본 연구는 생태유아교육기관 유아와 일반유아교육기관 유아의 체격 및 체력을 비교해봄으로써 유아교육 프로그램에 따른 유아의 건강 상태를 알아보고 이를 토대로 유아교육의 방향을 설정하는데 도움을 얻고자 하는 목적으로 실시되었다. 이를 위해 생태유아교육기관과 일반유아교육기관의 만5세반 유아 71명을 대상으로 GAIA KIKO와 Helmas Ⅲ를 활용하여 체격(신장, 체중, 체지방량, 체지방률) 및 체력(근력, 근지구력, 순발력, 민첩성, 평형성, 유연성)을 측정하였다. 연구결과, 두 기관에 재원 중인 유아들의 신장 및 체중은 차이가 없었으나, 일반유아교육기관의 유아들이 생태유아교육기관의 유아들보다 체지방량과 체지방률은 더 높은 것으로 나타났다. 이에 비해 근력, 근지구력, 순발력, 민첩성은 생태유아교육기관의 유아들이 일반유아교육기관의 유아들보다 더 높게 나타났다. 평형성과 유연성은 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다.

The purpose of this study is to look at children's physique and physical fitness, comparing children in the Eco Early Childhood Education Center with and the General Childhood Education Center. Such a comparison can be helpful in setting up recommendations based on children's body conditions following early childhood education programs for the education of children. For this study, GAIA KIKO and Helmas Ⅲ are applied to measure the physique(height, weight, body fat rate, and amount of body fat) and physical fitness(muscular strength, muscular endurance, reflexes, agility, balance, and flexibility) of 71 children(5 years old) in both the Eco Early Childhood Education Center and the General Childhood Education Center. As a result of this study, it was found that children in these facilities exhibited no differences between height and weight, but there were differences between body fat rate and amount of fat. The amount of body fat and body fat rate are higher at the General Childhood Education Center than at the Eco Early Childhood Education Center. Furthermore, muscular strength, muscular endurance, and agility are higher at the Eco Early Childhood Education Center. Balance and flexibility, however, showed no statistical differences.

The purpose of this study is to look at children's physique and physical fitness, comparing children in the Eco Early Childhood Education Center with and the General Childhood Education Center. Such a comparison can be helpful in setting up recommendations based on children's body conditions following early childhood education programs for the education of children. For this study, GAIA KIKO and Helmas Ⅲ are applied to measure the physique(height, weight, body fat rate, and amount of body fat) and physical fitness(muscular strength, muscular endurance, reflexes, agility, balance, and flexibility) of 71 children(5 years old) in both the Eco Early Childhood Education Center and the General Childhood Education Center. As a result of this study, it was found that children in these facilities exhibited no differences between height and weight, but there were differences between body fat rate and amount of fat. The amount of body fat and body fat rate are higher at the General Childhood Education Center than at the Eco Early Childhood Education Center. Furthermore, muscular strength, muscular endurance, and agility are higher at the Eco Early Childhood Education Center. Balance and flexibility, however, showed no statistical differences.

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