A Study on the Characteristics of 'Sinjeong Simsang Sohak'(1896) by Subject Classification : Based on the comparison with Japan's' Jinjou Shougaku Tokuhon(1887)

The purpose of this study is to compare and analyze Sinjeong Simsang Sohak(1896) compiled by the Department of Joseon and Jinjou Shougaku Tokuhon(1887) of Japan, known as its original, to reveal the characteristics of Sinjeong Simsang Sohak by subject. To this end, the two textbooks were categorized into ethics, science, history, geography, and other subjects, and similar units were compared and analyzed to examine modern knowledge, ethics, national views, and worldviews that Sinjeong Simsang Sohak wanted to convey to learners. The results are as follows. Of the 97 units in Sinjeong Simsang Sohak, 44 units were similar units, and reference to scientific content was the most common. In particular, in the case of science sanctions, sentences were often adopted verbatim, indicating an active acceptance of Western culture. Sinjeong Simsang Sohak emphasized the acquisition of modern knowledge through text learning, the importance of modern thinking and science education, the formation of national identity and national defense awareness, and the cultivation of well-rounded individuals through subject-specific content. Sinjeong Simsang Sohak can be evaluated as a social and political instrument that played a key role in the formation of a nation-state, played a role in cultivating modern thinking, internalizing practical rationalism, promoting historical and spatial thinking, and promoting patriotism beyond simple literacy education.