A Study of Moral and Civic Education Using Literature : Focusing on Labor

This study explores the need for moral and civic education through literature as a solution to labor problems. In Korean society, there is a lack of social discourse on labor compared to its necessity. Based on the need for solidarity in solving labor problems, this study focuses on the importance of social understanding of the concept of labor and empathy. Based on the social understanding of the concept of labor, the researcher made students aware of the identity of workers and provided them with various literary works on the topics of physical labor, reproduction labor, elderly labor, and industrial accidents. Through this, students understood the direct relevance of labor to themselves, explored real-life labor cases based on job orientation, and achieved deeper understanding through re-reading, which allowed them to explore and propose solutions to labor issues based on reflection. This study presents the possibility of moral and civic education aimed at overcoming labor problems through the development of literacy that mutually understands the self and the world. This will affirm the ethical potential of literature and contribute to the amelioration of labor problems.