Effect of Psychomotorik on the Improvement of Self-esteem as a Practice Method for Democratic Citizenship Education in School

Abstract

In the 2020s, Korean elementary schools are once again realizing that organic communication between schools and families, which are the source of emotional support, is necessary as a contraction of the future society after experiencing a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This paper examines the effect of psychological exercise on self-esteem of low-grade students in general elementary school and examines the advantages of using it for school democratic citizenship education. To this end, the theoretical background of psychological exercise and self-esteem is examined, and specific research methods and results are introduced and discussed. As a result, it is argued that psychological exercise can have a significant effect not only on the school, social, and general self-esteem of lower-grade elementary school students but also on the family side. This study is meaningful in suggesting a direction of effective school democratic citizenship education through organic relations between school and family by emphasizing the advantages of psychological exercise that can activate the interaction between elementary school students and exercise.