• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
• /
• v.19 no.12
• /
• pp.346-361
• /
• 2019

The purpose of this study is to compare perceptions toward multicultural adolescents' career problems between multicultural adolescents and parents with multicultural backgrounds and youth and parents in non-multicultural families and to discuss their differences. For this purpose, the data from 825 respondents were analyzed using correspondent analysis. The results follow as: first, multicultural adolescents tended to agree very much with the difficulties of interpersonal relations, distance from appearance, and economic difficulties while non-multicultural adolescents tended to disagree with. Second, both multicultural and non-multicultural adolescents disagreed with the confusion about identity as Koreans, but parents of non-multicultural adolescents showed a negative perception. Third, in terms of education and institutions, multicultural adolescents recognized the strong need for expanding career education opportunities for multicultural students, supporting employment, strengthening access to career information, and professional help for careers compared to non-multicultural adolescents.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
• /
• v.15 no.10
• /
• pp.214-224
• /
• 2015

The purpose of this study is to establish the social support system for social integration by analyzing the effect of multicultural experiences on multicultural perception and stereotype and the meditating effect of multicultural perception. The research result is summarized as follow : First, multicultural perception is differently influenced according to multicultural experiences. That is, multicultural experiences have found to have the positive effect on multicultural acceptance and the negative effect on rejection about other cultures or prejudice about other cultures. Second, the result which analyzed the effect of multicultural perception on stereotype has found that acceptance about other cultures doesn't have any effect on stereotype. However, it can be found that the prejudice and rejection about other cultures are verified to be the variables which have the positive effect on stereotype. Third, the result which analyzed the direct effect of multicultural experiences on stereotype and the indirect effect through multicultural perception has found that multicultural experiences don't have any direct effect on stereotype, but do have the indirect effect through multicultural perception. With the help of information technology.

• Journal of Korean Home Economics Education Association
• /
• v.24 no.2
• /
• pp.17-28
• /
• 2012

This study aimed to figure out a correlation between perception of multicultural family life culture and multicultural efficacy of middle school students. The participants of this study were 303 middle school students in Daejeon. The results of this study were as follows. First, there was little difference in perception of multicultural family life culture between the genders. In contrast, there was a significant difference in awareness of 'respect for relationship with others', a subcomponent of attitude toward multiculture, depending on grade and family income. Second, the one whose father is well-educated was more likely to show a positive and open minded attitude towards multiculture. Education level of the mother had no influence on perception of multicultural family life culture. Third, there proved to be a positive correlation between the perception of multicultural family life culture and multicultural efficacy of middle school students. In conclusion, ways to improve the perception of multicultural family life culture are needed in order to enhance adolescents' multicultural efficacy.

• Korean Journal of Social Welfare Studies
• /
• v.41 no.2
• /
• pp.101-125
• /
• 2010

It is need to reestablish multicultural perspectives when we coming into the multicultural society. The Zhuāngzǐ who lived in the Age of the Warring States 2300 years ago showed the way multicultural society pursues. We reorganized his works into the two categories as follows. First, we need to know multicultural society. The beginning of harmonious multicultural society is to know others. For this we should disregard Ceng-Xin and experience the variety of multicultural societies. Second, it is about the way multicultural society purse. Liang-Xing based on the altruism which includes Xuxin and self determination is important. For this, equality of variety and differences in multi culture should be materialized in a way to help each other. Therefore, we need to respect and impose a positive role of the strength of other culture in order to make active image. In addition, desirable multicultural society will sustain when we realize grand alliance with goodness of respecting others.

• Journal of Global Scholars of Marketing Science
• /
• v.8
• /
• pp.1-19
• /
• 2001

To develop the traditional tea culture into tourism product, we will review the characteristics of traditional tea culture. Since our ancestor introduced tea, our tea culture has expressed the culture and spirit of ancestors' life and practiced the body and mind. Based on this facts, we want to build the program for applying.the tea culture into the characteristics of tourism products. The program for tea culture is following; reception; visiting the Korean Tea Museum consisting of reception room, tea-related document room, tea pottery room and korean traditional dress room; experiencing tea ceremony, tea traditional foods, natural dyeing, tea pottery making and tea etiquette; seeing visitors out. However, we didn't evaluate the satisfaction of tourists from Japan, China, America and Europe who participated in this program through the objective data. But they understood the excellency and creativity of Korean traditional culture through experiencing Korean invisible-visible culture. Therefore this study intends to develop the program for the attractive and differentiated culture tourism and build the competitive model of Korean culture tourism product.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
• /
• v.19 no.8
• /
• pp.427-439
• /
• 2019

