Objectives Since ‘Ecological Transformation Education’ was used in official documents of the Ministry of Education and provincial offices of education, studies related to the term are rapidly increasing. Therefore, this study was set with the purpose of systematically identifying the trend of domestic research related to ‘ecological transformation education’ and deriving educational implications. Methods The research method used in this study is a systematic literature review. Data search was conducted through the Research Information Sharing Service (RISS) of the Korea Education and Research Information Service, and academic papers published in academic journals were collected. The literature selection criterion was whether it deals with ecological transformation education in the general education category, and a snowballing strategy was used to ensure that no papers were excluded. The final selected literature contents were organized in a self-made coding table, and the research results were analyzed by comparing coding values. Results The results of this study are as follows. First, research related to ecological transformation education has been steadily progressing from the late 1990s to the early 2020s, and the focus of research was slightly different for each period, such as ‘holistic education’ and ‘sustainability education’. Second, studies related to ecological transformation education were relatively more active in early childhood education or elementary education than in secondary education, and it was found that there were not many studies on linkage between school levels. Third, studies related to ecological transformation education were conducted more through literature research methods than quantitative, qualitative, and mixed studies. Conclusions The conclusions of this study are as follows. First, this study is meaningful in that it identified domestic research trends related to ecological transformation education and derived educational implications through it. Second, based on this study, follow-up studies can be conducted to identify research trends by focusing on studies related to ecological transformation education published after the 2020s. Third, follow-up studies can be conducted to review literature using alternative keywords such as ‘sustainability’, ‘change’, and ‘transformation’. Fourth, follow-up studies can be conducted to identify research trends related to ecological transformation education by setting new standards or variables.

Objectives The purpose of this study is to investigate the ecological worldview of elementary school students, who are the future society’s main pillars, along with pre-service elementary teachers who will educate them. For this study, a questionnaire that has been verified by many people and is widely used was used. Methods The subjects of this study were 352 elementary school students and 92 pre-service elementary teachers. To elementary school students, the questionnaire ‘NEP Scale for Elementary School Students in Korea’ was printed and distributed. In addition, ‘The New Ecological Paradigm Scale’ was distributed online to pre-service elementary teachers. A total 336 questionnaires for elementary school students and 92 questionnaires for pre-service elementary teachers were collected. The data was analyzed using the SPSS statistical program. Results The results of this study are as follows. First, there was no statistically significant difference in the average values of the ecological worldview of elementary school students and pre-service elementary teachers. However, the average value of elementary school students in two sub-factors was higher than the average value of pre-service teachers. Second, as a result of analyzing the ecological worldview by background variables of elementary school students, there was no significant difference in average values according to grade level. However, the average values of some of the sub-factors showed significant differences according to gender. Third, as a result of analyzing the ecological worldview by background variables of pre-service elementary teachers, there was no significant difference in average values according to grade level. But there was a significant difference in the overall average value of ecological worldview and some of its sub-factors according to gender. Conclusions The conclusions of this study are as follows. First, an individual's ecological beliefs may be independent of age. Therefore, instructors should consider these characteristics when designing education related to ecological worldview. Second, children and adults may have different processes for constructing an ecological worldview. Thus, pre-service teachers and teachers must understand children’s ecological worldview. Third, the ecological worldview of elementary school students and pre-service teachers differ according to gender. Therefore, efforts are needed to clarify the cause from various aspects.

Objectives The purpose of this study is to figure out how much teacher’s transformational leadership and students’ followership effect elementary school students’ engagement. Methods The subjects of this study were 250 elementary school students. These subjects completed a 5-point scale offline questionnaire. Except for 12 responses that were invalid, 238 responses were used for the actual analysis. The responses were analyzed using the SPSS statistic program. Results The results of this study are as follows: First, student’s perception of teacher’s transformational leadership showed positive influence on the student engagement. Visioning and empowerment, which are variables of teacher’s transformational leadership, showed positive influence on the student engagement. Second, students’ followership showed positive influence on the student engagement. Independent, critical thinking and active behaviour, which are variables of students’ followership, showed positive influence on the student engagement. Conclusions The conclusions of this study are as follows: First, as elementary school teacher’s transformational leadership is an important factor to increase student engagement, a teacher should strive to strengthen their transformational leadership skills. Second, as students’ followership is another important factor to increase student engagement, a teacher should help students foster followership through activities that promote independent, critical thinking and provide an atmosphere of an active participation.

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