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The Effects of Science Activities Related to Seasonal Customs on Young Children's Scientific Inquiry Abilities and Communicative Competences (세시풍속과 연계한 과학 활동이 유아의 과학적 탐구능력과 의사소통능력에 미치는 영향)

  • Park, Tea-Soon;Kim, Seung-Hee
    • Korean Journal of Childcare and Education
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    • v.13 no.2
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    • pp.39-57
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    • 2017
  • Objective: This study aims to investigate the effects of science activities related to seasonal customs on young children's scientific inquiry abilities and communicative competences. Methods: Participants consisted of twenty-six 5-year-old children who were going to day care center in Gwangju metropolitan city. Half of them belonged to the experimental group and the other half to the comparative group. The experimental group participated in science activities related to seasonal customs, and the comparative group participated in science activities according to the Nuri curriculum. Results: The results of this study showed that scientific inquiry abilities and communicative competences of the young children in the experimental group were meaningfully improved. That is to say, the scores of the five sub factors of scientific inquiry abilities and the two sub factors of communicative competences of the experimental group were meaningfully higher than those of the comparative group. Conclusion/Implications: It is significant that this study provides basic information for future science activities related to seasonal customs that will be conducted in the early childhood field.

Mediating effects of academic self-efficacy in the relationship between academic stress and sleep quality among academic high school students (인문계 고등학생의 학업 스트레스와 수면의 질 관계에서 학업적 자기효능감의 매개효과)

  • Bae, Eun Sook;Kang, Hye Seung;Lee, Ha Na
    • The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education
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    • v.26 no.3
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    • pp.281-289
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    • 2020
  • Purpose: This study aimed to confirm mediating effects of academic self-efficacy in the relationship between academic stress and sleep quality among academic high school students. Methods: The participants included 195 academic high school students who were attending a private educational institution in the Gwangju or Pusan metropolitan city. Data were collected from September 1 to September 30, 2019. The data were analyzed using PROCESS macro SPSS/WIN 3.2 and bootstrapping was used to test the mediating effects. Results: There were significant relationships between sleep quality and academic stress (r=-.55, p<.001), sleep quality and academic self-efficacy (r=.35, p<.001), and academic stress and academic self-efficacy (r=-.16, p<.020). Academic self-efficacy showed partial mediating effects in the relationship between academic stress and sleep quality. Conclusion: These findings suggest that the development of a program that improves the academic self-efficacy of academic high school students who are experiencing academic stress is a way to improve the quality of their sleep.

A Comparative Study on the Residential Satisfaction and Environment-Friendly Awareness depending on the Environment-Friendly Level on the Outdoor Space of the Apartment Complex - In Case of Apartment Complex in Gwangju Metropolitan City - (공동주택단지 외부공간의 친환경 수준에 따른 주민의 거주만족도와 친환경 의식 비교 연구 - 광주광역시 아파트 단지를 대상으로 -)

  • Park, Won-Kyu;Im, Sun-Hwa
    • Journal of the Korean housing association
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    • v.20 no.6
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    • pp.119-126
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    • 2009
  • This study focused on the analysis of residential satisfaction and environment awareness depending on the environment-friendly level on the outdoor space of the housing complexes. The purpose of this study is to present basic materials of the environment-friendly outdoor space planning of housing complexes. The major findings of the study are as follows. First, the results of the comparative analysis of the satisfaction of the outdoor space of apartment complexes show that the complexes with the most application of environment-friendly elements had higher residential satisfaction. But there was no meaningful statistical difference between the complexes with the higher level of application of the environment-friendly elements and the complexes with medium level of application. Secondly, according to a comparative analysis, the overall residential satisfaction of the apartment complexes was the same as the residential satisfaction of the outdoor space. Thirdly, the results of the correlative analysis of residential satisfaction and environmental awareness showed that the satisfaction of the apartment complexes decreases as the awareness of the environment-friendly apartment complex increases. The results of this study can be used as basic materials for environment-friendly outdoor space planning of apartment complexes.

