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The Effects of Public-Interest Geographic Information-Based Service-Learning on Fostering Social Empathy: A Case Study of a Welfare Map Service Project for Older Adults

공익적 지리정보 기반 봉사 학습이 사회적 공감 함양에 미치는 영향: 노인 복지맵 봉사 프로젝트를 사례로

손민석1†

Minsuk Son1†

1부산대학교 통일한국연구원 특별연구원
1Special Researcher, Institute for Unified Korea, Pusan National University
31 March 2026. pp. 19~35
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of a geography service-learning project based on the production and use of public-interest geographic information (a welfare map for older adults) on students’ social empathy. The project was designed as a civic-oriented learning activity in which students examined older adults’ lives at the intersection of individual circumstances and broader social and structural conditions while collaboratively producing and sharing a welfare map for older adults. The study adopted a mixed-methods design combining pre- and post-tests with qualitative data analysis. The results indicated that the experimental group showed a statistically significant increase in social empathy compared with the control group. The increase was greater in the social domain than in the personal domain, suggesting that students came to interpret the difficulties experienced by older adults not only as individual problems but also as issues related to structural conditions such as limited accessibility to welfare information and weaknesses in welfare information delivery systems. Furthermore, the experience of producing and disseminating public-interest geographic information encouraged students to extend their empathy toward civic responsibility and action. These findings suggest that service-learning grounded in public-interest geographic information can provide a meaningful pedagogical approach for fostering social empathy within geography education.
Keywords
Social empathy
Public-interest geographic information
Service-learning
Geospatial technology
Geography education
본 연구의 목적은 공익적 지리정보(노인 복지맵) 제작·활용에 기반한 지리교육적 봉사 학습 프로젝트를 설계·운영하고, 해당 프로젝트가 학생들의 사회적 공감 함양에 미치는 영향을 분석하는 것이다. 봉사 프로젝트는 노인의 삶을 개인 차원과 사회 구조적 차원의 교차점에서 이해·해석하고, 연구자와 학생들이 협업적으로 노인 복지맵을 생산·공유하는 시민적 실천을 중심으로 구성하였다. 연구는 학생들을 대상으로 사전·사후검사와 질적 자료 분석을 결합한 혼합 연구 방법으로 수행하였다. 분석 결과, 실험집단은 통제집단보다 사회적 공감 점수가 유의하게 향상되었고, 특히 사회적 영역이 개인적 영역보다 더 높은 점수 향상을 보였다. 이는 학생들이 노인의 어려움을 복지 정보 접근성과 전달 체계의 한계 등 사회 구조적 차원에서 비판적으로 분석하고, 공익적 지리정보를 생산·공유하는 실천을 통해 시민적 책임 의식과 행동으로 공감을 확장하였음을 시사한다. 본 연구는 공익적 지리정보 기반 봉사 학습이 사회적 공감 교육의 지리교육적 실천 가능성을 확장할 수 있음을 제시하였다는 점에서 의의가 있다.
키워드
사회적 공감
공익적 지리정보
봉사 학습
지리정보기술
지리교육
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  • Publisher :The Association of Korean Geographers
  • Publisher(Ko) :한국지리학회
  • Journal Title :Journal of the Association of Korean Geographers
  • Journal Title(Ko) :한국지리학회지
  • Volume : 15
  • No :1
  • Pages :19~35
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.25202/JAKG.15.1.2
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