한국윤리교육학회

In the 2022 revised curriculum, [Ethics and Thoughts] changed its status to a career elective subject, a non-CSAT(College Scholastic Ability Test) elective subject. Therefore, the main task of the 2022 [Ethics and Thoughts] curriculum is to simultaneously secure its identity, which has been maintained since the 7th curriculum, and differentiation as a career elective subject. This paper intends to present the main development direction, design rationale, and current status of the first study of the 2022 revision [Ethics and Thoughts], which was conducted with this awareness in mind. The major revision directions set in the first study of the 2022 revision [Ethics and Thoughts] curriculum are first to strengthen the linkage with the general discussion. Second, it maintains the identity of [Ethics and Thoughts] of ‘systematic learning and understanding of ethics and social thought’. Third, while pursuing a harmony between the ethics history-oriented approach and the topic-oriented approach, the elements of the topic-centered approach are further strengthened. Centering on this revision direction, the first study conducted a study on the personality, goals, and content system. As such, the purpose of this paper is to contribute to the completion of the research on the 2022 revision of the [Ethics and Thoughts] curriculum by sharing the main contents of the first study of the 2022 revision [Ethics and Thoughts].