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Journal of Korean Society for People, Plants and Environment 2013;16(2):61-66.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.11628/ksppe.2013.16.2.061    Published online April 30, 2013.
원예활동이 발달장애아동의 자기조절력과 자기 표현력에 미치는 영향
이민정(Min Jung Lee), 오욱(Wook Oh), 장자순(Ja Soon Jang)
Abstract
The purpose of this study was performed to investigate the effects of single horticultural activities including planting and flower arrangement activities on the self-regulation and self-expression of children with developmental disabilities. 6 children group of 12 children with developmental disabilities in early childhood education class within a welfare center performed the planting activities for twice a month with one hour from July 9 to November 12, 2012 (total 10 times). The other group carried out the flower arrangement activities for twice a month with one hour from July 3 to November 13, 2012 (total 10 times). As a result of comparing the scores on the self-regulation between the planting and flower arrangement groups, for flower arrangement, The self-control and impulsiveness were significantly raised at P<0.01 and P<0.05 level, respectively and overall scores on self-regulation were improved at P<0.01. For the comparison of the scores on the self-expression, the group for flower arrangement was significantly raised at P< 0.01 level in the aspect of non-verbal and the overall scores were improved at P<0.05 level. The summary of results above indicates that flower arrangement activities were more effective in enhancing self-regulation and self-expression in children with developmental disabilities than planting activities. In conclusion, horticultural activities requiring flowers that stimulate the senses gave positive effects on the self-regulation development and the enhancement of self-expression in children with developmental disabilities.
KeyWords: Attention concentration, Contents used verbal, Flower arrangement, Nonverbal, Planting, Reduce of impulsiveness, Self-control
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