A Study on the Implications of Liberal Arts Education to the Freshmen through the Survey Analysis on the Preliminary College of Sookmyung Women’s University |
Hee sun Shin |
예비대학 프로그램 운영사례를 통해 살펴본 신입생 교양교육에의 시사점 연구 |
신희선 |
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Abstract |
an integrated operation of leadership education, from the gender perspective, based upon surveys and FGI of students who had participated in Sookmyung Women’s university’s preliminary college program. Most of educational period till the high school, success criteria of learning for students have been just about how they sincerely take given contents. However, in the university, students by themselves should take the initiative for their learning from start to finish. Thus, in that preliminary college program, freshmen need to have a time to think about their life vision having their own identities as a university student for their successful campus life. Likewise, through this program, necessary is a support for their independent designing of campus life, reflecting the founding philosophy of each university and students’ their own dreams. Thus, this paper critically contemplates “Flames Program”, which was operated in researcher’s university as a preliminary college program, considering educational purpose of cultivating future women leaders, and emphasizes the necessity of self-leadership education.
In conclusion, this research could confirm that if the program strengthens mentoring, which helps relationship building between senior and junior, and applies PBL, which enhance students-driven group’s cooperative learning, the educational effect can be more increased, while operating the preliminary college program that is designed to fulfill students’ requirements and expectation and to help their smooth adaptation to the university. In addition, this research points out that these kinds of new educational methods need to be more expanded, considering the fact that students can have a pride and a sense of belonging to the university through the preliminary college program, which eventually lead them to act as a leadership group with their experiences. |
Key Words:
preliminary college program, women’s university, leadership, liberal arts education, woman leader, problem based learning |
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