• Title/Summary/Keyword: Education for International Understanding(EIU)

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Evaluation and Future Tasks of Education for International Understanding in Korea (한국 국제이해교육의 평가와 과제)

  • Kim, Hyunduk
    • Korean Journal of Comparative Education
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    • v.18 no.4
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    • pp.57-81
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    • 2008
  • Comparing to those of the US and European countries, the education for international understanding(EIU) in Korea has a relatively short history. It has been accelerated since Korean government put an emphasis on globalization of the country in 1990s. However, it was not until the beginning of 2000s that academic discussion on EIU has really begun. This study evaluated the development of EIU in Korea and proposed future directions based on its assessment. First of all, EIU in Korea needs to invite more diverse actors beyond UNESCO. Being an interdisciplinary subject, EIU requires more supports from and cooperations among professionals in diverse fields. The main themes in EIU, such as global interdependence, global perspectives, cross-cultural understanding need to be more emphasized, and the global issues such as peace and human rights need to be integrated into the framework of EIU. Based on the analyses of current EIU practices and the forgoing discussions, some recommendations were proposed for the improvement of EIU in Korean schools. In addition, the relationship between EIU and multicultural education was discussed and some suggestions were focused on the ways to improve their cooperation as the world becomes more closer and the Korean society moves into a multicultural society.

International Comparative Study on Education for International Understanding(EIU) : Based on the Regional Analysis of Europe, North America, Asia Pacific, and Africa (국제이해교육의 지역별 동향 분석 연구: 유럽·북미·아시아태평양·아프리카를 중심으로)

  • Kim, Hyun-Duk;Kang, Soon-Won;Yi, Kyeong-Han;Kim, Da-Won
    • Korean Journal of Comparative Education
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    • v.27 no.4
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    • pp.127-154
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    • 2017
  • EIU has evolved diversely depending on the national environment and culture on the basis of the philosophy of individual human rights and world peace articulated in the "1974 Recommendation on EIU". However, the global environment surrounding EIU has been changed socially, economically, culturally and ecologically in the 21st century, and therefore it is necessary to raise the following questions: Is the concept of EIU initiated for international understanding and cooperation for world peace in the 20th century still valid in the 21st century? Which direction should we take in order for EIU to be efficient in the globalized world? To answer these questions, this study reviewed and analyzed the historical development and current trends of the EIU in the regions of Europe, North America, Asia Pacific area, and Africa. For the empirical study, thirty-four experts in EIU selected from the four regions were interviewed by the researchers. Based on the interviews and the related literature review, it was found that the diverse terms of EIU were used in the four regions and the focus on EIU was different depending on the geographical, historical and social environment of each region. But, despite of the diversity in terminology in EIU, human rights, peace, equity and social justice which are emphasized by UNESCO, were universally taught in EIU. The EIU in these regions is currently dealt with in school education, social education and lifelong education, and particularly global citizenship allowing multiple identities is importantly treated together with citizenship education. Another important aspect of EIU that was commonly found in these four regions was that global citizenship education for solving global problems was coexistent with the reinforcement of nationalism for the economic competency of each nation in a globalized world. The issue of global inequality was particularly dealt with in EIU, and the teaching of voluntary civic involvement and responsibility were particularly emphasized in EIU. Based on these research findings, the study proposes "glocalism", connecting global issues with local issues for solving global problems, as a new approach to the EIU of the 21st century.

Development and Implementation of e-Teaching Portfolio in International Understanding Education for Secondary Pre-service Teachers (중등 예비교사를 위한 국제이해교육 과목의 e-티칭 포트폴리오 개발 및 적용)

  • Lee, Eun-Hwa
    • The Journal of Korean Association of Computer Education
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    • v.14 no.5
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    • pp.55-69
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    • 2011
  • The purpose of this study is to develop and apply e-teaching portfolio in EIU for pre-service teachers, and to explore the possibility of applying e-teaching portfolio in pre-service teacher education. E-teaching portfolio has developed an online platform after designing the component of teaching portfolio. And then pre-service teachers' perceptions were investigated. The findings, pre-service teachers thought that e-teaching portfolio was useful for the accumulation and management of instructional materials, and gave opportunities to improve self-reflection, teaching skills and evidence over the professional development through communication.

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