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Exploring the Potential of Subjectification in Geography Education through the IU Project

지리교육의 주체화 가능성 탐색
- IU 프로젝트를 통한 도시 비판 탐구 -

김갑철

Kim, Gapcheol

대구교육대학교 사회과교육과 조교수
Assistant Professor, Department of Social Studies Education, Daegu National University of Education
30 November 2025. pp. 759-778
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Abstract
Recent critiques in educational research have argued that the discourse of learnification, grounded in accountability and self-managerialism, undermines students’ subjectivity. The theory of subjectification has emerged as an alternative framework, emphasizing the need to enable students to exist as subjects in and with the world. Building on this perspective, this study designed and implemented the IU Project-a critical inquiry-based urban education program-to explore the potential of geography education for fostering subjectification. Over fifteen weeks, students critically examined generalized representations of the city and reoriented their attention toward pluriversal urban worlds beyond representational geographies. They recognized themselves as assimilated urbanites shaped by Western discourses, while engaging as critical explorers who suspended judgment and reconfigured their relationships with urban worlds. The study concludes that school geography can move beyond qualification and socialization toward a pedagogy of pointing that opens spaces for responding to the world.
Keywords
subjectification
GeoSubjectification
critical inquiry
IU Project
geography education
최근 교육학계에서는 성과주의와 자기관리주의에 기초한 학습주의 담론이 학생 주체성을 약화시킨다는 비판이 제기되고 있다. 주체화 이론은 학생이 세계 속 존재자로서 세계와 더불어 자신의 삶의 주체로 서도록 이끄는 교육의 중요성을 강조하며 대안적 이론으로 부상하였다. 본 연구는 지리교육의 주체화 가능성을 탐색하기 위해, 비판적 탐구 기반 도시 교육 프로그램인 IU 프로젝트를 설계·적용하였다. 15주 동안 진행된 수업에서 학생들은 일반화된 도시 재현을 비판적으로 성찰하며, 재현된 지리의 경계를 넘어 다원적 도시 세계로 시선을 전환하였다. 그 결과, 학생들은 서구 담론적 도시 인식론에 의해 형성된 동화된 도시 시민으로서의 자신을 비판적으로 인식하는 한편, 비판적 탐험가로서 판단을 유예하고 도시 세계와의 관계를 새롭게 구성하는 모습을 보였다. 본 연구는 학교 지리가 학생을 특정한 방향으로 이끄는 대신, 세계에 응답할 수 있는 가르킴의 교육으로 기능할 수 있음을 보여준다.
키워드
주체화
지리적 주체화
비판적 탐구
IU 프로젝트
지리교육
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  • Publisher :The Korean Association of Regional Geographers
  • Publisher(Ko) :한국지역지리학회
  • Journal Title :REGION AND GEOGRAPHY
  • Journal Title(Ko) :지역과 지리
  • Volume : 31
  • No :4
  • Pages :759-778
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.26863/JKARG.2025.11.31.4.759
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