The purpose of this department is to educate students to be well-qualified and competent teachers in early childhood education. The department of early childhood education offers a wide variety of courses in theory and practice for students who will eventually become teachers and specialists. We provide courses on pedagogy, child development and early childhood education. The teacher training program of this department concentrates on developing student teachers' competence in instructing children.

Juseung Song (js777@kimpo.ac.kr) +82-31-999-4144 Eubanks Conservatory of Music & Art, M.A. in History of Music and Musicology Areas of research ■ Music history and theory ■ Music pedagogy ■ Music education in early Childhood ■ Piano pedagogy in early Childhood

Soyang Kim (ksyang@kimpo.ac.kr) +82-31-999-4171 Ewha Womans University, Ph.D. in Early Childhood Education Areas of research ■ Language arts ■ Teaching-learning strategies ■ Curriculum

Youngbaik Lee (20100@kimpo.ac.kr) +82-31-999-4155 Yonsei University, M.A. in Education Areas of research ■ Educational statistics ■ Educational measurement and evaluation ■ Research in Education