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@article{ART001636527},
author={Hee Sun Shin},
title={Critical Thinking and Suggestions for Unification Education in Society},
journal={Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences},
issn={1598-4230},
year={2012},
number={34},
pages={5-35},
doi={10.17939/hushss.2012..34.001}

TY - JOUR
AU - Hee Sun Shin
TI - Critical Thinking and Suggestions for Unification Education in Society
JO - Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences
PY - 2012
VL - null
IS - 34
PB - Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences
SP - 5
EP - 35
SN - 1598-4230
AB - This research paper forms a preliminary study addressing how best to approach unification education in order to peacefully manage South Korean society’s internal conflicts related to inter-Korean issues and to allow a more united future of Korea to develop. In other words, in the context of internal conflicts within South Korean society, this research paper diagnoses the current status of unification education, including whether concerted contents of this can be made, which party should be responsible for it, and what is the most effective method of its implementation. This paper argues that strengthening democratic communication ability is the most important aspect of peaceful conflict management in South Korean society, and examines the possibility of combining communication education with unification education. In addition, this paper proposes several suggestions as to the direction of unification education in civil society: first, and most crucially, the neutral media’s role in unification education, second, utilization of various texts in society as well as materials developed by the Ministry of Unification or the Education Center for Unification. This paper also argues that in unification education a facilitator’s role is to lead discussion and thinking on the issue, which can be more effective than a lecturer’s one-way communicative mode. This paper also emphasizes that unification education has to be approached within an extensive “civic education” program, and at the same time, the materialization of the united future of Korea has to be based on a win-win approach and a perspective focusing on co-prosperity, which can be formed by communication education that addresses conversation and negotiation. That is, within the goal of expanding civil society’s democratic mindset, this paper points out that the direction for unification education lies in providing opportunity to think about division and unification issues within Korea.
KW - Unification Issue;Conflict Management;Civil Society;Communication Ability;Unification Education by Society
DO - 10.17939/hushss.2012..34.001
ER -

Hee Sun Shin. (2012). Critical Thinking and Suggestions for Unification Education in Society. Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences, 34, 5-35.

Hee Sun Shin. 2012, "Critical Thinking and Suggestions for Unification Education in Society", Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences, no.34, pp.5-35. Available from: doi:10.17939/hushss.2012..34.001

Hee Sun Shin "Critical Thinking and Suggestions for Unification Education in Society" Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences 34 pp.5-35 (2012) : 5.

Hee Sun Shin. Critical Thinking and Suggestions for Unification Education in Society. 2012; 34 : 5-35. Available from: doi:10.17939/hushss.2012..34.001

Hee Sun Shin. "Critical Thinking and Suggestions for Unification Education in Society" Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences no.34(2012) : 5-35.doi: 10.17939/hushss.2012..34.001

Hee Sun Shin. Critical Thinking and Suggestions for Unification Education in Society. Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences, 34, 5-35. doi: 10.17939/hushss.2012..34.001

Hee Sun Shin. Critical Thinking and Suggestions for Unification Education in Society. Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences. 2012; 34 5-35. doi: 10.17939/hushss.2012..34.001

Hee Sun Shin. Critical Thinking and Suggestions for Unification Education in Society. 2012; 34 : 5-35. Available from: doi:10.17939/hushss.2012..34.001

Hee Sun Shin. "Critical Thinking and Suggestions for Unification Education in Society" Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences no.34(2012) : 5-35.doi: 10.17939/hushss.2012..34.001