소비자학의 여러 분야 중에서 소비자교육 영역은 소비자학의 성립 이전에 출발한 실질적인 실행과 응용교육 영역
으로 볼 수 있다. 특히 소비자교육 영역은 소비자학의 다른 영역과 달리, 실험적인 실행과 효과검증, 그리고 피드백
을 통한 응용이 가능한 영역으로 그 역사가 깊다.
본 연구의 구체적인 목적은 2000년부터 2009년까지 10년간 연구 게재된 국내의 소비자학 관련 학회지 및 기관
지에서 소비자교육 영역의 연구 동향 분석 및 미래 발전을 위한 제언을 하는 것이다. 분석에 사용된 소비자학 관련
학회지는 전문 학회지로 소비자학연구, 소비문화연구, 소비자정책교육학회지, 그리고 기타 학회지로는 대한가정학회
지, 한국가정관리학회지, 생활과학학회지, 그리고 기관지는 한국소비자원에서 발간되는 소비자문제연구지이며, 분석
자료는 학회지 및 기관지에 수록된 소비자교육 관련 연구 논문 66 편이다.
분석틀의 구체적인 내용은 첫째, 학회지별 발표 경향, 둘째, 연구주제 동향, 셋째, 연구대상별 동향을 알아보았다.
그리고 넷째, 연구방법 동향을 살펴보았으며, 이를 토대로, 연구결과의 소결을 다루어 연구를 통한 시사점을 제시하
였으며, 뿐만 아니라 앞으로의 연구 확대를 위한 제언을 제시하였다.
결과적으로 소비자교육의 연구동향은 교육의 목적과 프로그램에 따라 효과적인 결과를 도출하였고, 소비자교육의
프로그램화, 효과검증, 그리고 피드백을 통한 구체적인 방법의 시도 및 강화 등에서 괄목할만한 결과를 이루었다.
이러한 연구를 바탕으로 앞으로는 행정에서의 소비자교육, 기업에서의 소비자교육 등 사회에서의 소비자교육 강화
와 더불어 기업의 CSR 차원에서의 소비자교육, 그리고 연구 대상으로는 다양한 취약계층의 소비자연구를 비롯하여
소비자의 전생애의 평생학습 차원으로서 소비자교육 연구 및 개발 등으로 거듭나야 할 것이다.Consumer Education part in Consumer Science has long history as applied section in
education and living factor. An so, Consumer Education part is very significant factor in
Consumer Science and as studying method of consumer and consumption. The function of
the consumer education is reinforcement of consumer ability that has updating consumer's
attitude, awareness, role, and function on consumption.
The purpose of this study is analysing studies on consumer education related 66 theses
that is published theses on Journal of consumer studies, Journal of consumption culture,
Consumer policy and education review as the special journal of consumer science, and Journal
of the Korean home economics association, Journal of Korean home management association,
Korean association of human ecology as the other journal of consumer science during 10
years(2000-2009).
The focus of this study is analysing on quantity and amount of theses, subject of related
study, theme and contents of related study, and method of related study in consumer education
during 2000-2009 years. And also, the main intention is propose some suggestion for the
future study on consumer education.
The main results are as follows;
First, the quantity and amount of theses in consumer education was increased theses, for
example, it was 72 theses during 1990-2000 years on consumer education include consumer
information, but it was 66 these only on consumer education part during 2000-2009 years.
Second, the subject of theses in consumer education was increased on subjects, for example,
it was focused on children, teenagers, adult, and old aging consumer.
Third, the theme and contents in consumer education was more increased that it was consumer
program development and analysis, consumer attitude and role reinforcement, consumer related
text analysis, consumer education content and awareness analysis, consumer education
demand study, consumer education system study, consumer effective verification and
application study, consumer education study on business and administration, and so on.
Fourth, the method in consumer education was more increased that it was survey research
and qualitative analysis and so on.
The suggestion of the future study on consumer education is as follows
First, in subject, there are multiple family consumer, foreigner worker consumer, old aging
consumer, poor consumer as diversified subject. And also, it need more subject as business
and administration of government and comparative international study for global society.
Second, in contents and theme, it need business related consumer education as communication
consumer and business in consumer education theme. Business consumer education will be
corporate social responsibility.
Third, in method, it need to study more psychological method of consumer education as
multiple consumer study. And consumer education will be consumer’s whole life education.
And also, it need to modify research method as according to consumer situation, consumer
education program and social changes.
According to the results of this study, it suggests that it should be change to study subject,
theme, method of consumer education according to adjusting times, social trend, and changing
consumer in social background.