무용 활동이 초등학생의 학교생활 만족도에 미치는 영향

Abstract

In the growth and development of humans, elementary school plays a critical role as the first place for children to adjust themselves to basic experiences in social development. Thus, this study purposed to explain the educational importance of dancing activities as integrated physical activities promoting harmonious all‐round personality, and to propose a plan to activate dancing activities in elementary school. For this purpose, we surveyed 4th‐6th graders at the Elementary School Annexed to Chinju National University of Education using a questionnaire with regard to how dancing activities affect their satisfaction with school life. According to the results of this study, satisfaction with school life was higher in those who participated in dancing activities than in those who did not, and it was higher in those who were interested in dancing activities than in those who were not. In the analysis that considered both participation and interest in dancing activities, the interaction effect between participation and interest in dancing activities were not statistically significant, but interest in dancing activities appeared to be a critical determinant of students’ satisfaction with school life. These results suggest that dancing activities contribute to children’s satisfaction with school life such as desirable peer relationship, self‐directed learning activities, reciprocal relationship with the teacher, and active participation in school events, and are involved in the cognitive, affective and psychomotor aspects of children’s school life and help children build up all‐round personality with harmony of physical strength, intelligence and morality.