학습자가 이해한 시민교육의 의미 탐색: d시의 시민단체 학습자를 대상으로

Abstract

Citizens grow through education. Citizens who have grown through education become the main players in creating democratic civil society. Citizens education is closely related to life, and it is important to understand the level of education that learners understand. The purpose of this study is to investigate the meaning of citizen education that citizen education learners understand. Research problems are as follows: What are the definitions and meanings of civic education understood by learners? What is the need for civic education and what kind of changes have we experienced through civic education? What is the value of civic education, and what is the universal value of education that civic groups want to achieve? The study subjects were learners who participated in a civic group at d city. Research method is semantic analysis. As a result, civic education means Individual Growth through Expanding Knowledge, Understanding the various changes in the world, Improvement of interpersonal relations through dialogue and sharing, Community formation and value sharing, Preparations for present and future, Fill in the lack of school education. This was interpreted as Exploring wisdom for self-reflection, A serious attitude toward life, Meaningful pursuit of life, Efforts to promote healthy communities, The pursuit of democratic society through education, and the need for constant learning. It is value of this study lies in exploring the meaning of civic education through the experience of learners.