A STUDY OF THE NEED FOR AN INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA PROGRAMS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS OF SEOUL, KOREA

The purposes of this study were (1) to investigate the need for an instructional media program and (2) to provide guidance for the organization and administration of an instructional media program for elementary schools of Seoul, Korea.;All 290 elementary schools in Seoul area were used in this study. Two kinds of questionnaires and cover letters were sent to each school, one for administrator and one for media specialist. The population for the study totalled 580. Four hundred ten responded, a return of 71 percent.;Interviewees selected were eight administrators and six educators who are directly connected with the development of instructional media programs in Korea.;The major findings of the study were:;The data were collected from library research, questionnaires, and interviews. Included were background studies concerning the instructional media program in Korea and data on the organization and administration of media program, media personnel and inservice education in instructional media.;There are no systematic organized instructional media programs for elementary schools in Seoul, Korea which meet the needs for students, teachers and of society.;Most elementary school instructional media programs were managed by teachers who had inservice education in instructional media programs, or science master teachers who usually had more experience with equipment than other teachers.;Most elementary schools do not have qualified persons to manage the school media program. None of the respondents for Form II (media specialists) questionnaires had media specialist certification.;Administrators and teachers would like to attend an inservice program in the future. Workshops, seminars and inservice education at the National Institute of Education or at the Seoul Educational Research Institute were also mentioned by administrators and teachers as preferred methods of instruction.;Materials reported to be frequently used in many schools were of a very simple nature (such as charts, maps, mock-ups, objects, globes, flannel boards), rather than of a technical or complicated form (such as slides, films, and videotapes). Most of the equipment and materials, except those of a simple nature, have not been supplied to many schools.