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본 연구는 외국인 유학생의 안전 교육 경험과 필요성 인식을 분석하여 향후 안전 교육의 방향을 모색하는 데 목적이 있다. 이를 위해 서울･수도권 및 전라도 지역 대학에 재학 중인 외국인 유학생 237명을 대상으로 설문조사를 실시하고, 기술통계와 집단 간 차이 분석을 수행하였다. 연구 결과, 유학생들은 안전 교육의 필요성을 전반적으로 높게 인식하고 있었으나 실제 교육 경험은 상대적으로 부족하였다. 특히 아르바이트 응답자 중 절반 이상이 사전 안전 교육 없이 근무를 시작했으며, 일부는 안전사고를 경험한 것으로 나타났다. 안전 교육은 언어와 방식에서 일관성이 부족했고, 강의 및 온라인 중심으로 운영되어 실습형 교육은 제한적이었다. 또한 유학생들은 주로 SNS와 모바일 매체를 통해 안전 정보를 얻고 있었으며, 일부 유학생은 한국어로 된 안전 정보 이해에 부담을 느끼는 것으로 나타났다. 안전 교육 요구는 ‘범죄 대응, 교통 및 대중교통 사고, 전염병, 응급처치, 안전 관련 한국어 표현’ 등에서 상대적으로 높았고, ‘국적 및 한국어 관련 요인’에 따라 일부 차이가 확인되었다. 이를 바탕으로 본 연구는 교육의 우선순위 설정, 생활 밀착형 내용 구성, 실습 중심 교육 강화, 한국어교육과의 연계, 학습자 특성을 반영한 운영이 필요함을 제안하였다.

This study examines international students’ experiences of safety education and their perceptions of its necessity, aiming to provide recommendations for future safety education. A survey involving 237 international students enrolled at universities was conducted, and the data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and group comparison methods. The results show that although students perceived safety education as highly necessary, their actual educational experience was relatively limited. Many part-time students started working without prior safety training, and some reported safety-related accidents. Safety education often lacked consistency in language and format, mainly delivered through lectures or online programs, with limited practice-based learning. Students primarily accessed safety information via SNS and mobile media and reported difficulties in understanding safety information written in Korean. The perceived need for safety education was especially high in areas such as crime response, traffic and public transportation accidents, infectious diseases, first aid, and Korean expressions related to safety, with some variations based on nationality and Korean language-related variables. Overall, this study suggests prioritizing key safety areas, developing practical content for daily life, connecting safety education with Korean language education, and designing learner -responsive support that reflects students’ characteristics.

This study attempted to explore how the perception of the necessity of safety education for adolescents affects fire safety consciousness and whether personality factors control the relationship. To this end, a survey was conducted at a high school in region C, and data of 1,049 people who agreed to the survey and responded faithfully were used for analysis. Hayes’ macro was used to analyze the moderating effect, and as a result of the analysis, adolescents’ awareness of the need for safety education increased, and their relationship was significantly regulated by extroversion, openness, and conscientiousness among the five personality factors. A simple regression line analysis was conducted to find out the specific direction, and it was found that the higher the need for safety education in both the group with high extroversion, openness, and conscientiousness, the higher the awareness of safety education. These results suggest that changes in educational methods and contents are needed to raise awareness of the necessity of education in fire safety education and to improve educational motivation, and that it may be helpful to actively utilize students’ personality strengths in education.