A Study on Faculty's Perceptions on Convergence Education in N-University

N-대학의 융합교육에 대한 교수의 인식조사 연구

  • Received : 2020.07.31
  • Accepted : 2020.08.29
  • Published : 2020.08.31

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the perceptions of faculty as a foundation for establishing a convergence education model at N-University. In September 2019, a survey was conducted using an online survey system, and a total of 80 responses were obtained. SPSS 23 was used for analysis, and a t-test, ANOVA, and multiple regression analysis were performed. First, the female faculty were significantly more positive about linked-major expansion than were the male faculty. Second, assistant faculty were significantly more positive about convergence curriculum establishment than were associate faculty. Third, as a result of the multiple regression analysis, the preference for multimajor expansion was the most significant and positively influencing factor on the convergence curriculum establishment. Universities must provide various incentives to form a consensus among university faculty. The Ministry of Education must support individual universities through the establishment of clearer guidelines and a kind of convergence education support center.

본 연구는 N-대학에서의 융합교육 모델 설정을 위한 기초연구로 교수들의 인식을 알아보고자 하는 것을 목적으로 하였다. 2019년 9월에 온라인 설문시스템을 이용하여 설문조사를 실시하였으며 총 80개의 응답을 얻었다. 연구분석을 위해서 SPSS 23을 사용하였으며, t-test, ANOVA, 다중회귀분석을 실시하였다. 첫째, 여교수가 남교수에 비해서 연계전공확대에 대해서 유의미하게 긍정적이었다. 둘째, 조교수가 부교수에 비해 융합교육과정 개설에 대해서 유의미하게 긍정적이었다. 셋째, 다중회귀분석결과 복수전공확대에 대한 선호도가 융합교육과정 개설에 가장 크게 유의미한 긍정적인 영향을 주는 요인으로 나타났다. 대학에서는 대학 교수의 공감대 형성과 참여를 위해서 다양한 인센티브를 제공하고, 교육부에서는 좀 더 명확한 가이드라인과 융합교육지원센터 등의 설립을 통해서 개별 대학을 지원하는 것 등이 요구된다.

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