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A Comparative Study on Teacher-Student Perception of Forest Function in Elementary School

초등학교 내 학교숲 기능에 관한 교사 - 학생간 인식 비교 연구

  • Kim, Jeong-Ho (Department of Green Technology Convergence, Konkuk University) ;
  • Lee, Sang-Hoon (Department of Green Technology Convergence, Graduate School, Konkuk University) ;
  • Yoon, Yong-Han (Department of Green Technology Convergence, Konkuk University)
  • 김정호 (건국대학교 녹색기술융합학과) ;
  • 이상훈 (건국대학교 대학원 녹색기술융합학과) ;
  • 윤용한 (건국대학교 녹색기술융합학과)
  • Received : 2018.02.21
  • Accepted : 2018.04.02
  • Published : 2018.07.31
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Abstract

With rapid economic growth, the urban environment has created a problem of human physical and mental illness. In order to solve these problems, urban forests have emerged as a way to mitigate the environmental risks through improving the polluted environment of the city and improve the quality of life. As the urban forests have expanded, the school forests movement has also been taking an important place recently. The study focused on the performance of school forests by comparing the perceptions among teachers and students about their functions. The questionnaire was composed of 4 questions concerning human matters, 10 questions for space recognition, 4 questions for thermal environment, 2 questions for health promotion, and 20 total questions for composition of survey items. The reliability of the school forest function, number of tree planting areas and quantities, the harmony of the planting, and the satisfaction of the school forest were analyzed in the questionnaire conducted by the school members. Although it does not recognize school forests, it has a positive response to the green space that is built outdoors. It is considered that outdoor education and environmental education are sufficient in school forests and green spaces. The results showed that the outdoor green space was more satisfactory when compared with the general school. Teachers and students' preferences were similar to 'seasonal changes' and' trees of various colors and shapes'. The reliability analysis between each item shows that the coefficient for cronbach's ${\alpha}$ was .700 to .834. The purpose of this study is to identify the perception of forest function among school forest members and to utilize them as a basic data in the future.

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