An Influence of the Satisfaction on Factors related to Educational Services sales of Re-registration and the Word of Mouth

교육서비스 관련 상품 판매요인에 대한 교육서비스 만족이 재등록과 구전효과에 미치는 영향

This study examined the effects educational service elements have on the satisfaction of educational service; it also analyzed how such satisfaction influenced educational institutions' registration renewal and word-of-mouth communications about the schools. The key factors of educational services included the following four components: physical environment, education programs, instructors, and tuition fee. An investigation into how the factors of educational services in private educational institutions may affect consumer satisfaction was an additional goal of this study. Based on the cause-and-effect analysis of the above constructs, the degree of influence that each of the attributes and the component factors have on consumers' educational service selection, as well as the consumers' satisfaction, were explored. An empirical analysis was conducted on students who were taking classes in cram schools; the analysis was also conducted on the students' parents. The results indicated that the hypotheses regarding the elements of educational service, educational program, and the instructor factor were supported. Furthermore, a hypothesis concerning the effects educational service satisfaction has on re-registration and word of mouth was supported, as well. Upon aggregating the above study results, it was concluded that when determining the effects of satisfaction on educational service, the educational program, and the instructor factor played a crucial role, while physical surroundings and tuition did not. When addressing the influence of the educational services factors on educational services satisfaction, education programs and instructors had a positive effect, whereas physical environment and tuition fee had no statistically significant impact. According to the influence of educational services satisfaction on registration renewal and word-of-mouth effects, educational services satisfaction was found to be a positive influential factor for both. In addition, it was found that satisfaction of educational service had a positive effect on renewing enrollment and forming word-of-mouth recommendations. Although the research seems simple, some theoretical implications can be drawn, as follows: First, one interpretation of the findings that the programs' and instructors' factors had a positive effect on educational services satisfaction but the physical environment and tuition fee factors did not have a significant effect suggests that the greatest influence factors in educational services are educational programs and instructors. Second, increased educational services satisfaction may result in consumer behavior changing, resulting in more registration renewals and more favorable word-of-mouth comments. Third, increased educational services satisfaction may result in enhancing consumer responses, resulting in more registration renewals and more favorable word-of-mouth opinions. Further research directions should include developing an integrated model that will allow for variation over time, before and after purchases, in relation to consumers' choices of educational services.

본 연구는 교육서비스 관련 상품 판매 요인이 교육서비스 만족에 미치는 영향을 파악하고, 이러한 만족이 재등록과 구전효과에 미치는 영향에 관하여 분석하였다. 입시학원에 수강 중인 학생들과 학부모들을 대상으로 실증분석 한 결과 교육서비스 관련 상품판매요인인 교육프로그램과 강사요인에 관한 가설들은 지지되었다. 그러나 물리적환경과 수강료가 교육서비스 만족에 미치는 영향에 대한 가설은 기각되었다. 또한 교육서비스 만족은 재등록과 구전효과에 미치는 영향에 관한 가설은 지지되었다. 이상의 연구결과를 종합해볼 때 교육서비스 만족에 미치는 영향에 있어 교육프로그램과 강사요인이 중요한 역할을 하며 물리적 환경과 수강료는 교육서비스 만족에 있어 중요한 요인이 아니다라는 결론이 도출되었다. 또한 교육서비스 만족은 재등록과 긍정적인 구전형성에 긍정적인 영향을 미친다는 결론이 도출되었다.