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English Medium Instruction in Higher Education: Does It Promote Cultural Correction or Cultural Continuity?

  • Kim, Young-Mi
    • English Language & Literature Teaching
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    • v.15 no.4
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    • pp.109-136
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    • 2009
  • This study investigates English medium instruction (EMI) in an institution of higher education in Seoul, Korea to see whether this course creates cultural correction (reproduction of inequitable relations of power in EMI settings) or cultural continuity (opportunities for transporting students into a third space and enabling them to explore cultural diversity and to create new knowledge for themselves). A single site where EMI is carried out, a class on fairy tales and child education taught by a native English speaking professor, was chosen because it was hypothesized that the professor would display some of her unconscious dominant cultural orientation. The results of the study show that there more cases of cultural correction than there were of cultural continuity. Cases of cultural correction included lack of knowledge about the local context, fixing Korean classroom discourse as if it were American classroom discourse, and reproducing orientalism in the local educational setting. Cases of cultural continuity included using comparison to consider the cultural reality of the milieu, creating new knowledge for the local milieu, and learning as a dynamic ongoing process. Implications of this research are discussed including the important realization that EMI should be managed by subject specialists who are trained in language education and have knowledge of the students' needs and discourse in the L1 and in the local context.

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Comparison of Thinking Styles between Gifted Elementary Students in Science and Invention (초등 과학영재와 발명영재의 사고양식 비교)

  • Kim, Min Seo;Yeo, Sang-Ihn
    • Journal of Korean Elementary Science Education
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    • v.33 no.3
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    • pp.558-565
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    • 2014
  • The purpose of this study was to compare thinking styles between the gifted students in science and invention The subjects were 191 gifted elementary students in science and 182 gifted elementary students in invention, who enrolled in gifted education program. They were given the Thinking Style Inventory (TSI) that standardized Korea version by Yun (1997), which constructed 13 thinking styles of 5 dimensions (functions, forms, levels, scopes, and leanings of the mental self-government). The collected data were analyzed by independent sampling t-test and ANOVA with SPSS. The findings of this study were as follows: the gifted in science prefer executive, oligarchic, and global thinking styles rather than the gifted in invention. Meanwhile, the gifted in invention prefer legislative, judicial, local, and liberal thinking styles rather than the gifted in science. Both of the gifted in science and invention prefer legislative, executive, monarchic, anarchic, external, and liberal thinking styles. There was statistically significant differences between boys and girls in executive, oligarchic, local, and liberal thinking styles of the gifted in science.

The proposed algorithm for the student numbers in local government (기초자치단체의 학생수 추계를 위한 알고리즘)

  • Kim, Jong-Tae
    • Journal of the Korean Data and Information Science Society
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    • v.22 no.6
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    • pp.1167-1173
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    • 2011
  • The goal of this paper is to suggest an algorithm to get forecasting for the numbers of students in the city or county in local government by using the double exponential smoothing method. By 2044 year, the third year of high school students in the Chilgok, Gumi, Gyeongsan, Andong, Pohang and Gimchen are reduced about 40-70%, the those of in the remaining city or county are reduced about 70-95%. In conclusion, the forecasting numbers of students of the 23 counties in Kyungbuk Province are on the decrease to 40%-100% until 2044 year in comparison with the numbers of students on 2010 years.

A Study on Global Field Placement Model co-working with Local Partner University: Based on Kumoh Institute of Technology Case Study (외국대학과 연계한 글로벌 현장실습의 모형에 대한 연구: 금오공과대학교 사례를 중심으로)

  • Lee, Seok-moon;Jeong, Yeon-koo
    • Journal of Practical Engineering Education
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    • v.8 no.2
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    • pp.129-136
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    • 2016
  • In addition to the quantitative growth of domestic field placement, there is a growing interest in global field placement and participation of government and universities is increasing. The global field experience of university students provides students with advanced skills and experience of overseas companies as well as opportunities to acquire foreign language ability and global culture suitable for industrial needs that require global competence. Students can cultivate global mind and major practical skills so that it has the advantage of linking to overseas employment. In order to be successful global field placement, the university has to promote to participate in the company including the curriculum related to the student's major and provide comprehensive support including student safety, but the resources of the university are only limited. In this paper, we propose a method to activate global field placement in cooperation with local partner universities based on Kumoh Institute of Technology case study.

The Development of Experience Education Program for Elementary Upper Grades using Local Environmental Resources of Jeju Island (제주도의 지역 환경 자원을 활용한 초등학교 고학년용 체험교육 프로그램 개발)

  • Kang, Kyung-Hee
    • Hwankyungkyoyuk
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    • v.22 no.3
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    • pp.72-82
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    • 2009
  • The purpose of this study was to develope experience-education program for elementary students which use environmental resources and learning sources of Jeju island. This study designed developing framework of environmental education program for using local resources and developed experience-education program on the basis of it. Especially this program consisted of direct experience, indirect experience, and local community learning. This program consisted of five activities -'Jeju's water', 'Mecca of wind power', 'Rushing jellyfish', 'Ramsar wetland', and 'Searching the fossil'. Each activity themes was to use environmental resources of Jeju island. And this program had relationship with science, social studies, and ethics in the curriculum. The result of this study will serve to activate environmental education program for using local resources if we solve program's problem through application process.

