• Journal of Families and Better Life
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.253-268
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• 2001

This study is designed to extent the investigation of the Kyongbuk Womens policy the area of family life and womens economic activity. Results indicated that the primary barriers of getting a job for married women was child rearing and the diffency of working information. On the family life, communication patterns were contributed to the problem of the relationship between child and parent, and spouse relationship. And also, school violence was founded the hot problem. The results underscore the importance of child rearing support system, and affirmative action in womens employment enviroment, Family Life Educator and Family Counselor.

• Journal of Korean Home Economics Education Association
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.159-174
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• 2003

The purposes of this study were to determine the relationship between school education for life-long education and home economics education. to analyze the present state of the life-long education programs through the school in terms of the home economics education, and to understand the role and obtainable qualification of the home economics teachers as the life-long education leader. The results of this study was intended to provide as fundamental materials for direction and plans for life-long education programs in terms of home economics educations. This study was conducted through the analysis of the literature on life long education and the working reports for-16 model schools nationwide for life long education. The results are as follows : 1. The objectives and contents for programs should be developed systematically on the relationship with society. 2. The structure of programs should be developed by characters of organizations, school levels, and regions. 3. Programs should be classified by the purposes and constructed systematically. 4. The subject of programs should be all the members of a family, not only house wives or female adults. 5. The compensation system should be followed for the home economics teachers participating on the program of life long education. 6. Various opportunities for education should be provided to the home economics teachers who want to obtain the qualification as a family-life educator.

• Journal of Families and Better Life
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• v.34 no.2
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• pp.51-64
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• 2016

Family education service for healthy families has increased steadily over the past ten years since the Healthy Family Act was enacted. The Purpose of this study aims to investigate the current state of family education professionals such as family life educators and healthy family specialists, and also suggest a management plan for them. The data used was collected from literature regarding family life educators and healthy family specialists, reports and home pages of Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, Korean Institute for Healthy Family, Healthy Family Support Center in Seoul and Gyeonggi-do, Korean Association of Family Relations, etc. The major suggestions are as follows: 1) empowerment of family education professionals, 2) development of the workplace for family education professionals, 3) development and promotion of various education programs for families, 4) improvement of the capability of family education professionals response to a low fertility-ageing society, 5) collaborative networking between family life educators and healthy family specialists. This study contributes to provide insights on how to train and manage family education professionals.