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Changes in Perception of Infancy and Early Childhood among University Students after Attending the Lecture on Human Development

인간발달 수업 후 영유아기에 대한 대학생들의 인식 변화

  • Moon, Hae-Lyun (Dep. of Early Childhood Education, Graduate School of Education, Kyonggi University)
  • 문혜련 (경기대학교 교육대학원 유아교육전공)
  • Received : 2011.12.02
  • Accepted : 2012.01.16
  • Published : 2012.02.29
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine perceptive change in attitude toward infancy and early childhood among university students' who were exposed to a human development lecture on infancy and early childhood. This study aims to investigate the significance of education in shaping attitudes related to child development and the importance of infancy and early childhood as developmental stages. This study also seeks to provide basic data for expanding and systematizing relevant educational programs. Fifteen university students who attended a lecture on human development were divided into four groups with three groups containing 4 members and one group containing 3 members. The following results were obtained: 1) Before attending the lecture on human development, students perceived infancy as a period dominated by feelings of helpless, indifference, and a general lack of knowledge or ability to interact with their environment; 2) Before attending the lecture on human development, students perceived early childhood as an initial period of transition that can potentially influence one's future; 3) After attending the lecture, students were better able to rationalize the developmental importance of infancy and early childhood. 4) After attending the lecture, students displayed broader understanding of the importance of early childhood on human development. This study also discusses the necessity for continuous and systematic provision of programs to help adults develop a positive perception of infancy and early childhood as a developmental process related to parenting skills.

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