여성교육자 이동희(李東姬)의 유아교육사상:「어린이를 위한 어머니 강좌」를 중심으로

Abstract

This study aimed to analyze the articles of Mother's Lecture for Children which was serialized by Donghee Lee, a female educator in the 20th century, to understand her early childhood educational thought and to reveal its significance. To this end, first, An Analysis of Mother's Lecture for Children, a total of 24 articles by Donghee Lee, which were serialized in the International Newspaper from May 18 to November 30, 1977, were analyzed by dividing them into formal and content characteristics. Next, in “Donghee Lee's Early Childhood Educational Thought”, we examined Donghee Lee's educational thoughts through three questions: 1. What is early childhood education? 2. How to view and treat young children? 3. How to educate young children? Based on Lee's early childhood educational thought, the significance of her educational thought is discussed. It was found that Donghee Lee criticized the educational system of the older generation, which was obsessed with excessive intellectual education veered toward gifted and special education, leading early childhood education in the wrong direction. As an alternative, Donghee Lee emphasized whole-person education, where intellectual, physical, affective, and social abilities can be evenly developed, respecting the human rights of young children, the subjects of education. She proposed play-oriented education based on spontaneity and autonomy. Donghee Lee's educational thought is characterized by practical education based on the educational field, rather than theory.