한국과 호주의 무용교육과정 비교 연구

The purpose of this study is to compare the dance curriculum in Korea and Australia to make suggestions for improving the dance curriculum in Korea. Upon examining the dance curriculum of the two countries, it was found that Korean dance education was taught ambiguously, with not much distinction existing between physical education and the arts. No curriculum or class time had been officially allocated to dance in Korea. Besides, dance within the physical education curriculum in Korea lacked specificity and sequence in terms of educational objectives, educational contents, achievement standards, and assessments. Therefore, measures to improve these problems are proposed as follows. First, the educational objective should be in line with the purpose of dance education. Second, educational contents should be subdivided into individual grades, described in detail, and organized sequentially. Also, achievement standards should state the performance that is expected of a student and should be organized sequentially. Third, materials and platforms for assessments should be provided to support teachers’ evaluation activities. Ultimately, to develop the primary and secondary dance education in Korea, dance should be established as an independent subject, and a national-level dance curriculum should be developed.