유아교육·보육 현장의교재교구 평가인증에 대한 연구

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the necessity of evaluative accreditation for teaching materials and equipment for infant and preschooler in terms of their development and the needs of people in the areas of early childhood education and educare and in related companies. And the voices from the field of education and the needs of companies justified the necessity of the introduction of a trustworthy accreditation system. Therefore simulation models for an evaluative accreditation system for teaching materials and equipment was set up after domestic and foreign research trends were analyzed. One was a national accreditation system that could be either based on recommendation or not, like the accreditation system of early childhood education and educare programs. The other is a sort of consortium jointly led by academic societies of early childhood education and educare and private enterprises. An analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the two different kinds of accreditation methods will make it possible to provide the related industry with standard on products suitable for the development of infant and preschooler, and that is also expected to make a contribution to the spread of quality programs, teaching materials and aids in the areas of early childhood education and educare in our country.