General Education Curriculum and Daesoonjinri thought

ABSTRACT

General Education Curriculum is programmatic resolution to the basic dilema: "What knowledge is of most worth?" Countless definitions of General Education have emerged throughout the 20th C, as different educators attend to this dilema, so emerge the diverse conception. Is sues in General Education Curriculum;The process of resolving them is what gives character to programs and provides the different conceptions of General Education.Types of General Education Program;1. General Education within Seperate Subjects2. General Education as Core Curriculum3. General Education as Learning Traits4. General Education as Realms of Meaning and Modes of InquiryIn Daesoonjinri taoist are derieved from the values of traditional folk religions of Korea.When the natures of religions is ultimate value oriented, it is neces sary to bring the above elements into personality education based on dimension of religion. Maslow suggested the concept of Self-Actualizing people. Then people experience more spontaneous Self- Identification and become more loving, accepting and egoless . And people become less motivated by the lows of the physical world and they take the chance of definitive transformation in their life.Finally people get a sense of dedication, such as integration, peace, beauty, good and happiness.These are the characteristic or the nature of the ultimate character oriented by Daesoonjinri religion. Educated people are inquiring of meaning of life.