The Effects of Discussion Using Personality Picture Books on Young Children's Self-Regulation Ability and Pro-Social Behaviors (인성그림책을 활용한 토의 활동이 유아의 자기조절능력과 친사회적 행동에 미치는 영향)

  • Han, Woo Sil;Kim, Seung Hee
    • Korean Journal of Childcare and Education
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    • v.14 no.5
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    • pp.65-84
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    • 2018
  • Objective: This study investigated the effects of discussion using personality picture books on young children's self-regulation ability and pro-social behaviors. Methods: Participants consisted of thirty-nine 5-year-old children who were going to a kindergarten in Gwangju metropolitan city. Nineteen children belonged to the experimental group and twenty children to the comparative group. The experimental group carried out discussion using personality picture books, and the comparative group carried out conversation activities. Results: The results of this study demonstrated that the experimental group scored higher than the comparative group in self-regulation ability and pro-social behaviors. That is to say, the experimental group scored higher than the comparative group in three sub factors of self-regulation ability and seven sub factors of pro-social behaviors. Conclusion/Implications: It is significant that this study provides useful information about discussion using personality picture books with young children that can be used in the early childhood field.

The Effect of Experience Marketing on Brand Attitude and Brand Loyalty of Beauty Salon Franchise Stores (프랜차이즈 미용실에서의 체험마케팅이 브랜드 태도와 브랜드 충성도에 미치는 영향)

  • Lim, Sunnye;Chae, Heeok;Jeon, Hyunjin
    • Journal of Fashion Business
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    • v.18 no.5
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    • pp.42-55
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    • 2014
  • This study examined the relative importance level of experience marketing on brand attitude and brand loyalty in beauty salon franchise stores, and attempted to raise the competitiveness of beauty salon services by presenting this elements as experience marketing strategy directions for beauty salon franchise store management. A questionnaire was used for this study on 350 adults residing in Gwangju Metropolitan City and SPSS 20.0 statistics package was used for analysis. In summary, the results of this study are as follows. First, five factors that make up experience marketing in beauty salon franchise stores were found. They were sensory marketing, relative marketing, emotional marketing, cognitive marketing and behavior marketing. Brand loyalty was categorized into the two factors, attitude loyalty and behavioral loyalty. Also, we found that experience marketing had a statistically positive impact on brand loyalty. Secondly, experience marketing of beauty salon franchise stores was found to have a statistically significant positive effect on brand attitude. Thirdly, we found that the brand attitude of beauty salon franchise stores had a statistically significant positive effect on brand loyalty.

Hope in Relation to Social Support in Adolescents (청소년이 지각한 사회적 지지자 희망에 미치는 영향)

  • Jang, Hyo-Jin;Lim, Jung-Ha
    • Journal of Korean Home Economics Education Association
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    • v.22 no.1
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    • pp.67-78
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    • 2010
  • The purpose of this study was to examine hope in relation to social support in adolescents. Four hundred adolescents at two middle schools and two high schools participated in Gwangju metropolitan city. Hope and social support were assessed using self-report questionnaires. Findings indicated that there were significant positive associations between social support and level of hope in adolescents. Adolescents' hope was influenced by gender, religious experience and social support. Specifically, informational support of parents and appraisal support of friends were the two most important factors in explaining hope of adolescents.

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Stress in pregnant women and the effect of cesarean delivery on anxiety and subjective anxiety statuses (임부의 스트레스 정도와 응급제왕절개분만시 상태불안과 주관적 불안에 관한 연구)

  • Shim, Chung-Sin;Chong, Ji-Yon;Bae, Sang-Yeol
    • The Korean Journal of Emergency Medical Services
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    • v.18 no.3
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    • pp.77-90
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    • 2014
  • Purpose: This study was a descriptive survey research that aimed to investigate the stress level of pregnant women and subsequent effect of emergency cesarean delivery on anxiety and subjective anxiety statuses. Methods: The study samples were 233, including 109 emergency cesarean delivery and 124 normal vaginal deliveries between May 1, 2014, and August 26, 2014, in the Gwangju Metropolitan City. Results: None of the results showed any significant statistical difference in psychological stress between emergency cesarean delivery during mid-pregnancy and normal vaginal delivery (t = 1.784, p = .076). Emergency cesarean delivery has a significantly high level of anxiety (t = 10.849, p < .001) and subjective anxiety statuses (t = 13.294, p < .001) compared with normal vaginal delivery. Conclusion: A prenatal education program for stress and anxiety from emergency cesarean delivery needs to be developed for more effective stress management.

