• Korean Journal of Human Ecology
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• v.16 no.4
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• pp.855-875
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• 2007

The purpose of this study is to suggest a guideline for outdoor play settings in child care centers. From March to July, 2005, data were collected from 223 directors at child care centers through a structured questionnaire, field measurement survey and non-participatory observation in seventeen child care centers in Seoul and Daejeon. The statistical methods for analysing data were frequency, percentage, mean, $X^2$ and F-test. The results showed as follows: 1)the existing outdoor playground area in child care centers should be expanded more than $4\;m^2$ per child. 2) Outdoor play facilities should be equipped with two structured play sets, a play facility for unstructured play and an adventure facility to make child's various activities possible and to promote child development. 3)flooring materials for outdoor playground should be required to use more than three kinds such as solid coverings (cf. asphalt, standard concrete), wood, lawn, soil or sands. 4)to let children enjoy various activities, outdoor playground area should be composed of various play facilities like indoor play gyms and should be independent but have good connections between play facilities depending on characteristics of play activities. 5)Play spaces of outdoor playground should be composed of physical play space, unstructured and dramatized play space, rest space, space for nature and adventure space. In addition, appropriate play equipments should be provided in respective play space.

• Korean Journal of Human Ecology
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• v.17 no.4
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• pp.661-677
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• 2008

The purpose of this study is to develop the playground environment model for child care center by analyzing user needs of playground environment. To systemize the playground environment design factors and guidelines, we reviewed the previous research, actual measurement and observation were used as the research methodology. And to recognize the needs of users, the survey and picture survey was conducted to the staffs and children. The scope of survey included child care centers in Seoul and Daejeon, ultimately selecting 12 places in Seoul and 13 places in Daejeon. In terms of the survey period, actual measurement was conducted from June of 2006 to February of 2007, survey and picture survey was conducted from August to September of 2006. For analysis, we used SPSS 10.0 to check the frequency and percentage, as well as to perform cluster analysis. The findings of research can be summarized as below: 1. In playground environment, we observed the area of play ground and ground cover, the independence of play area, play equipment, and the composition of play area. The result of observation showed that while playground area varied widely, ground cover, play equipment, and the composition of play area turned out to be identical, regardless of the playground's area. Therefore, in order to classify various playground environments, we categorized them into 5 types, using the number of children and the area of play ground as a category. Type A had large facilities and small playground area. Type B had small sized facilities and large playground area. Type C had medium sized facilities and small playground area. Type D had medium sized facilities but large playground area. Type E had large sized facilities and large playground area. 2. On the other hand, staffs wanted a tunnel, playhouse, comprehensive play equipment, and a maze to be installed as play facilities, and there were requests for adventure play area and carpenter play area. The picture survey to children showed that they wanted equipments that can provide more thrill, adventure and challenge to them than the ones they see now. Therefore, existing child care center play environments must change from the monotonous and identical environments to the ones that can provide diversities, challenges, and adventures. In the contexts of 5 playground types suggested by this research, type B and D, E where the area of playground were larger than the legally required, should include various play areas and install appropriate play equipments and facilities. Type A and C where the area were small, should provide multipurpose play area to attract the various play behaviors of children.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Educational Facilities
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• v.21 no.6
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• pp.28-32
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• 2014

본 투고에서는 2008년 환경부의 용역으로 실시된 "보육시설의 실내공기질 진단 및 개선 시범사업"의 결과를 바탕으로 우리나라 보육시설의 실내공기 오염 실태와 함께 개선방안, 그리고 개선효과에 대하여 소개하였다. 서울, 경기, 인천 지역의 61개 시설을 대상으로 실내공기질 측정과 설문조사를 실시한 결과 폼알데하이드와 총 휘발성유기화합물은 일부시설에서 "다중이용시설 등의 실내공기질 관리법" 기준치를 초과하는 것으로 나타났다. 반면 이산화탄소와 미세먼지는 조사 대상 시설 중 50 % 이상이 기준치를 초과하는 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 보육시설의 실내공기질 개선을 위해서는 각 오염물질의 발생원별로 유지관리 대책이 필요한 것으로 조사되었다. 또한 오염원인별 분석결과, 대부분 시설의 실외오염물질 농도가 실내보다 낮게 나타나 외기의 오염이 실내에 미치는 영향은 미비한 것으로 나타났으며, 계절에 따른 실내공기오염은 동절기에 낮은 외기온도로 인하여 실내를 하기 때문에 하절기에 비해 더 높게 나타났다. 공간에 따른 오염물질의 농도는 이산화탄소와 미세먼지의 경우 아동이 늘 상주하는 교실의 오염이 가장 심한 것으로 나타났으며 폼알데하이드와 총휘발성유기화합물의 경우 놀이실의 오염도가 교실에 비해 더 높게 나타났다. 개선방안별 개선효과에 있어서는 환기계획 몇 환기설비 설치, 지하공간 습기 문제 개선에서 가장 높은 효과가 나타났다. 향후 보육시설의 쾌적하고 건겅한 실내환경의 유지관리를 위해서는 보육종사자들이 활용할 수 있는 유지관리 지침 또는 매누얼에 대한 보급이 필요할 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.20 no.10
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• pp.309-317
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• 2019

This study examined the effects of cooperative art activities according to visiting a forest on fulfilling young children's leadership ability and happiness. To achieve this, a study was conducted on experimental and non-experimental groups of 20 young children in classes A and B at S kindergarten, and also a group of children of the same age in a similar environment. The 16-session forest experience play activity program was planned for conducting research on the children's leadership ability and happiness fullness when using the Nuri curriculum, and this was carried out on the experimental group for 2 months. The pre- and post-analyses were carried out on the non-experimental group after outdoor activities on the topic of the Nuri curriculum-related activities. The results were as follows. First, cooperative art activities through the forest experience had a positive effect on the children's reinvention ability, human relations, goal achievement and direction power, which are all sub-factors of their leadership. Second, cooperative art activities through the forest experience had a positive effect on positive emotions, commitment, personal relations, meaning and achievement, which are sub-factors of their total happiness. Overall, their cooperative art activities during the forest experience were judged to be facilitating factors that have a positive effect on their leadership and happiness fullness.