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PBL Based Engineering Education to Cultivate Leadership Spirit in Postgraduate Students

  • Yokota, Kazutaka;Maruoka, Masatomo;Takaki, Junji;Watanabe, Shinichi
    • Journal of Engineering Education Research
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    • v.15 no.5
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    • pp.3-7
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    • 2012
  • Utsunomiya University started a 3-year project to develop an education program for postgraduate students to cultivate leadership spirits. The program is centered on a PBL in which each group of students is required to find an engineering or social problem themselves and start a project to solve the problem. Projects vary widely, from a straight product development to a summer program for children or local area development. Student groups are advised by senior engineers from industries. They give advice as to how a project should be managed and run, but will not give instructions. The PBL is compulsory for all students in the engineering master course students. The new education program also includes a series of lectures by engineers to show engineers' job, activities, and career in the industry. Internship programs are also provided, in which students will be given opportunities to actively apply their knowledge and skills to real engineering tasks offered by the industry. The students are expected to gain something more than just experiences.

A Study on the Patterns of Space Use and Housing Preferences to be used in the Housing Plan for Student - With Special Reference to Students in a University in Andong, Kyoungbuk - (학생용 주거계획을 위한 자취생들의 주생활특성과 주거선호에 관한 연구 -경북 안동시 소재 대학교를 중심으로-)

  • 이미혜;배정인
    • Journal of the Korean housing association
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    • v.14 no.1
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    • pp.1-10
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    • 2003
  • The purpose of this study is to analyze patterns of space use and housing preferences to be used in the housing plan for students. Data was collected through questionnaire surveys from local university students living apart from their family. We collected 272 samples and analyzed them using SPSSwin program. The results are as follows; 1) The average hours of staying at the housing for student are 5 hours and 30 minutes(except sleeping time). Most of the time was used for ‘hobby’ and ‘study\ulcorner computer works’. The most of the students had ‘a meal per day’ at their housing. 2) The most preferred housing type by the students is ‘studio apartment’ and the next preferred is ‘apartment’. The highly demanded facility is ‘laundry’ and the next comes ‘kitchen’. 3) Those who spend more time in their housing than average show higher demand in ‘kitchen’ and ‘balcony’. Those who spend less time in their housing show higher demand in ‘storage’.

Development of Web-Based Experiments for Undergraduate Mechatronics Education

  • KIM, Young-Suk;Yang, Seung-Han
    • Educational Technology International
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    • v.14 no.2
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    • pp.215-228
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    • 2013
  • In engineering education practical experiments is very important for each student, but due to the limitation of time and available resources such as laboratory equipment, space and instructors enough hands-on real experiments could not be provided to all students enrolled in the program throughout the academic year. In this sense web-based remote experiments through internet become a solution for engineering education and an emerging new paradigm for students and teachers. This paper presents the development of the web-based remote vibration experiment system for mechatronics education. Students can access this experimental equipment through an internet and conduct vibration experiment remotely without any restriction on time and place. IP address for data communication and web-service are assigned in local computer and then students receive experimental results and the captured pictures using network. The developed system provides real-time feedback of the tested results. Ubiquitous access to the system gained popularity from students.

A Study on the Effects of Local Campuses of University at Seoul on Regional Development (서울소재대학 지방분교가 지역발전에 미치는 결과에 관한 연구)

  • 권영섭
    • Journal of the Korean Regional Science Association
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    • v.8 no.1
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    • pp.51-66
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    • 1992
  • This paper analyzes: (1) the effects of the population growth in the regions in which the campuses are located (2) the economic effects (3) the social and cultural effects 94) the linkage effects between university and regional community. It is found that the campuses have various effects on the regional community through the human capitals, economic and cultural factors, and educational program. In particular local campuses have substantial impacts on regional economy. Two local campuses have been found to have more regional income effects than manufacturing and service industries do. Thus, it is necessary that the growth of linkage mechanism with universities and induced consumption expenditure by universities should be constructed in the region having local campuses. In order to increase these effects on regional development, much attention should be given to the regional development aspect from university authorities, students, professors, and residents. Also from the national policy point associated with material-moving policy and capital mobility policy in relation to the universities should be estabilished.

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Investigation of Current Status of Saturday Program Operation in Busan Metropolitan City (부산광역시의 토요 프로그램 운영실태의 탐색)

  • Park, In-Kyu;Cha, Cheol-Pyo;Park, Chang-Un
    • Journal of Fisheries and Marine Sciences Education
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    • v.24 no.5
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    • pp.739-753
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    • 2012
  • Based on 'Backpack-free day' and 'Unsupervised studying day' in the early 1980s, 10% of all schools in 2004 had at least 1 day of five-day classes a month as at least 2 days were enforced in 2006, and most elementary and middle schools had widely enforced the five-day class since 2012 March. The five-day class system expands the stage of studying from school to families and local societies to build an educational community related to school-family-local societies to provide various activities such as culture, art, sports, social, nature experiences on holidays to have the goal to foster creative future talents with proper personality understanding and considering others. In Busan, the five-day week class of Saturday program is being operated in various methods by national local government and public organizations. The Saturday program of local societies registered in the Saturday school of the information sharing networks are 2823 in total for the past 6 years which are being operated by national local government and public organizations. However, participation of students in the Saturday program is around 20% in 2012 March when Saturday holiday system was widely conducted. For this, problems in the Saturday programs that are currently being enforced are to be closely analyzed and participation expansion plans are to be made. Therefore, this study analyzes and investigates operation forms of Saturday programs conducted in Busan to propose an improvement plan to fulfill goals of Saturday programs and boost participation of students.