An analysis of Research Trends about Multicultural Education Published in Korean Journals Articles : Focused on Early Childhood Education

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the trend of study related to infant multicultural education, targeting the theses carried on Korean journals articles KCI journal and preliminary KCI journal from 2001 to 2012, and to provide analysis results as the basic data for execution of multicultural education. To achieve such goal of study, I analyzed the study trend of infant multicultural education studies carried in Korean journals per year, research subjects, research objects and research methods. As a result of this study, first, the number of studies related to infant multicultural education carried in Korean journals articles from 2001 to 2012 was a total of 190 pieces; for year, 27 pieces in 2008, 23 pieces in 2009, 40 pieces in 2010, 46 pieces in 2011 and 36 pieces in 2012, totaling 172 pieces corresponding to 90.5% of the entire thesis. This means that the number of study thesis began to increase substantially from 2008, meaning increased necessity of multicultural education in the field of child education. Second, as a result of analyzing the study trend per research subjects, research subjects was found in the order of 'beliefs •recognition•attitudes•efficacy'(60 pieces), 'child development and adaptation'(48 pieces), 'programs and scale development'(28 pieces). Third, as a result of analyzing the study trend per objects of research, research objects was found in the order of 'teacher'(75 pieces), 'child'(67 pieces), 'literature'(43 pieces). And lastly, as a result of analyzing the study trend per research methods, research methods was found in the order of 'quantitative research'(112 pieces), 'literature research'(57 pieces), 'qualitative research'(31 pieces).