Journal of Science Education (과학교육연구지)

Science Education Research Institute Kyungpook National University (경북대학교 과학교육연구소)
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Elementary Students' and Teachers' Perception on Science-Related Career and Career Education

과학 관련 진로 및 진로교육에 대한 초등학생과 교사의 인식

  • Received : 2019.10.31
  • Accepted : 2020.04.24
  • Published : 2020.04.30
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate elementary students' perception on science-related career and teachers' perception on science-related career education. The subjects of this study were 196 5th and 6th elementary students and 100 elementary teachers. The results show that 28% of the students desire to have science-related career. More Boys desire science-related careers than girls, and more students with higher level of perception in their science achievement also do than lower level students. The reason students did not desired science-related career were that they were not interested in science and did not have fun in science. Students' perceptions in the factors of science-related career choice were mostly negative except socio-cultural factors. The results of teacher's perception show that 42% of the teachers conducted science-related career education. A lot of teacher did not conduct science-related career education since they perceived the career education were not necessary or important. Students' negative perception on the factors of science-related career choice and the teachers' low perception on necessity of science-related career education can negatively influence students' science-related career choice. The more efforts were required in order to increase positive perception on science-related career.

본 연구에서는 초등학생의 과학과 관련된 진로에 대한 인식과 초등 교사의 과학 진로교육에 대한 인식을 살펴보았다. 연구 대상은 수도권에 소재하고 있는 초등학교 5-6학년 학생 196명과 교사 100명이었다. 분석 결과, 28.1%의 학생이 과학 관련 진로를 희망하였으며, 남학생이 여학생보다, 성취도인지 수준이 높은 학생이 낮은 학생보다 과학 관련 희망 비율이 높았다. 과학 관련 진로를 희망하지 않는 경우 그 이유는 과학에 대해 관심이 없고 과학이 재미없기 때문이라는 응답이 많았다. 과학 관련 진로 선택에 영향을 미치는 요인에 대한 학생들의 인식을 조사한 결과, 사회문화적 요인을 제외한 나머지 요인들에 대한 인식은 부정적인 것을 알 수 있었다. 교사의 경우 42%만이 과학 관련 진로교육을 실시하였으며, 진로교육을 실시하지 않는 교사들은 과학 관련 진로교육이 크게 필요하지 않다고 생각하는 것이 주된 이유였다. 과학 관련 진로 선택에 영향을 미치는 요인들에 대한 학생들의 부정적인 인식과 교사의 과학 관련 진로교육에 대한 인식의 부족은 학생들의 과학 진로 선택 여부에도 영향을 미칠 것으로 파악되며, 학교와 가정에서 이러한 요인들에 대하여 긍정적인 인식으로 전환할 수 있는 노력이 필요할 것이다.

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