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영어

This study is to identify research trends in character education in Korean schools because there is growing recognition that significant changes have taken place in character education in South Korea recently. To this end, this study conducted topic modeling with a total of 639 KCI-registered theses published from 2011 to May 2023, dividing them according to the time period of implementation of the Character Education Policies. Through topic modeling, representative research topics and keywords were derived. In addition, based on Shields' comprehensive definition of character, this study analyzed the characteristics of each implementation period, and identified the trend of change. As a result, we found that the 1st period (2011-2014) focused on 'moral character' emphasizing the minimum level of humanity. The 2nd period (2015-2019) focused on 'performance character' taking account of personal happiness. The 3rd period (2020-May 2023) shows that the concept of character has been gradually expanding to include 'civic character' and 'intellectual character'. Furthermore, we confirm that studies suggesting more systematic and effective character education based on the Character Education Promotion Act, have been continuously being published. Such changes can be interpreted as character education being transformed to prepare for the future society and keep up with rapid social changes. In addition, research to explore the appropriate concepts of character in an era of change, is continuing. Therefore, we propose, firstly, the necessity of redefining the concept and capacity of character explained by the Character Education Promotion Act, and secondly, the improvement of interdisciplinary and convergence research capabilities of character education researchers.

한국어

본 연구는 토픽모델링을 활용하여 학교 인성교육에 관한 연구 동향 을 파악한 연구이다. 그 결과, 인성교육이 인성교육진흥법을 중심으로 급격한 사회적 변화에 맞춰 미래 사회를 대비하는 교육으로 변모하고 있으며, 시대적으로 타당한 인성 개념을 확보하려는 연구가 지속되고 있다는 사실도 확인할 수 있었다. 이에 본 연구는 인성교육진흥법의 인성 개념 및 역량 재정립의 필요성과 인성교육 연구자들의 간학문적, 융합적 연구 역량 제고를 제안하였다.