• 영어어문교육
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.71-87
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• 2005

The role of interaction in second language (L2) classrooms has been examined from different angles, ranging from early studies of foreigner talk to the studies of the teacher- and task-based talk. However, most of the research on L2 classroom interaction has been based on a traditional psycholinguistic view of language and learning, failing to reconceptualize a broad and holistic understanding of L2 learning. Currently, many researchers have attempted to explore and describe classroom interaction in L2 classrooms from a sociocultural perspective. The purpose of this paper is to discuss Vygotsky's theoretical framework in terms of L2 classroom interaction and research from a sociocultural perspective, by describing three key concepts (zone of proximal development, private speech, and activity theory) in Vygotsky's theoretical framework and relating them to L2 classroom interaction. The results demonstrated the importance of social interaction for second language acquisition with the review of the related research study. It was also suggested that the dynamic and interactive processes of second language learning in the classroom should be valued by L2 researchers as well as L2 teachers. Finally, implications for the concepts for L2 classroom research and pedagogy are presented in the conclusion.

• 대한수학교육학회지:수학교육학연구
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.239-256
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• 2001

The notion of metaphor has been increasingly popular in research of mathematics education. In particular, metaphor becomes a useful unit for analysis to provide a profound insight into mathematical reasoning and problem solving. In this context, this paper takes metaphor as an analytic unit to examine the relationship between objectivity and subjectivity in mathematical reasoning. Specifically, the discourse analysis focuses on the code switching between literal language and metaphor in mathematical discourse. It is shown that the linguistic code switching is parallel with the switching between two different kinds of mathematical knowledge, that is, factual knowledge and mathematical imagination, which constitute objectivity and subjectivity in mathematical reasoning. Furthermore, the pattern of the linguistic code switching reveals the dialectical relationship between the two poles of mathematical reasoning. Based on the understanding of the dialectical relationship, this paper provides some educational implications. First, the code-switching highlights diverse aspects of mathematics learning. Learning mathematics is concerned with developing not only technicality but also mathematical creativity. Second, the dialectical relationship between objectivity and subjectivity suggests that teaching and teaming mathematics is socioculturally constructed. Indeed, it is shown that not all metaphors are mathematically appropriated. They should be consistent with the cultural model of a mathematical concept under discussion. In general, this sociocultural perspective on mathematical metaphor highlights the sociocultural organization of teaching and loaming mathematics and provides a theoretical viewpoint to understand epistemological diversities in mathematics classroom.

• 한국수학교육학회지시리즈D:수학교육연구
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.33-43
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• 2000

본 논문은 한국 수학 교육학계에서 사회적 구성주의자로서 소개되어지고 있는 Vygotsky의 이론의 재분석을 통해 우리에게는 아직 낱선 그의 이론인 사회문화주의 이론(sociocultural theory)을 소개하는 것을 그 주목적으로 하였다. 특히 아동의 수학 학습에 있어 교사의 역할의 중요성을 어떻게 Vygotsky가 사회문화주의 이론이라는 렌즈를 통해 설명하고 있는 지를 분석하였다. Vygotsky는 사회주의문화를 주장함으로써 Piaget와 같은 아동중심적 학습이론과 그 색채를 매우 다르게 취하고 있는데, 첫째, 그는 수학 학습이란 아동의 개인적인 수준에서보다는 사회적 수준에서 이루어진다고 주장하고 있다. 이는 본질적으로 Vygotsky가 왜 구성주의자로서 이해될 수 없는가를 보여주는 근본적인 이유이다. 둘째, 어떻게 사회문화작인 구조(예: 학교, 교실) 속에서 학습이 일어나는가를 설명하기 위해 근접 발달 영역 (Zone of Proximal Development: ZPD)이라는 개념을 도입하였다. 이는 아동이 누군가의 도움을 통해 도달할 수 있는 잠재적 발달 영역을 의미하며 Vygotsky 이론의 핵심이 되는 개념이다. 셋째, 사회문화주의 이론은 행동(mediated action)과 심리학적 도구(psychological tool)를 강조하며 결과적으로 학습의 아동 내부에서의 독립적이고 내재적인 생성보다는 외부적인 환경과의 제휴 된 모습과 그 결과들을 강조한다. 넷째, 따라서 아동의 수학 학습 과정에 있어 주체는 아동 홀로가 아니며, 교사와 보다 우수한 아동들의 역할이 매우 중요함을 강조하고 있다. 본 논문에서는 이러한 사회문화주의 이론에 대한 이해를 돕는 것과 아울러, 이를 통해 수학 학습에서 교사의 역할에 대한 그 이론적 기반을 제공하고 있다. 구성주의가 활성시켜 온 아동 스스로의 지식의 건설이라는 중요성에 비추어, 사회문화주의 이론의 제안을 통해 아동의 수학 학습에서의 교사의 적극적인 역할의 가능성을 제시하고 있다.

• 영어어문교육
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.125-146
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• 2011

Within a framework of sociocultural approaches to writing process, this study examined six ESL graduate students' writing processes in depth based on individual interviews and their narratives of writing process. The narratives and interviews were analyzed to discover salient aspects of the students' writing processes and to understand the socially situated nature of the writing processes. First, it was observed that these six students displayed multiplicity in terms of their representations of writing process, episodes, textual practices, and concerns. Several factors including the writing task, students' familiarity with genre, literacy skills, attitude toward writing, and involvement in interaction contributed to individualized trajectories of writing process. It was also revealed that writing is unavoidably a socially situated practice. Students were situated in their cultural arenas as well as their disciplinary arenas, and these contexts helped the students serve as active agents producing and sharing knowledge. The confluence of personal, cognitive, and social factors observed in their writing processes suggests that writing process should be understood from multiple perspectives.

