• 대한가정학회지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.83-101
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• 1981

Under the full consideration of the growing need and importance of population education in the field of home economics in Korea, the study was carried out to verify and assess the following facts on the current issues of population education of home economists who are presently engaging in teaching professions as the teachers of middle and high school and professors of college and universities by setting its primary objectives of the study as followings; 1) to assess the degree of general knowledge and attitudes of home economists toward population education in the field of home economics, 2) to verify the problems encountered in implementing population education by home economists in its field, 3) to find an existing status of previous trainings received and other activities of population education of home economists aimed at utilizing these findings as a part of reference materials when the population education is conducted in the field of home economics. In order to attain these objectives described above, the questionnaire was carefully designed to house a total of 40 questions with good combination of multiple-choice and the simple answer questions. The mail questionnaire survey was conducted by establishing teachers of home economics at middle/high schools and college/universities as Senior Home Economists(SHE) who are from public, private liberal arts and vocational schools. The rate of response observed during the survey was 45.6 percent and the findings of the survey research are as follows: 1) Examining the status of the respondents by residence and religion, it was found that 45 percent of middle & high school teachers ar.d 59. 1 percent of college professors are residing in Seoul city area and that the largest percent of them are christian in their religion. Analyzing respondents by their ages, 56 percent of middle/high school teachers are in their 30s, 45 percent of college professors are in their 40s, and 37 percent of college teachers are in their 30s. In addition, 13 percent of the total respondents are found to be unmarried. The study also revealed that 71 percent of the college professors finished Master Degree course and 82 percent of middle/high school teachers are graduated from college level lasting 4 years. Looking over the status cf major fields of respondents, 68.4 percent of middle/high school teachers are specialized in home economic education and the college professors, on the other hand, show relatively even prortion by specializing in the order of food & nutrition science, clothes & textile science and home managerial science. As far as the length of teaching experience is concerned, a relatively longer period of teaching experience is observed in the college professors in comparison with that of middle/high school teachers. In other words, 33.3 percent of middle/high school teachers are experienced in teaching from 6 to 10 years on average while 43.9 percent of college professors show more than 16 years of experience. 