음악교육을 통한 다문화가정 아동의 정체성 세우기 방안 연구

Abstract

Music educators and teachers in Korea have been studying and researching related to the issue of multicultural family and their concerns for 10 years. Most studies and researches in the issue were 'a certain necessity of music education for children to be high standard citizens that can accept and understand other cultures in the global era' and 'developing music educational contents for multicultural society in Korea in terms of approaching a mutual culture attitude'. This study, however, starts with the concern that the 2nd generation of the multicultural family in Korea may have difficulity of their identities as Korean. The aim of the study is to find any clues to help them understand and find their identities supported with music education. For the study a survey consisted of 17 questions and answered by the mothers and children from multicultural family in Gwangju metropolitan city was done and it has been categorized into 3 parts; speaking ability of Korean, adaptability of school, relationship with school-mates, identity and song. Having been analyzed and done on the project, some music class activity plans were displayed which might be helpful to encourage the children who are struggling with their real identity as Korean. Through this study it has been known that 41% of the students from the multicultural family takes their identity in a very vague way and 33% has a very negative attitude toward their identity as Korean. 49% of the students, however, have a positive attitude toward learning and singing their mother's nations songs together with their classmate. Secondly, along with the students from the multicultural family, ordinary students should be informed or educated the fact that they are 'a citizen in a globe' like their friends from the multicultral family. Thirdly, it needs discriminated instructions and contents between the classes that have multicultral students and the classes do not. Finally, music educational contents should be prepared according to the demands by the degree of regions, degree of schools, degree of grades and even degree of classes based on the student from multicultral family.