doubtful how much it is conformable theoretically and practically. For making more expansive moral education theory which has more conformation, it should establish elevated logical assumption or abstract principal that do not have any logical conflict even if both principal and contents, cognition and affection, development and socialization and so on were insisted at the same time. This study focuses on Confucian Moral Education Theory due to these reasons. Liyifenshu(理一分殊), Xiasuehershangda(下學而上達), Xintonghsingqing(心統性情), Hsiaohsuehtahsueh(小學大學)!! These four words are key words which explains integrative educational character of Confucian Moral Education Theory. Liyifenshu is a harmony of individual and community, Xiasuehershangda is integration of contents and principal, Xintonghsingqing is unity of moral personality of cognition, affection, and acting, Hsiaohsuehtahsueh is integrative approach of socialization and development. Like this, Confucian Moral Education Theory is integrative moral education which contains theoretical and practical conformation, and it includes each side of 'individual and community', 'principle and contents'. 'cognition, affection and acting'. 'development and socialization'. It has not been had a major position in moral education in Korea so far, and has came into disuse in minor position. Now, we should preserve our great tradition, and utilize it for theoretical background in moral education.