2) Examining the status of existing number of children cf the respondents, one boy and one daughter pattern is predominant, showing 28.5 percent in middle/high school teachers and 21.1 percent in college professors. As for the desired number of children of unmarried respondents, it is observed that 43.8 percent of middle/high school teachers desire to have one boy and one girl, and 31.3 percent of college professors want to have one child regardless of the sex. By assessing the degree of awareness of the population education through their students, it is observed that 53 percent of middle/high school teachers and 50 percent of college professors are aware of population education in some extent and that a majority of respondents took the positive attitudes toward an inclusion of family planning components into the formal school education. Another noteworthy to observe is that a total of 84.8 percent out of middle/high school teachers pointed that the population education currently conducted at schools as a part of home economics are less sufficient than it should be. 3) Analyzing the tendency as to whether the respondents were experienced in receiving population education during the time when they were students, 75 percent of college professors and 59 percent of middle/high school teachers responded negative answers in the survey. In the mean time, a total of 50 percent of the respondents replied that they began to acknowledge the importance of population education mainly through the participation of some sort of population-education orientend seminars, experienced by 40 percent of college professors and 80 percent of middle/high school teachers. 4) What it calls attention in this study was to find that 96.5 percent of middle/high school teachers and 72 percent of college professors conduct population education to some extent during their lecture hours and that more than 80 percent of them are never experienced in teaching population and family planning contents in their regular classes. It is, on the other hand, found that no more than once was the response of those who believe themselves that they are experienced in teaching these relevant components to their students. Analyzing the contents of the subjects being taught in the class, a large percent of them are found to be consisted of population and family planning contents. According to this study, the current population education through the formal school is quite inactive. Analyzing the facts, 44.9 percent of the college professors responded that the population and family planning components are quite apart from their specialization which eventually generates lack of interest in the field. 5) It is also noticed through the study that the degree of frequency of commenting on population and family planning contents during the classes was depending significantly on their specializations which means that the degree of frequency varies from a major to another. Those who majored in home managerial science was the first one, as compared to others who majored in different specializations. Glancing over the status of correlations between ages of the respondents and numbers of seminar paticipation, it is quite clear that the aged group participated more than the younger group did, and that the most highest number of participations made by college professors were those who are in 50s. In addition, it is also found that those who are aged 20s and 60s of the respondents were the group who comments least on the contents of population and family planning at their classes. The suggestions and recommendation made through this survey research are as follows. 