The purposes of the study were to introduce a new approach in overcoming career problems of adolescents with multicultural backgrounds, and to explore public views on their careers. Using the Q-methodology, the types of perception toward multicultural adolescents' careers and their features from diverse views were drawn, Data from 35 participants and 34 statements were analyzed by using the QUANL-PC program. The identified perception types were classified as four types: neutral perception type, economic hardship perception type, lack of career training perception type, and lack of professional support perception type. The results found that views toward career problem of adolescents with multicultural backgrounds are neither positive nor negative, and their perceptions were more varied and specific beyond the dichotomy. Therefore, to promote the careers development of adolescents with multicultural backgrounds, more individualized career supporting strategy should be provided based on the applicable perception types.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
• /
• v.19 no.8
• /
• pp.361-370
• /
• 2021

The purpose of this study was to examine the mediating effect of self-esteem in the relationship between bicultural acceptance attitude and peer relationship of multicultural adolescents, and to examine the moderated mediating effect of multicultural acceptability. To this end, the data of 1,197 adolescents who participated in the 8th year survey(2018) of the 'Multicultural Adolescent Panel Study' surveyed by the National Youth Policy Institute were analyzed. As a result of the analysis, first, it was found that the bicultural acceptance attitude of multicultural adolescents had a significant positive effect on self-esteem. Second, it was found that while bicultural acceptance attitude of multicultural adolescents had a significant effect on peer relationship, self-esteem partially mediated these relationships. Third, it was found that multicultural acceptability moderating the indirect effect that affects peer relationship through self-esteem as a mediating bicultural acceptance attitude of multicultural adolescents. Based on the results of this study, a support plan was sought to positively form and maintain the peer relationship of multicultural adolescents, and the implications, limitations, and suggestions for subsequent studies of this study were presented.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
• /
• v.21 no.5
• /
• pp.794-807
• /
• 2021

The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of family poverty on the school adjustment of multi-cultural adolescents in Korea. For this purpose, the 7th data of Multi-cultural Adolescents Panel Study(MAPS) was used and the OLS multiple regression models ware applied. to the analyses. From the result of the OLS model analyses, we found out that family poverty affect significantly on the school adjustment of multi-cultural adolescents. Especially, family poverty has the significant negative(-) effects on academic achievement and friend relationships. These results of this study show that family poverty is an important factor influencing the school adjustment of multi-cultural adolescents. And they confirm that family poverty during period of the adolescent has an important meaning and influence on the aspect of school adjustment as to the multi-cultural adolescents. Implications of this study may be that policy attentions are necessary to not only multi-cultural characteristics but also family background such as poverty in oder to improve the school adjustment of the multi-cultural adolescents. In addition, results of this study suggest that more special support and interventions are requested to the multi-cultural adolescents from poverty families who are suffering dual difficulties such as multi-cultural problems and poverty problem.

• The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
• /
• v.6 no.4
• /
• pp.391-400
• /
• 2020

This research examined organizational climate, multicultural practice competence, and job embeddedness of multicultural family service center and studied on the structural relationship among these variables. The study samples are 175 multicultural practitioners at 7 multicultural family service centers located at Seoul and Gyunggi-Do. The study data was analyzed with descriptive analysis, conformatiory factor analysis and structural analysis by SPSS Statistics 20.0 and Amos 21.0. The study results are as follows. First, organizational climate, multicultural practice competence, and job embededness of multicultural family service centers appeared to be posive by the mean value of 3.5 out of 5. Specifically, work reward and incentives(M=3.33) are relatively low, multicultural practice skills(3.27) are lowest among multicultural practice competence sub-factors and fitness is the highest(Mean=3.79) among job embededness sub-factors. Second, multicultural practice competence have a positive effect on job embededness(Ɓ=0.426, C.R.=5.293, p<.001), and has a mediating effect between organizational climate and job embededness. Third, organizational climate has a positive effect on multicultural practice competence(Ɓ=.206, C.R.=2.499, p<.05) and has a positive effect on job embedednes(Ɓ=0.488, C.R.=6.131, p<.001). Based on the study results, it was suggested to improve job embededness of multicultural practitioners by changing organizational climate and improving multicultural practice competence.

• Korean Journal of Social Welfare
• /
• v.65 no.2
• /
• pp.29-51
• /
• 2013

This study aims to develop and validate Cultural Competence Scale for prospective social workers. The scale adopted three constructs of cultural competence, which include multicultural awareness, knowledge, and skills. It was made up with concrete episodes based on which respondents rate sets of competing statements relating to multicultural awareness, knowledge, and skills. The score of each item was calculated by subtracting each score of non-cultural awareness, knowledge, and skills from the corresponding score of cultural awareness, knowledge, and skills when cultural statements got higher scores than did non-cultural statements. Each score was summed up to make a total cultural competence score. Through preliminary and main test, 16 episodes and corresponding sets of statements were selected for the final version. The final scale showed satisfactory levels of reliability and validity. Based on the results, implications for the application and the further improvement of this scale were discussed.