• Korean Educational Research Journal
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• v.38 no.2
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• pp.143-164
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• 2017

The purpose of this study is to know how to utilize foreigners such as Weltevree and Hamel who visited Korea in the pre-modern period, during history class. Both Weltevree and Hamel were Dutch men, and the first person who visited the Joseon Dynasty was Weltevree. He was a sailor of the Dutch East India Company, landed on Jeju Island in 1627, and since then, he did not return to his country. He played a major role in the execution of weapons. Hammel, the merchant catcher of the Dutch East India Company, traveled to Joseon in 1653 and contacted several kinds of people in various parts of the country for 13 years, and was able to survey the scenery and customs of Joseon. It can be difficult for students to understand the overall trends of the world history and the views of the East and the West because students learn from Western history, East Asian history, and Korean history, separately. Learning characteristics associated with East-West exchanges will enable students to understand the Western and Eastern history of the West, and understand the history of the world.

• Korean Educational Research Journal
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• v.38 no.2
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• pp.127-141
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• 2017

The purpose of this was to analyze the current situation of preschool education in the YanBian area, China, and put forward some policy implications for the field of education in the area. One class of children who were arranged by their teachers participated in this study. Quantitative data of the educational situation from 2011 to 2013 were collected and data analysis was conducted to analyze the current situation in the YanBian area. The results of data analysis indicated that there have been a variety of situational issues and problems in the preschool education of the YanBian area, and it needs improvement. On the other hand, improvement and development in the area has been going on. Still some areas have not developed yet. Some suggestions and implications will be suggested for the educational future in the YanBian area, China.