A study on introduction and development of interpretation program in National Government Parks

National Government Parks (NGPs) contain abundant nature such as the forest, the shore, the river and the countryside area. Therefore, NGPs have not only a function to supply recreation, but also roles to have users get close to natural environment and understand environmental conservation. It is said that 'Interpretation (Ip)' is the effective park management technique for the function and roles. But Ip had not examined yet in comparison with associated fields such as natural parks, tourism, environmental education, museum, and urban parks. Though there is a difference in uses of Ip, we can still find a commonality in application and development factors of Ip by contrast with associated fields. Consequently, this study shows that Ip is consists of four elements like Sender, Data, Medium and Receiver. In NGPs application and development circumstances of Ip is affected by multiple fields. For example, field trip, guided tour and environmental education programs are held. For this purpose, it is confirmed that following knowledge is development factors of Ip in NGPs help its: 1) to solve a problem in the park management, and 2) to correspond to social needs.