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Effects of Mind Subtraction Meditation-Based Youth Camp on Self Control, Consideration-Communication, and Community Spirit Using a Paired-Difference Test

  • Journal of Knowledge Information Technology and Systems
  • Abbr : JKITS
  • 2020, 15(3), pp.405-422
  • DOI : 10.34163/jkits.2020.15.3.010
  • Publisher : Korea Knowledge Information Technology Society
  • Research Area : Interdisciplinary Studies > Interdisciplinary Research
  • Received : May 15, 2020
  • Accepted : June 11, 2020
  • Published : June 30, 2020

MI RA YUN 1 Yi, In-soo 2 Na-Yeon Ki 3 Yoo, Yang-Gyeong 4

1중앙대학교
2한국교통대학교
3원종고등학교
4군산대학교

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ABSTRACT

The purpose of education is to enable individuals to fully demonstrate own intellectual, moral and emotional strengths in order to lead worthwhile life of living harmoniously within a community of people and nature. South Korea has one of the highest educational fervor in the world; and due to this, students’ academic achievement is top-rated among OECD nations. However, their social interaction, happiness index, regard for others as well as ability to work with others were all rated at bottom-levels as the true value of education had become de-emphasized. This study examined the effects of a Mind Subtraction Meditation youth camp on self control, consideration-communication and community spirit of participants. The camp consisted of a 7-day overnight stay program held at the J Youth Training Center in N-city. Study participants were 327 students comprised of 192 elementary and 135 middle school students who attended the camp. Data were collected via self-reported questionnaires and analyzed using a paired t-test with SPSS 24.0. The results showed that self control, consideration-communication, and community spirit among elementary and middle school students were significantly increased after participating in the camp. This was significant because the result demonstrated symmetrical enhancement effects of meditation-based youth camp on self control for proper self-development, as well as consideration-communication and community spirit which are necessary virtues as members of a society.

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