Journal of the Korean Society of School Health (한국학교보건학회지)

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Application and Effect of Character Education Program in High School Students

고등학생 인성교육 프로그램의 적용 및 효과 분석

  • Kim, Geum Hee (Department of School Health Education, Sanggye High School) ;
  • Kang, Soon Sil (Department of School Health Education, Sanggye High School) ;
  • Hwang, Jae Wook (Department of School Health Education, Sanggye High School) ;
  • Park, Hyung Gun (Department of School Health Education, Sanggye High School)
  • Received : 2020.02.16
  • Accepted : 2020.03.18
  • Published : 2020.04.30
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Abstract

Purpose: This study is to confirm the effectiveness of the character education program applied to high school students. Methods: The study used a one-group pretest-posttest design with a sample of students aged 15 (n=263, male), the members of eleven 10th grade classes in a high school in Seoul, from March 1st, 2019 to February 28th, 2020. In order to confirm the effectiveness of the program, the Korean Educational Development Institute (KEDI) character questionnaire was used, and a paired t-test was performed using IBM SPSS statistics 25 statistical program. Results: In this study, character levels were significantly higher after the character education program than before. The pre-post differences in character levels were measured for Sincerity (t=5.63, p<.001), Self-respect (t=2.78, p=.011), Decorum (t=3.97, p<.001), Responsibility (t=5.35, p<.001), Consideration and communication (t=5.89, p<.001), Citizenship (t=5.28, p=p<.001), Self-regulation (t=6.25, p<.001), Justice (t=2.62, p=.011), Wisdom (t=5.75, p<.001), and Honesty and courage (t=7.11, p<.001). Conclusion: In this study, and were found to be significantly related to improvements in character.

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