The influence on participation in Dance Sports of female University Students and recognition of physical attraction and Importance of Physical attraction

  • Jung, Hana;Park, Sunmun
    • International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology
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    • v.8 no.4
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    • pp.153-160
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    • 2020
  • The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of female college students' participation in dance sports, perception of body attractiveness, and importance of body attractiveness. For this study, female university students residing in Gwangju Metropolitan City and Jeonnam region in 2019 were selected as the population. A total of 350 people were selected as the study subjects, but 170 dance sports participants and 130 non-participants were selected for the study, excluding 50 copies of double written and unfaithful data. After individually entering coded data into the computer, the statistical program (SPSS Windows.20.0 Version) was used. The results obtained through this research process are as follows. First of all, it was found that there was a difference in perception of body attractiveness depending on whether female university students participated in dance sports. Second, it was found that there was a difference in the importance of physical attractiveness depending on whether female college students participated in dance sports. Third, it was found that female college students' perception of body attractiveness has an effect on the importance of body attractiveness.

Effects of Participatory Design on the Development of Space Concept in Young Children

  • Kang, Tae-Sun;Cho, Sung-Min
    • International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology
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    • v.9 no.2
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    • pp.64-71
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    • 2021
  • The purpose of this study is to analyze the impact of participatory design workshops conducted to design forest play spaces that reflect young children's needs and demands on the development of spatial concepts in young children. As a research method for this purpose, we used the participatory design workshop (6 times) and Landscape Montage Techniques (LMT). We conducted this study at the "Songsan-mulbit Forest Experience Center for children (FECC)" located in Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City, from the second week of May to third week of June 2018 for preschoolers in K-kindergarten (six and seven-year-old integrated classes; 41 preschoolers in total). We conducted the LMT evaluation on the same preschoolers before and after the workshop, and the drawings of 39 preschoolers drawn for LMT evaluation before and after the workshop were subject to the final evaluation. As a result of the study, the cognitive levels for the spatial concept after the workshop are higher than those for the spatial concept before the workshop, especially showed the result of comparing the LMT values of 6 age and 7 age, there were significant differences on pre and post workshop in p<0.01.

Development and Effects of Head-Mounted Display-Based Home-Visits Virtual Reality Simulation Program for Nursing Students (간호학생을 위한 Head Monted Display기반 재가방문 가상현실(Virtual Reality) 시뮬레이션 프로그램 개발 및 효과 검증)

  • Ahn, Min Kweon;Lee, Chong Mi
    • Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
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    • v.51 no.4
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    • pp.465-477
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    • 2021
  • Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of head monted display based home-visits virtual reality simulation (HVRS) program developed for undergraduate nursing students. Methods: A nonequivalent control group with a non-synchronized design was utilized and 84 participants (experimental group, 44; control group, 40) were recruited from August 31, 2020 to November 8, 2020 in Gwangju metropolitan city. The HVRS program consisted of scenarios of three nursing cases, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and stroke. Data were analyzed SPSS version 25.0 for Windows. Results: At the completion of HVRS, significant differences were found between groups in knowledge of home-visits (t = 4.73, p < .001), self-confidence (t = 6.63, p < .001), self-efficacy (t = 3.13, p = .002), and clinical competency (t = 4.13, p < .001). No significant difference was shown between groups in nursing knowledge about strokes, a subcategory of knowledge pertaining to home visits. Conclusion: The HVRS program developed for undergraduate nursing students is effective in improving knowledge of home-visits, self-confidence, self-efficacy, and clinical competency for nursing students.