• Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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• v.39 no.2
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• pp.271-280
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• 2022

The purpose of this study is to investigate the concept of composition of educational service quality through two integrated research methods of open questionnaires and focus group interviews for college students majoring in beauty. Participants in the study majored in beauty at 2-year and 4-year universities nationwide. The enrolled students were set as a population, and 250 people were adopted as a random sampling method and used for the survey. The series of results are as follows. First, as a result of inductive content analysis of open questionnaires, the educational service quality of beauty majors was derived into five areas: major knowledge, educational quality, professor-student intimacy, student needs reflection, usability, curriculum composition, environmental efficiency, educational equipment, and reputation. Second, as a result of the focus group interview, inductive content analysis was more reasonably pointed out and derived in depth. As a result of this study, it is believed that it can be used as basic data for the development of measurement tools for educational service quality of beauty majors.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.9 no.8
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• pp.247-264
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• 2018

The purpose of this study was to establish the concept of self - management in university athletes through two integrated research methods as an open-ended questionnaire and focus group interview. Data collection was conducted with open questionnaire for 157 athletes attending in Seoul Gyeonggi-do university and the 14 university athletes were collected data by focus group interview. Results from a series of research procedures are as follow. First, the result of open-ended questionnaire's inductive content analysis, university athletes' self management included 8 general sectors such as life management, training management, competitive management, emotion management, study management, interpersonal management, goal(motivation) management, equipment management. Second, in the focus group interview results, inductive content analysis was more properly supported, and interviews focused on sports field were deeply derived. The results of this study will be used as a basic data to establish strategies for successful athletes' life and develop to university athletes' self management.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.8 no.12
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• pp.369-378
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• 2017

This study is devoted to investigating participation motivations of billiard players who join games through open-ended questionnaires, and identify the difference of participation motivations in the game according to age and experience. Thus, 696 original data on participation motivations was obtained from 267 billiard players in Gyeonggi-do based on open-ended questionnaires. Results from inductive analysis are as follows. First, their participation motivations included 10 general sectors such as interests, objective achievement motive, competition, interpersonal relationship, mental health, job, gambling, sport competence, suggestion by others, and university admission. Second, enjoyment showed the highest percents among participation motivations according to participants' age. Third, interest showed the highest percents among participation motivations in less than five years of their experiences. Objective achievement motive was the highest portion for more than five years. These outcomes will be used as a basic data to understand the relationship of billiard players who participate in the game and further create better billiard game culture.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.109-118
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• 2016

The purpose of this study was I cultivate practical ability to solve diverse and complex issues in the field of convergence and applied learning and practical training element through problem-based learning to preliminary sports leaders. Selected students in grades 3 to 28 Sports Science S university people to them as participants and through a qualitative case study methods, such as group interviews, participant observation, open questionnaire and the following results were obtained. First, the level of satisfaction on class was high and the class was evaluated with significant contemplation. Second, it has been collecting a variety of learning materials to understand, interpret and improve the ability to solve practical problems in the process of actively reconstruct their own knowledge structure. It also gave a positive impact on the creative and divergent thinking to accelerate the promotion of autonomy. Third, opinions about teamwork, sharing your thoughts with colleagues point is that you can see yourself in other people's positions were evaluated as positive effects.

• Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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• v.38 no.2
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• pp.423-433
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• 2021

The purpose of this study was to establish the concept of self-management in beauty service experts through two integrated research methods of open-ended questionnaires and focus group interview. For data collection, an open-ended questionnaire was conducted for 151 beauty service experts located in Seoul·Gyeonggi-do, and a focus group interview was conducted with 8 experts in beauty experts to collect data. Accordingly, the results derived through a series of research procedures are as follows. First, as a result of the inductive content analysis of the open questionnaire, the self-management of beauty service experts was derived into four types of intellectual management: health management, interpersonal management, appearance management, and technology management. Second, in the results of the focus group interview, the inductive content analysis was more validly supported, and the beauty service field-centered interview cases were dealt with in-depth, resulting in two additional attributes of contactless management and knowledge management. The results of this study can be used as basic data for establishing strategies for life as a successful professional of beauty service workers and developing self-management measurement tools for beauty service experts.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.275-290
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• 2019

The present study aimed to develop a sports psychological skill training program and to test its applicability to improve the performance of national wheelchair curling players. A total of 4 participants completed the study. Subjects have been to 12 sessions of 6 different psychological skills training programs (routine training, attentional focus training, writing practice training in diary, relation training, self-control training, and positive self-talk training). The effectiveness of psychological skills training has been evaluated with 6 questionnaires and EEG measurement. The result was that psychological skills training had improved coping with adversity, peaking under pressure, and concentration, self-management and reduced anxiety of Korean national wheelchair curling player. The result was that the EEG inter-hemispheric asymmetry index showed negative emotional states before psychological skill training but positive emotional states after. The result implies that psychological skill training plays an important mediating role in bringing about positive effects in the psychological elements and competitiveness in national wheelchair curling players.