1) No one denies that the rapid increase of population, as compared to the limited size of land and resources, will certainly affect adversly to an enhancement of individual life quality which will, eventually, bring forth the poverty of the nation. This is the reasson why we are insisting that the world population be controlled up to an optimum level with a matter of global concerns. It is our understading that the primary aim for reducing number of population is believed to be attained only by conducting the systematic and comprehensive population education through the formal schools. Therefore, the role of home economists in the field of population/family planning education is considered very importment due to the fact that an ultimate goal of population education is placed in elevating the quality of family life by having optimum number of children through family planning program. 2) It is quite clear that home economists as teachers of formal school in all level are invited to pay their attention on redefining the ultimate goal of education and that of population education. We also understant that the primary objective of population education is to change the norm and value of the clients by replenishing the students with pertinent knowledge and attitudes on population and its related problems through a sort of education in order to attain the ultimate goal for enhancing the quality of life. There is no exception in the theory of home economics. An altimate goal of home economics is to elevate the general quality of life through an establishment of value existed in daily life. Considering the relations between population education and home economics, it is quite indespensable to bandle population components as an integral part in the field of home economics. We believe, therefore, that the senior home economists positive participation in the effort population control is more needed than it has been. 3) It is also strongly urged that population education should be a part of instructor training course for home economics. In other words, the teacher of home economics should be well aware of population and its problems by teaching interrelationship between population education and home economics, needs, contents and methods of population education during the instructor training courese for home economics. In addition, the senior home economists should be encouraged through positive participation on the short term training by types of domestic and international seminar, workshop, etc. 4) We certainly believe that the population education can not sustain itself without any backing-up of information and findings' of various and comprehensive researches of natural and social sciences. Accordingly, every senior home economist is invited to exert their maximum effort to conduct systematic study with an aim to utilize these findings and information at best in population education in the field of home economics. Therefore, we consider that the development of training material is imminent in order to provide effective and efficient population education through the for training of home economies. It should be noted that these training materials must be carefully designed, tailored and developed to meet the different classes of trainees under the considerations as to whether it is easily adaptable and infusable into the curricula of every field of home economics, and it is acceptable in the degree of difficulty and quality in its contents. 5) It is true that there are many domestic and international research rapers, reports and findings in the field of population education and family planning. However, there is a tendency that the most of research papers are heavily relying on the authors intension and preferences in its expression and publication. Under these circumstances, it is urged that the home economists should aware of the growing need of the technical training in order to keep these available information and research findings reprocessed and redesigned to insure the practical application into the population education in the field of home economics in Korea.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.23-37
