• Korean Journal of Culture and Social Issue
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.143-156
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• 2005

There is a growing interest in the education of gifted children nation-wide. The present study was performed to find out characteristics of students who are receiving special education as gifted using a new psychological inventory which measures the temperament and charcter separately. We compared students who have been selected for their trlent in math and science with students who do well academically. Academic competence was operationally defined by grades or by IQ. Gifted children are usually thought to be characterized by an innate ability, and it was expected that there would be some difference between temperaments of the gifted group and those of the academically competent group. However, there was no significant difference between the two groups not only in their temperaments, but also in other sub-scales of character. This result suggests that in spite of the extensive effort and cost involved in the selection process, the children who are currently selected as gifted show no distinction when compared to academically competent students. Based on the results some practical suggestions were made in order to improve the selection of the gifted children.

• Journal of Science and Technology Studies
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• v.4 no.2 s.8
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• pp.1-32
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• 2004

Korean scientific community has recently argued that, in order to attract talented young people to the science and engineering fields, more ranking positions in the governmental office should be filled in by science and engineering majors. In this context, a special attention has been paid to the Chinese case where science and engineering majors have taken the highest places in Chinese political hierarchy. This paper examines historical and social background of the salience of science and engineering fields in modem China. A closer examination shows that the salience of science and engineering fields was resulted by the distinct historical experiences of China-the socialist reform of higher education system and Cultural Revolution. The former shaped the social conviction that humanities and social sciences are less useful than science and engineering fields. The latter even spread the idea that majoring in humanities or social sciences run the risk of political oppressions. Thus, the salience of science and engineering in China is a social phenomenon reflecting an academic hierarchy forced by the radical politics of modem China. Also, the higher proportion of science and engineering majors in the raking governmental officers has been resulted by a unique Chinese political system, in particular the personnel management system of the Chinese Communist Party that emphasizes practical experiences after college graduation. The comparison of the social position of science and engineering majors in China and Korea without taking account of such historical and social background may therefore mislead our understanding of the cause of and counterplan to the decreasing popularity of science and engineering fields in Korean universities.

• The Journal of Korean Association of Computer Education
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• v.23 no.3
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• pp.49-58
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• 2020

Organizing entrance evaluation system for selecting students who can become expert in data science field according to need of the age and social demand is important. This study was conducted for the purpose of analyzing data science field graduate school entrance evaluation system and deriving implications after taking into account the importance of talents possessing convergence competency. For this aim, a total of 22 graduate schools in 7 countries have been selected targeting data scientist postgraduate program around the world. The selected graduate schools have been analyzed based on qualifications, necessary skills prior to entrance, entrance conditions, and selection methods. As a result of the analysis, 'graduate school which I can apply for regardless of possessing undergraduate degree or undergraduate major (63.6 percent)' in qualifications category, 'graduate school which mentioned skills required in completing master's degree prior to entrance (63.6 percent)' in skills required prior to entrance category, 'graduate school which does not mention separate entrance condition (81.8 percent)' in entrance conditions category, and 'graduate school selecting students merely based on document screening (68.2 percent)' in selection methods category took the highest portion. Based on the above, this study summarized the results of the data scientist process and suggested implications for objectifying admission evaluation.

• Korean journal of communication and information
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• v.54
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• pp.98-117
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• 2011

This paper is a theoretical inquiry of the changing roles of digital technologies in the representation of risk. Critically examining existing perspectives on risk society and risk communication, this paper argues that digital technologies and images in risk communication have been relatively understudied. Having said that, this paper suggests that Actor-network Theory provide useful theoretical tools for current studies on how digital technologies affect contemporary risk communication practices. Furthermore, this paper examines varied recent studies investigating how digital technologies of visualization are at play in risk communication practices. In doing so, this paper demonstrates how digital images and technologies interrupt the processes that scientific evidence is presented and facts are constructed in varied contemporary scientific reasoning. It will focus on the emerging mode of seeing and visual regime made possible by the increased usage of digital image and technologies, which are characterized by networked connection, sensor, computerized algorithm, and increased storage space. Finally this paper will discuss on the implications on future studies on the roles of digital images and technologies in risk communication practices in Korean context.