• 수완나부미
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.71-100
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• 2019

The region between mainland China on the east and the Indian sub-continent on the west is referred to as Southeast Asia since the conclusion of the Pacific War (1941-1945). As a region, Southeast Asia appears as a hodgepodge of disparity and diversity, but a closer scrutiny reveals numerous common attributes and characteristics. This study attempts to identify and examine the cohesive and shared characteristics across the Southeast Asian region from a historical and sociocultural perspective. The intention is to differentiate an identity borne of the underlying commonalities of shared characteristics whether physical, experiential, emotive, and/or in terms of heritage. Subsequently, Southeast Asia has more grounds to claim itself as a distinct region, and an "area of study," besides the political expediency of ASEAN.

• 한국의류학회지
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• 제42권5호
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• pp.839-854
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• 2018

This study (1) explores female consumers' attitudes toward fat people and perceptions about plus-size models, (2) addresses female consumers' responses to models with different body sizes, and (3) examines the effect of plus-size model presence on female consumers' body image. We collected an online questionnaire from a total of 600 female participants in their 20's and 30's. Stimuli included six full-colored photo images of models with thin and plus body sizes (three in each group). Images were captured from the online shopping site of the fashion brand currently providing both average and plus-size clothes. Respondents were randomly assigned one of the groups by model size. Results support the sociocultural perspective that a thin/ideal body of models has a negative influence on female viewers' sociocultural attitudes toward appearance, mood state and body satisfaction. Findings also suggest that exposure to plus-size models can reduce negative media effects on females body image perceptions, regardless of individual body size.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.237-248
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• 2009

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the experience of urinary incontinence (UI) for elderly Korean women using a narrative approach. Methods: The data were collected using individual in-depth interviews with 15 communitydwelling elderly women who had UI for at least 1 yr. The narratives of the life stories of these women were analyzed from the actor’s perspective, motivation and purpose of actions, and action toward goal achievement. Also the narratives on UI were analyzed according to cognition, behavior, and evaluation of UI. Results: Three major types of the life stories emerged from the analysis. First, the conquest narrative type reflects active characteristics of narrators within the circumstances of the sociocultural context. Second, the patience narrative is characterized as having flexibility between self determination for goal achievement and the boundary of the sociocultural context. Lastly, the compliance narrative reflected characteristics of narrators who easily adapt their way of life to circumstances. In terms of UI, the narrators in all three types lacked awareness of UI as an illness condition. Three different reasons are specifically identified according to the narrative types. Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that the concept and the illness behaviors related to UI in elderly Korean women with UI were closely related to the way of women's lives within the sociocultural and historical context.

• 대한수학교육학회지:학교수학
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.135-149
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• 2003

대학 미분방정식 수업 개발의 일환으로서 본 연구는 학생들의 미분방정식에 관한 개념적 모델을 탐구하는 것에 초점을 두고 진행되었다. 본 연구가 이루어진 미분방정식 수업은 해석적, 질적, 그래프적, 수치적 방법 등의 다양한 수학적 방법의 적용에 기초하여 학생들이 능동적인 수학적 토의를 통해 미분방정식 주요 개념의 재발명해 가는 것을 강조하였다. 이러한 수업 맥락에서 본 연구는 학생들의 수학적 토의 과정에 나타나는 개념적 은유의 사용패턴을 탐구하였다. 본 논문에서는 발화 분석을 통해 추출된 미분방정식에 관한 학생들의 개념적 모델을 구성하는 주요한 개념적 은유인 '기계은유'와 '가상적 운동 은유'와 이들 각 개념적 은유의 수학적 특성을 제시한다. 끝으로, 본 연구의 수학적 발화 분석 결과에 기초하여 학생들의 개념적 모델의 이중성의 의미를 사회문화적 시각에서 해석하고 학교 수학에 주는 시사점에 대해 논의한다.

• 아동학회지
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.349-360
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• 2009

During the last ten years, a number of the substantiated child abuse cases, studies, and newspaper articles in relation to child abuse have increased rapidly. Newspaper reports on physical abuse cases decreased, while articles on those of the sexual abuse and negligence increased after the year of 2000. However, the reason of child abuse was less studied, in comparison to the substantial number of research on the policy and the negative effects of child abuse. It is suggested that child abuse studies and policies should be performed from a pre-preventive perspective as well as a pro-protective perspective. The research regarding child abuse has to be conducted in the ecological perspective which includes not only the problems of children and their families, but also sociocultural issues. The results of studies on child abuse should be applied for the actual policy and systems improvement.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2021

This review article addresses the role of safety professionals in the diffusion strategies for predictive analytics for safety performance. The article explores the models, definitions, roles, and relationships of safety professionals in knowledge application, access, management, and leadership in safety analytics. The article addresses challenges safety professionals face when integrating safety analytics in organizational settings in four operations areas: application, technology, management, and strategy. A review of existing conventional safety data sources (safety data, internal data, external data, and context data) is briefly summarized as a baseline. For each of these data sources, the article points out how emerging analytic data sources (such as Industry 4.0 and the Internet of Things) broaden and challenge the scope of work and operational roles throughout an organization. In doing so, the article defines four perspectives on the integration of predictive analytics into organizational safety practice: the programmatic perspective, the technological perspective, the sociocultural perspective, and knowledge-organization perspective. The article posits a four-level, organizational knowledge-skills-abilities matrix for analytics integration, indicating key organizational capacities needed for each area. The work shows the benefits of organizational alignment, clear stakeholder categorization, and the ability to predict future safety performance.