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Effect of Plant Educational Programs Elementary School using Vertical Garden

수직정원을 활용한 초등학교 식물교육프로그램 운영 효과 분석

  • Jeong, Na-Ra (National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science, Department of Urban Agriculture) ;
  • You, Soo-Jin (National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science, Department of Urban Agriculture) ;
  • Kim, Kwang-Jin (National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science, Department of Urban Agriculture) ;
  • Han, Seung-Won (National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science, Department of Urban Agriculture)
  • 정나라 (국립원예특작과학원 도시농업과) ;
  • 유수진 (국립원예특작과학원 도시농업과) ;
  • 김광진 (국립원예특작과학원 도시농업과) ;
  • 한승원 (국립원예특작과학원 도시농업과)
  • Received : 2020.08.13
  • Accepted : 2020.10.27
  • Published : 2020.10.31
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Abstract

In the modern era, the elementary schools in the Republic of Korea are advanced with the competitive world. Thus advancement in technology, and other factors in the elementary schools are releases some kind of particulate matter (PM), which causes deleterious effects on school students health, academic program, growth and development. The school students are susceptible to PM particularly, PM10 and PM2.5. Based on this hazardous effect of PM on school students we conducted the research on the elementary schools class rooms by introducing vertical gardening system to get the schools "ever green". The main aim of this study is to investigate the environmental factors in the educational effect program in the class rooms and indoor air quality changes. For the educational effect, the 4th operation program was applied to 2 schools for 2 hours once a month from September to December 2019. Each school conducted a survey on satisfaction, plant friendliness, and environmental sensibilities, targeting classes that participated in the green school program and those who did not. The environmental effects were monitored by installing indoor air quality facility in the program participating classes and the non-participating classes. From November 2019 to December 2019, three factors were measured: PM10, PM2.5, and humidity. The results were analyzed by T-test using the SPSS 24.0 software program. As a result of the analysis, student's overall satisfaction with the program and their intention to re-engage were high in terms of educational effect. It was also found to be effective in emotional, educational, social, and physical aspects. In particular, it was found that there was a statistically significant effect on improving plant friendliness in terms of plant friendliness and environmental sensitivity. In terms of environmental effects, it was found that there was a significant difference between the program-applied and non-programmed classes in PM10, PM2.5, and humidity. Through this study, it was confirmed that the plant education program using vertical gardens is effective in both the educational effect and the improvement of indoor air quality in the classroom. In conclusion, vertical gardening system in the elementary schools should implement for the beneficial of young generation development and back bone to the nation.

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