• Journal of Gifted/Talented Education
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• v.25 no.1
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• pp.21-36
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• 2015

The purpose of this study is to examine social influence of the counselors on the network for a career counseling on gifted students of science and general students. This study collected data from 151 gifted students of science and 212 general students. The collected data was analyzed by the social network analysis. The results are as follows: First, we found that mother had the highest centrality indicators and teacher had the lowest centrality indicators on the career counseling network in both groups. And the max-flow indicators from mothers to teachers were the lowest on the career counseling network, on other hand; general students had lower centrality indicators than gifted students of science. Second, father was the most obvious counselor to cover for mother, on the hand, teacher was the worst counselor to cover for mother on the career counseling network. The gifted students group of science had less difficulty to cover for mother than the general students group. While teacher had the highest limits to information exchange on the career counseling network in both groups, mother had the lowest limits. As the result, we can conclude that mother played a key role on the career counseling network in gifted students of science and general students, while teachers was excluded from the career counseling network of students. Therefore, it is necessary to connect systematically parents with teachers for leading effectively students to their career; also government needs to build a career counseling system for this.

• Korean journal of communication and information
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• v.48
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• pp.90-108
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• 2009

While the term of the institution as social manifestation has been discussed intensively through various theoretical approaches over the last few years in Social Sciences, such a debate has been missing so far in Communication Sciences. This paper attempts a theoretical discussion about the media as an institution in the field of Communication Sciences by applying the theory of organizational sociological neo-institutionalism. This research started out with the question which influence exerts the media on organizations and participants. The media is understood as an institution in the sense of permanent monitoring systems which create a) normative expectations b) which become stronger in order to assert such normative expectations c) the norms are applied by the participants d) in this application process, the participants accept the organizations, look primarily for the chosen paragraphs and exert an influence to change the norms. Organizations orient themselves at the institutional rules, because this way, they want to gain legitimacy and support. The media unfold their influence on organizations through certain obligations in addition to the pressure of the participants who deal with the organization and the media. Thus, media cannot exert influence independent from the organizationbut the participants accept the situation, which is generated by the many conflicting processes within the organization, they analyse them and transfer them.

• 한국정보교육학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2006.01a
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• pp.191-196
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• 2006

오늘날 IT산업이 급속도로 진보하고 있다. 단순한 자원이나 노동력보다는 첨단과학 기술을 이용하여 얼마나 의미 있는 정보를 찾아내고 활용하는가에 따라 개인의 경쟁력이 좌우된다. 이러한 미래사회에 대비하기 위해 7차 교육과정에서는 지식 위주의 암기 교육이 아닌 창의력과 문제해결력 신장을 중요하게 여기고 있다. 그러나 아직까지 학교의 컴퓨터교육은 지나치게 기능위주의 내용이나, 단순 소프트웨어와 컴퓨터의 활용법에 관한 내용만을 강조하고 있어 이러한 취지를 잘 살리고 있지 못하다. 또한 교육자료 조차 부족한 실정이다. 이에 본 연구에서는 그동안의 수박겉핥기 식의 컴퓨터 활용법 및 소프트웨어 사용법 위주 교육에서 벗어나, 컴퓨터의 원리에 대한 내용을 연구함에 있어 초등학생들이 좀더 체계적으로 쉽게 다가갈 수 있도록 컴퓨터 과학자들을 이용하여 창의적 문제해결력을 향상시킬 수 있는 교수-학습 자료를 개발하고자 한다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Society of Design Studies Conference
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• 1999.05a
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• pp.72-73
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• 1999