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• 2009

유아교육 기관에서의 체계적이고 과학적인 영양관리의 중요성이 부각됨에 따라 어린이의 올바른 식생활 형성, 관리 및 영양교육을 위한 영양관리프로그램 개발의 기초자료 마련을 위해 울산시 보육 시설에 다니는 $3{\sim}6$세 어린이를 대상으로 신체계측 및 식습관, 식품섭취빈도, 영양섭취조사를 한 결과는 다음과 같았다. 1) 어린이가 식사를 잘하지 않는 이유로는 '많은 간식으로 인하여'라는 답이 가장 높은 비율 (50.4%)을 차지하였으며, 규칙적 아침 식사에 있어서는 1주에 $3{\sim}4$번 하는 어린이가 17.9%, $1{\sim}2$번 하는 어린이가 6.2%로 아침 결식률이 높았다. 2) 간식의 빈도로 세 번 이상 주는 경우가 22.8%로 나타났으며 생우유 섭취량이 하루 3컵 이상 마시는 어린이도 11.7%였다. 3) 어린이의 식습관에서 흔히 나타나는 문항을 5점 척도로 식습관을 평가하였다. '식사 시간이 규칙적'이라는 문항에 대해서 평균 $3.5\;{\pm}\;0.9$점으로 가장 높은 점수를 나타내었으며 다음으로 '적당양을 섭취한다'의 문항으로 평균 $3.4\;{\pm}\;1.0$, '음식 투정을 하지 않는다' $3.1\;{\pm}1.0$, '음식을 골고루 섭취한다' $3.0\;{\pm}\;1.0$로 나타났으며 마지막으로 '식사를 빨리 끝낸다'의 문항에 대해서는 $2.7\;{\pm}\;0.9$의 낮은 점수로 평가되었다. 또한 5문항 전체 평가에 있어서는 식습관이 우수하다고 판정되는 어린이가 9.0%에 불과했으며 대부분 식습관이 보통인 것으로 평가되었으나 식습관이 불량하다고 판정되는 경우도 6.2%로 유치원에서부터 어린이의 식습관 개선을 위한 영양교육이 필요하다고 보여진다. 4) 어린이의 식품군별 섭취빈도 점수를 점수화하여 비교 분석한 결과 가장 낮은 섭취를 나타낸 식품군은 녹황색 채소류로 평가 점수가 $1.8\;{\pm}\;0.9$였으며, 다음이 미역, 김 등의 해조류의 식품이 $2.1\;{\pm}\;1.1$, 과일류가 $2.5\;{\pm}\;1.2$의 순으로 평가되었다. 어육류, 계란, 콩 등 단백질 식품은 $2.6\;{\pm}\;1.1$, 우유 및 유제품의 경우는 $3.3\;{\pm}\;1.1$로 가장 자주 섭취하는 식품군으로 나타났으며, 튀김 음식의 경우 어린이의 32.4%가 주에 $1{\sim}2$번 정도로 거의 섭취하지 않는다고 답하여 평점 $3.0\;{\pm}\;0.9$로 식습관의 진단에는 양호한 결과를 보였다 4) 어린이의 건강 상태를 5점 척도로 평가한 결과 감기 증상이 $3.1\;{\pm}\;1.0$로 가장 낮은 점수를 나타내었으며 알레르기 증상이 $3.7\;{\pm}\;1.3$로 낮은 결과를 보여 영양소 섭취 부족에 의한 임상 증상들에 비해 면역에 대한 질환의 위험도가 높은 것으로 조사되었다. 어린이의 건강 점수는 50.3%가 양호한 것으로 나타났으며 47.6%가 보통, 2.1%가 건강 위험이 큰 것으로 나타났다. 5) 대상 어린이의 신장은 평균 $103.6\;{\pm}\;6.4\;cm$였으며 남아의 경우 $104.5\;{\pm}\;6.3\;cm$, 여아의 경우 $102.6\;{\pm}\;6.4\;cm$로 연령 간에는 유의한 차이 (p < 0.05)가 있었으며 남녀 어린이 간에는 유의한 차이가 없었다. 체중은 평균 $17.8\;{\pm}\;3.0\;kg$였고, 남아 평균 $18.4\;{\pm}\;3.2\;kg$, 여아 평균 $17.1\;{\pm}\;2.7\;kg$였다. 연령 간에는 4세에는 유의한 차이가 없었으나 5세, 6세에는 유의한 차이가 있었으며, 남녀 어린이 간에는 4세에만 유의한 차이가 있었다. 6) WLI를 기준으로 비만율을 판정한 결과 저체중율은 11.1%, 과체중 이상의 어린이 비율이 17.4%로 나타났다. Rohrer지수의 경우 비만도의 평가는 저체중율은 전혀 없었으며, 과체중 이상의 어린이가 86.8%로 높게 나타났다. Kaup 지수에 의한 비만율은 저체중율이 2.8%, 과체중 이상의 경우는 29.2%로 나타나 WLI에 의한 빈도보다는 조금 높았으며, 비만 지수 (Obesity Index)를 이용한 경우 저체중율이 2.1%, 과체중 이상 어린이가 20.8%로 판정되었다. 본 연구 어린이의 성장의 특징은 모든 지표에서 3세에 유의하게 비만지수가 높게 나타났으며 연령이 증가하면서 비만 지수가 낮아지는 경향이었고, 다른 연구 결과에 비해 저체중 비율이 낮았다. 7) 조사 대상 어린이의 영양소 섭취 상태를 조사한 결과에너지 섭취는 한국인영양섭취기준보다 낮은 수준으로 에너지필요추정량 (EER)의 85.7% 수준이었다. 에너지적정섭취비율 (Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Ranges:AMDR)은 탄수화물：단백질：지방의 비율이 62.6:21.5:15.7로 한국인 영양섭취기준에서 제시하는 $55{\sim}70:7{\sim}20:15{\sim}30$과 비교 시 지방의 섭취 비율은 낮은 편이며 단백질의 섭취비율이 높은 것으로 나타났다. 단백질의 섭취는 권장섭취량의 3배가 넘는 수준으로 높은 섭취를 나타내었다. 비타민 A의 경우 권장섭취량의 133%를 섭취하였으며, 어린이에서 가장 섭취율이 낮은 것으로 알려진 칼슘의 경우 권장섭취량의 98.9%를 섭취하였고 무기질과 비타민 중 엽산을 제외한 모든 영양소에서 권장섭취량을 초과 섭취하는 것으로 나타났다. 8) 열량섭취 부족의 어린이는 33.3%, 지방의 섭취가 부족한 어린이의 비율은 42.7%로 조사되었으며, 특히 엽산은 어린이의 85.5%가 부족한 것으로 나타났다. 비타민 A, 나이아신, 비타민 C의 경우 각각 어린이의 29.1%, 35.0%, 47.0%가 섭취 부족인 것으로 조사되었다. 반대로 영양소 과잉 섭취 어린이의 비율은 나이아신의 경우는 24.8%, 비타민 A의 경우 4.3%, 철분은 1.7%로 나타났다. 울산 지역 미취학 아동을 대상으로 실시한 이상의 연구결과를 종합해보면 식사를 잘하지 못하는 이유로 간식섭취가 높기 때문이라고 답한 비율이 높고 실제로 어린이의 간식 섭취 빈도나 우유 및 유제품 섭취량 또한 다른 연구와 비교 시 높은 것으로 판단되어 균형잡힌 식습관에 문제가 있을 것으로 판단되어진다. 또한 다른 지역 연구에 비해 저체중으로 판단되는 어린이의 비율이 낮고 과체중 이상 비만으로 판단되는 어린이의 비율이 높게 나타난 점, 영양소섭취에 대한 조사결과 대부분의 영양소에서 한국인영양섭취기준의 권장섭취량을 초과 섭취 하는 것으로 나타난 점등을 고려할 때 본 연구 어린이에 대해 과잉 영양소 섭취에 대한 좀 더 세밀한 관심과 영양교육이 필요하다고 보여 진다. 따라서 본 연구 결과를 바탕으로 지역사회의 건강증진사업을 담당하고 있는 보건소 및 대학, 유아기관 등에서 어린이의 식습관에 대한 교육프로그램 개발에 힘써야 할 것이며, 부모와 어린이의 식생활지도를 통한 교육 프로그램이 활성화 될 수 있도록 지속적인 관심을 가져야 할 것이다.