듀이는 교과중심의 전통적 교육을 비판하고 아동중심의 통합적 교육을 주장하였다. 듀이가 말하는 교육은 성장 그 자체이며, 유아는 삶의 주체, 교육의 주체 성장의 주체, 교육의 주체, 통합의 주체이다. 통합적 유아교육과정은 지적․정서적․도덕적 성향을 발전시키는 것이다. 그러한 성향의 발전은 교육적 경험을 통해서 통합적으로 이루어지며, 유아가 여러 가지 경험을 하는 것보다 하나의 경험을 능동적으로 온전히 하는 것이 중요하다. 통합적 유아교육과정의 교육목적은 활동상황에서 역동적으로 변화되어야 하며, 유아가 생활하는 사회에 일어나는 작업활동에 내재해 있는 교과적 요소를 반성적 사고 과정을 통해서 탐구하는 것이다. 이를 위해서 교사는 유아의 현재 경험을 해석하는 해석자가 되어야 한다.

This essay purposes to investigate John Dewey's idea of the educative experience and the meaningful effect of it falling on the integrated early childhood curriculum. The idea of Dewey's 'an experience' suggest to us the meaning to the integrated curriculum of early childhood education. The result of this study were as follows: First, in the integrated early childhood curriculum, it is the primary condition that young children should be the subject of integration. Second, the integrated early childhood curriculum is that young children have an experience as educative experience. Third, the aim of activity in the curriculum of childhood education should be dynamically formulated in the course of activity. Fourth, Occupation, the activity based on the children's society, is introduced positively. Fifth, the teacher should be interpretor of the children's experiences, give suggestions, and prepare environments to educate them indirectly.

This essay purposes to investigate John Dewey's idea of the educative experience and the meaningful effect of it falling on the integrated early childhood curriculum. The idea of Dewey's 'an experience' suggest to us the meaning to the integrated curriculum of early childhood education. The result of this study were as follows: First, in the integrated early childhood curriculum, it is the primary condition that young children should be the subject of integration. Second, the integrated early childhood curriculum is that young children have an experience as educative experience. Third, the aim of activity in the curriculum of childhood education should be dynamically formulated in the course of activity. Fourth, Occupation, the activity based on the children's society, is introduced positively. Fifth, the teacher should be interpretor of the children's experiences, give suggestions, and prepare environments to educate them indirectly.

integration, early childhood curriculum, experience, occupation