1-1. 디자인은 종합과학이다. 아래 도표는 디자인이 종합과학의 두엇을 만족시켜야 할 것인가에 대한 설명이다. 1-2. 종교(학)적 연구 접근의 구체적 사유ㆍ첫째, 모든 과학이 궁극적으로 인간의 행복추구에 목적이 있다면 산업디자인학도 과학의 한 분야로서 인간의 행복추구를 위한 방편이 되는 종교와 신학을 마땅히 연구의 대상으로 받아들여야 하며, ㆍ 둘째, 이 세상은 무신론자들뿐만 아니라, 유신론자들에 의해서도 제품은 디자인되고, 생산되고, 교환되고, 분배되고, 소비되는 사회이기 때문에 이들에 의한 종교와 신학에 바탕한 디자인의 논리는 설득력을 가지며, ㆍ 셋째, 비록 종교적 견해를 달리함으로 인한 수긍될 수 없는 부분이 있을지라도, 그것은 어디까지나 종교적 견해가 다름으로 파생되는 문제이지, 논제가 그 자체의 논리성을 갖고있다면 마땅히 배타되어 져서는 아니 될 것으로 보아진다.(중략)

• Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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• v.41 no.3
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• pp.267-281
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• 2021

The shift in the perspective on learning as participation draws attention to learners' identity work. This manuscript foregrounds the ongoing and fluid processes of identity, and focuses on the structure surrounding learners where identity work occurs and the expression of individual agency. From the perspective of learning as participation, we introduce Holland et al. (1998) identity-in-practice theory, as the theoretical lens that dialectically describes structure, agency and identity. The concepts representing this theory are 'figured world', 'positionality' and 'authoring self'. The figured world is a web of meaning encompassing the continuous construct/reconstruct through human actions and also exerts as the social force that shapes human actions. 'Positionality' on the other hand, means an understanding of one's social position in the world. The notion of 'authoring self', is a dimension that synthesizes the above two concepts, which describes the improvisation of one's self through the orchestration and collaboration of various social voices. Next, we analyzed and described various cases of this theory that we found within the scope of science education. However, due to the nature of this theory, which takes a sociocultural approach, international research studies cannot be simply applied to the Korean context. Therefore, we sought to expand the applicability of this theory as a methodological tool, by discussing the directions in which this theory can be used in a domestic context. It is intended that the introduction of this theory, which emphasizes multi-layered, continuous and cumulative identity work, will be used as a resource to further expand the horizon of science education reform that is required for the times.

• Environmental engineer
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• v.24 s.255
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• pp.20-24
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• 2007

60년의 역사를 바탕으로 'Global Leader'를 지향하고 있는 LG화학은 '차별화된 소재와 솔루션으로 고객과 함께 성장하는 세계적 기업'이라는 장래상을 가지고 경제적 이윤 창출은 물론 제품 생산 및 유통과정에 있어서의 환경.안전 리스크를 최소화하고 제품의 친환경성을 제고하며 다양한 사회공헌 활동을 통해 사회적 책임을 다하고자 노력하고 있다. 이를 위해 LG화학은 화학산업의 자발적 환경.안전.보건개선활동인 'Responsible Care'를 기반으로 환경친화기업, ISO14001, PSM, KOSHA18001 등 환경.안전.보건 경영시스템을 구축하고, 전사적 환경목표인 "오염물질 배출 'O'화"활동, 근로자와 지역주민의 건강과 안전을 확보하기 위한 사고예방활동, 에너지 절감 및 온실가스배출 감축, 친환경제품과 공정개발 등 환경.안정.보건.에너지 분야의 지속적인 개선을 위해 노력하는 한편 이동화학교실, 화학캠프 등의 사회공헌활동을 통해 자라나는 청소년들에게 화학에 대한 흥미를 북돋우고 화학의 중요성을 알려 미래 우리나라를 이끌어갈 과학인재를 육성하는데도 기여하고 있다.